Job Opportunity for Senior Project Officer at WWF-India in Himayathnagar, Telangana, India

**Job Location:**  

Himayathnagar, Telangana, India  

**Company Information:**  

WWF-India (World Wide Fund for Nature)  

**Experience Required:**  

3-5 years of relevant work experience  

**Job Description:**  

WWF-India invites applications from candidates to join as a Senior Project Officer in the Hyderabad Office. The Senior Project Officer will be based in Hyderabad, Telangana, and may also work in field camps within Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. The role involves anchoring and advancing WWF-India’s programme activities in these states.  

**Key Responsibilities:**  

– Collaboratively design and implement biological surveys focusing on wildlife monitoring, human-wildlife interactions, habitat assessment, protection efficacy, corridors, and conservation in private lands.  

– Conduct training and capacity building for forest communities.  

– Analyze data to produce timely conservation documents and prepare technical reports.  

– Network with government departments, stakeholders, and NGOs for project planning and implementation.  

– Develop collaborations for high-quality scientific papers.  

– Assist in preparing project proposals and strategies for conservation programmes.  

– Liaise with stakeholders for project-related issues.  

– Support education, outreach, and fundraising initiatives.  

**Qualifications:**  

– Master’s degree in Wildlife Science, Ecology, or related disciplines.  

– Strong communication skills in English and local languages.  

– Ability to work in remote areas.  

– Familiarity with population estimation and animal-habitat modeling.  

– Interdisciplinary collaboration skills.  

– Independent project management ability.