Senior Project Officer, Connectivity Conservation Program

Background

• For more than 50 years, WWF has worked to safeguard the future of nature. Operating in over 100 countries and supported by nearly five million members worldwide, WWF combines global reach with a strong scientific foundation to deliver solutions that balance the needs of people and nature.
• The Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex (KKFC) lies within the transboundary Dawna Tenasserim Landscape (DTL), the largest contiguous forested area in mainland Southeast Asia, covering approximately 18,000 km². Around 81.6% of the landscape remains forested (Global Forest Watch, 2018), including extensive protected areas such as Thailand’s Western Forest Complex (WEFCOM). The DTL spans the Dawna and Tenasserim mountain ranges, forms a critical regional watershed, and provides essential habitat for a wide range of endangered and endemic species across Thailand and Myanmar.
• In response to the conservation importance of this landscape, WWF-Thailand is launching the Rewilding the Dawna Tenasserim Program, a five-year initiative to restore the Tenasserim Corridor—a 120 km natural linkage connecting Thailand’s two key tiger landscapes, the Western Forest Complex and the Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex, both World Heritage Sites.
• The program will work with local communities, government agencies, and landholders to strengthen community forest management, improve habitat connectivity within remaining forest areas, and reduce the impacts of infrastructure barriers on wildlife movement. Ultimately, the program aims to halt forest fragmentation and restore ecological connectivity, supporting the long-term movement and survival of wildlife across the Tenasserim Corridor.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Technical assistance

• Protected Area (PA) Designation Support in Tenasserim Corridor and Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
  • Technical Advisory & Planning: Provide technical support to government partners on protected area assessment, planning, and legal designation processes at sub-national and national levels.
  • Research & Documentation: Compile and analyze relevant data to produce technical reports and documentation in Thai and English supporting the designation process.
  • Government Liaison: Liaise with relevant government agencies to facilitate approvals, track progress, and support administrative processes.
  • Knowledge Management: Maintain records of consultations and approvals; document lessons learned and best practices specifically for the Tenasserim Corridor and KKFC landscapes.
  • Monitoring & Reporting: Manage field data for (MEL) systems and contribute technical inputs to internal and donor reporting.
• Livelihood enhancement in Tenasserim Corridor and Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex
  • Capacity Building: Co-develop a series of capacity-building initiatives with consultants and senior leadership to strengthen community livelihoods and their commitment to conservation.
  • Technical Implementation: Deliver on-ground technical support and training sessions to targeted communities in alignment with strategic project plans.
  • Strategic Planning: Support project budgeting, resource allocation, and field mission planning for all livelihood-related components.
  • Impact Monitoring: Track and evaluate livelihood activities to ensure they generate tangible conservation outcomes and satisfy MEL and donor reporting requirements.
• Conservation Awareness & Youth Outreach in Tenasserim Corridor and Kaeng Krachan Forest Complex