Senior Project Officer/Associate Coordinator-Ecology

• Design and implement bird population assessments, habitat use studies, and long-term monitoring protocols.
• Lead telemetry studies, nesting ecology assessments, or movement ecology work where relevant.
• Analyse field data and publish findings in peer-reviewed journals and technical reports.
• Identify priority species, sites, and threats to inform conservation action plans.
• Co-develop species recovery plans, site-based conservation interventions, and threat mitigation strategies.
• Integrate bird conservation components into broader landscape or ecosystem-based planning.
• Collaborate closely with Forest Departments, academic institutions, community-based organizations, and key stakeholders at local, regional, and national levels.
• Coordinate with RCP colleagues to facilitate partnerships with State and Central agencies, develop MoUs, and strengthen collaborative conservation efforts across scales.
• Undertake / support analyses/ support teams for projects and deliverables that need technical inputs, and mentor / build capacities of colleagues for data analysis
  

Requirements

• Minimum [5] years of experience in ecology or avian ecology and conservation
• Proven track record in ecological research, preferably with publications.
• Familiarity with GIS, remote sensing, and statistical tools (e.g., R, DISTANCE, MaxEnt).
• Experience working with government agencies and local communities.
• Excellent communication, coordination, and team-building skills.