Conservation Pilot – Cameroon Program
Legal Right to Work Required
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Role Summary
Join the Wildlife Conservation Society as a Conservation Pilot in Cameroon, focusing on aerial patrols and supporting conservation efforts.
About the Organisation
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) is a US non-profit, tax-exempt, private organization established in 1895 that saves wildlife and wild places by understanding critical issues, crafting science-based solutions, and taking conservation actions that benefit nature and humanity. With more than a century of experience, long-term commitments in dozens of landscapes, presence in more than 60 nations, and experience helping to establish over 150 protected areas across the globe, WCS has amassed the biological knowledge, cultural understanding, and partnerships to ensure that vibrant, wild places and wildlife thrive alongside local communities. Working with local communities and organizations, that knowledge is applied to address species, habitat, and ecosystem management issues critical to improving the livelihoods that depend on the direct utilization of natural resources.
Minimum Requirements
- Current FAA commercial pilot license with instrument rating;
- FAA second-class medical certificate;
- 400 hours PIC flying experience and sound knowledge of operating under FAA regulations;
- Experience in Africa, especially francophone Africa an advantage;
- High-performance piston engine time is required, preferably on C206 model or similar;
- Experience with wildlife surveys, anti-poaching surveillance and bush flying in remote areas is an advantage;
- Experience flying under FAR part 135 and/or an FAA A&P license is an advantage;
- Ability to communicate effectively within cross-cultural teams or varied capacity, both orally and in writing, in working out solutions to problems or questions related to work;
- Willingness and motivation to be based and live in a challenging and remote location;
- English and French language fluency required.
Eligibility Criteria
This position is open to candidates who are legally authorized to work in Cameroon.
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