Are you passionate about wildlife and have the skills to lead teams? This is your opportunity to use your expertise to support wildlife rescued from illegal trafficking! Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) is looking for a new Director of our Ambue Ari sanctuary, to join our team as soon as possible. The candidate must be highly motivated, with experience in animal and people management, and be willing and able to live in a remote area of Bolivia.
Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) is a Bolivian NGO, made up of committed Bolivian professionals, and Bolivian and international volunteers. Founded in 1992, CIWY was the pioneer of the environmental movement in Bolivia and is recognised nationally and internationally for founding cSanctuaries dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife. CIWY currently manages three Wildlife Sanctuaries: Machia (Cochabamba), Ambue Ari (Santa Cruz) and Jacj Cuisi (Rurrenabaque, north of La Paz). Each Sanctuary offers refuge to wild animals rescued from trafficking, offering them a better quality of life.
We are looking for a Director of the Ambue Ari Sanctuary. The objective of the Director is to guarantee the sustainability of the sanctuary, and contribute to the achievement of CIWY´s objectives, mission and vision.
The successful candidate will be expected to:
Responsibilities in more detail
I. Administration
II. Security and safety
III. Communication
IV. Education and dissemination
The candidate must have:
CIWY’s three sanctuaries are located in remote areas of Bolivia and conditions vary. You will be living in an international community composed of volunteers and staff from Bolivia and different parts of the world. You can expect to work hard every day. You must be prepared for a work environment that requires great physical effort and demands decisiveness, creativity, ingenuity and adaptability within a context with limited economic and material conditions. You will enjoy the pleasure of being part of the process of giving a second chance to wildlife rescued from illegal trafficking. Your day-to-day activities will be focused on maintaining and improving the welfare and quality of life of rescued animals, whilst also improving the conditions for volunteers and staff at Ambue Ari.
The Director should commit to a work period of at least 13 months, one month as a volunteer and twelve with a salary. Two weeks of paid vacations are granted each year, with one day off per week. You will also receive one extra day off every two months. The Director is the first to arrive and the last to leave work, to ensure the appropriate running of the Sanctuary. You can generally expect to work from 7am to 6pm (these work hours vary every day) with two hours of break per day.
You will be living within our sanctuary. Housing conditions are basic as most of our resources are invested in the animals. Ambue Ari has limited electricity to supply the office, refrigerators and a charging station for electronic devices. Mobile phone reception is limited; there is only reception in certain places, and only the Entel carrier offers signal. An underground bore supplies the water for the centre and the water for the showers is not heated. The bathrooms are ecological and do not require plumbing. Volunteers sleep in dormitories with bunk beds and have straw mattresses. This position comes with a private room. The bathrooms are shared. Sheets, pillows and mosquito nets are provided, but we recommend that you bring a sleeping bag or blanket because sometimes it’s very cold at night.
CIWY receives no government funding, the only financial support comes from volunteers and donations. Funds are still not available to offer competitive salaries, but the organisation will offer a small salary depemdent on the experience, as well as providing full room and board . Applicants for the position should also take into account visa costs that will be incurred (in the case that you do not already hold Bolivian residency), and travel costs to the sanctuary.
Are you passionate about wildlife and have the skills to lead teams? This is your opportunity to use your expertise to support wildlife rescued from illegal trafficking! Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) is looking for a new Director of our Ambue Ari sanctuary, to join our team as soon as possible. The candidate must be highly motivated, with experience in animal and people management, and be willing and able to live in a remote area of Bolivia.
Comunidad Inti Wara Yassi (CIWY) is a Bolivian NGO, made up of committed Bolivian professionals, and Bolivian and international volunteers. Founded in 1992, CIWY was the pioneer of the environmental movement in Bolivia and is recognised nationally and internationally for founding cSanctuaries dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of wildlife. CIWY currently manages three Wildlife Sanctuaries: Machia (Cochabamba), Ambue Ari (Santa Cruz) and Jacj Cuisi (Rurrenabaque, north of La Paz). Each Sanctuary…
High level of spoken and written Spanish, intermediate level of English
High level of spoken and written Spanish, intermediate level of English
Send your cover letter + CV to info@intiwarayassi.org
Send your cover letter + CV to info@intiwarayassi.org