Salary: As per BCN rule

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Conduct and participate in scientific surveys of vultures and maintain the records of vulture sightings.
• Determining the availability of toxic NSAIDs use and other threats in vulture habitats.
• Promote the use of vulture safe drug to replace with other vulture toxic drugs and support to strengthening of Vulture Safe Zones in Nepal.
• Liaise with related government bodies like Department of National Parks and Wildlife
• Conservation (Protected Areas), Department of Forests and Soil Conservation (Division Forest Offices), Department of Drug Administration, Department of Livestock Services, local veterinary and pharmaceutical associations, local governments, communities and other conservation organizations.
• Conduct awareness, sensitization and advocacy programs to strengthen the Vulture Safe Zone
• Identify, explore and monitor vulture nesting colonies and support community groups in monitoring and documenting vulture colonies.
• Assist in the telemetry tagging on vultures and conduct ground truthing.
• Monitor the survival of all tagged vultures and lead search and rescue efforts of sick, injured or dead wild and released vultures and investigate and document the causes of vulture mortality.
• Maintain the database of globally threatened birds and habitats in Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas (IBAs). Engage with community and stakeholders to highlight importance of these sites and monitor key bird species and conservation interventions with advocacy and fundraising.
• Develop fund raising proposals to generate funds for Vulture Conservation Program.
• Prepare and submit monthly plan, progress reports and yearly progress report to supervisor on regular basis.
• Undertake any other BCN related task as per instructions from Senior Management Team.

BCN is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Any form of canvassing, soliciting or influencing will be treated as a disqualification for the position. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for an interview

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