Captive Breeding Expert

Result of Service Development of a strategy for captive breeding and reintroduction centres (assessment, benchmarking, and visioning for these centres).

Work Location Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Expected duration 24 months

Duties and Responsibilities Organization Setting:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative advocate for the global environment. The West Asia Office of UNEP delivers advisory services and capacity building support to countries to achieve environment and sustainable development objectives. This consultancy announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering purposes to serve as the pool of expertise that UNEP West Asia Office is creating within the framework of the long-term strategic partnership and the Saudi Environment Sustainability Programme with the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia.

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager in UNEP West Asia Office and in coordination with the respective department in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and the National Centre for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia, the expert will carry-out, inter alia, the following duties and responsibilities:

1. Provide technical input and guidance on the enhancement and application of captive breeding protocol and release in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia managed by the National Center for Wildlife (NCW) at its captive breeding facilities. 2. Set breeding priorities, targets and produce a plan for the future conservation of the captive bred species, across its natural range within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 3. Technical inputs to enhance the captive breeding protocol and its application to ensure the best breeding results for the species’ conservation. 4. Establish a national scheme for registry of captive breeding program and introduction. 5. Develop a national restocking plan to enhance viability of reintroduced antelopes. 6. Review the existing captive breeding program, tools, facilities, and results and provide expert review on the program. 7. Provide expert review on the exist management of the breeding facilities. 8. Provide capacity building and training for NCW staff on the application best practices on captive breeding schemes, animal care and conservation translocation. 9. Provide technical training on the existing international tools and databases relevant to captive breeding and reintroduction of antelopes.

Outputs / Work Assignments (Deliverables):

1. An inception report on the captive breeding protocol in Saudi Arabia. 2. Technical guidelines and scientific reports of captive breeding. 3. Monthly and quarterly reports of captive breeding. 4. Training manuals and courses for captive breeding. 5. Capacity building programme for National Centre for Wildlife. 6. Final report on captive breeding in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications/special skills Master’s degree or PHD in wildlife, biodiversity, environmental science, natural sciences, or related fields is required. Minimum of 10 years of professional technical experience in the field captive breeding is required. Knowledge of biodiversity and wildlife in Saudi Arabia is an asset. Experience working in West Asia is desirable.

Languages Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.

Additional Information This consultancy announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering purposes to serve as the pool of expertise.

No Fee THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.