Legal Expert in Wildlife trafficking and Court Case Procedures

Honeyguide Foundation

Location-Dar es Salaam

Minimum Years of Work Experience 1 year

Description

Applications are invited from qualified persons for the above vacant
position.


JOB DESCRIPTION

Position: Legal Expert in Wildlife trafficking and Court Case Procedures

Honeyguide Foundation

The Honeyguide Foundation is a non-profit, non-governmental organization
 that supports communities and environmental conservation in Tanzania,
making use of tourism as a sustainable source of income. The
Foundation’s focus areas are the following:

    Strengthening natural resource protection, including wildlife,
habitat, farms, and livestock
    Building the effectiveness of community-based natural resource
management
    Enhancing the governance, management and performance of local
institutions
    Improving livelihoods through facilitating corporate social
responsibility and social enterprise

In the past five years, Honeyguide has become the premiere
non-governmental organization in northern Tanzania that supports
multiple WMAs and other community conservation areas to better manage
and receive benefits from their natural resources. Now Honeyguide aims
to test, refine, and replicate a series of best practices and tools that
 can be scaled to strengthen WMAs throughout the country. In
collaborating closely with the Authorised Association Consortium (AAC),
several conservation NGOs, and the WMAs themselves, Honeyguide will
focus on four critical and innovative programs in combating poaching and
 wildlife trafficking, developing monitoring tools and systems and
databases, creating and implementing tourism business plans, and
producing and screening conservation education films in communities.

Position description (Legal Expert)

Honeyguide will employ a legal specialist to follow all court
proceedings of poaching cases, involving elephant and rhino as well as
significant cases related to other protected species. Honeyguide will
develop a database of incidents, court cases, and outcomes. We will also
 develop a training book for rangers on evidence collection and
handling. Such efforts will assist partnering groups in advocacy and
policymaking.

Key Duties:

1.       To conduct a desktop survey and field research to selected
WMA’s and Anti-poaching operational units to understand the needs for
evidence collection and incident management to aim to develop a best
practices book.

2.       To attend  and report on court cases that are being monitored
to understand the various stakeholders, challenges and nature of cases.

3.       In collaboration with partners, develop the various forms,
worksheets, spreadsheets and other suite of tools that will be required
for evidence collection and court case monitoring;

4.       to develop a court case monitoring and evidence collection best
 practices handbook

5.       To develop and run a training program with at least 2 WMA’s on
crime incident and court case management.

Qualifications and Required Skills:

    Candidate must have a degree in law from a recognized university,
college or training institute
    Candidate must be fluent in both professional written and spoken
Swahili and English.

    Candidate must be willing to travel to the field.
    Candidate must be adaptable and maintain a positive attitude; she or
 he must be comfortable working in a flexible work environment and
coordinating among several partner entities.

·         The consultant understands law in Tanzania and in particular
the Wildlife Conservation Act and Economic and Organized Crime Control
Act. The consultant will have particular experience in laws relating to
Anti-poaching, intelligence and informer management as well as the
necessary management of evidence collection, evidence and statement
handling as well as court case proceedings and monitoring.

·         Ideally, the consultant has experience with protected areas of
 Tanzania and a good relationship with the Wildlife Division, Tanzania
National Parks Authority, and the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority
 all of which are key partners in this SoW.

Reports to: Executive Director
Salary & Benefits: The consultant will be employed on an 8-month
term consultancy basis, remuneration is subject to qualifications and
experience

To Apply: Interested candidates should send their CV, with at least 2
references, and a cover letter outlining their interest in applying for
the post to: job@honeyguide.org with Court Case Monitoring Consultant
Application in the subject line. Applications must be received before
the, 31th August, 2016.

HGF is open to receiving applications immediately and intends to make
the position available.
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