Facility

Conservation Centers for Species Survival (C2S2)

Closing Date

Description

Organization Summary

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Conservation Centers for Species Survival (C2S2)’s mission is to provide leadership in studying and creating self-sustaining, secure populations ex situ(in human care) and in situ(in the wild) of some of the world’s most endangered species.

C2S2 launched the Source Population Alliance (SPA, http://sourcepopulation.org/) in 2014.

The SPA is a collaboration of private and public sector individuals and institutions working together to create metapopulations of threatened species for assurance of long-term survival and for reintroductions. We have begun with high conservation-priority non-native antelope species, but results will have application to other threatened populations. In a related effort, C2S2 partners with the International Rhino Foundation (IRF) to manage the Southern Black Rhino Sustainability Program (SBRSP), which this role will also oversee.

The Program Manager will report to C2S2’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and will work closely with the SPA and SBRSP Executive Committees and program partners. This includes the IRF which is dedicated to saving the last five rhino species in Africa.

Primary Position Purpose

To advance the alliance of private and public sector participants in creating, maintaining and studying large, sustainable metapopulations of selected wildlife.

Responsibilities

· Manages operations and activities of the SPA and SBRSP, ensuring that collaborations run in an effective, efficient, and professional fashion

· Plans and sets strategies, goals, and milestones for projects and initiatives; defines resources, budgetary needs, and schedule for implementation; and manages implementation of activities

· Manages the programs’ budgets, tracks and assesses progress and effectiveness toward meeting goals and milestones, and communicates progress, opportunities, and challenges through regular Executive Committee conference calls, meetings, and quarterly/annual reporting

· With the CEO and Executive Committees, identifies and recruits new program participants from the private and public sectors to achieve sustainable population objectives

· Coordinates with scientific advisors to provide services such as genomics assessments to benefit participants’ herds while generating high priority research results

· Serves as the interface between program activities and in situobjectives (reintroduction, production of new knowledge and tools, and/or direct funding of range country activities, such as capacity building and technical expertise in support of insituwildlife populations)

· With the CEO and Executive Committees, identifies, cultivates, and solicits donor/sponsor prospects

· Regularly attends professional meetings and is willing to give presentations to a diverse set of audiences

· Coordinates with web developers to build animal registry and database

· Oversees marketing for the programs, including coordinating with a website developer to maintain an informative and current website, including emphasizing to the public the importance of large ex situ, sustainable metapopulations of wildlife

· Identifies opportunities for program expansion to include additional species

· As new alliances are formed based on the SPA model, provides support in their development and implementation

Education and Pre-requisites

· Commitment to C2S2 and SPA’s missions

· A background in animal management/ husbandry a plus

· Experience in or at a minimum appreciation for conservation research

· Experience in program management, implementing strategic plans, and tracking metrics

· Strong interpersonal skills, including evidence of ability to coordinate a group of diverse partners

· Excellent written and oral communication skills

· Demonstration of analytical problem-solving skills

· Entrepreneurial mindset and comfort in a startup environment

· Experience in marketing and/or communications a plus

· Willingness and ability to travel on program related business

· Willingness to operate from C2S2 headquarters in Austin, TX or the Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, TX

Compensation and benefits

Salary: Commensurate with experience

Application instructions

Posting expiration date: October 15, 2019

How to apply: Forward a (1) resume and (2) cover letter with special regard to experiences, qualifications, and position responsibilities to info@conservationcenters.org with ‘Program Manager Application’ in the subject line.