Director

Director, Coordinating Office, Western Hemisphere Shorebird Reserve Network (WHSRN). WHSRN is a hemispheric network of sites and partners working to conserve habitats critically important to migratory shorebirds.

Duties:

• The Director of the WHSRN Coordinating Office works closely with WHSRN partners and sites to achieve WHSRNs mission.
• Through 2008, special emphasis will be given to expanding the Network, especially in South America; building local capacity at all 52 sites; and extending public information programs throughout the Network.
• Maintaining the Networks strong collaborative character, promoting and supporting intra-site initiatives, and fund raising will be central to the Directors responsibilities.

For more information about WHSRN, please see the website.

Qualifications:

• Strong ecology/ornithology background essential, Ph.D. preferred.
• Spanish-English fluency and experience in Latin American conservation highly desirable.
• Demonstrated management, program development and fund-raising experience required.
• Position is based at Manomet Center for Conservation Sciences, Manomet, Massachusetts.

Application Instructions:

Please submit resume to:

WHSRN Director,
MCCS, PO Box 1770,
Manomet, MA
02345.

Email submissions are encouraged, but please also send hard copy.