Conservation Technology & MEL Coordinator at Wildlife… · Location…

Position Overview

The Conservation Technology & MEL Coordinator is responsible for the technical health, integration, and strategic deployment of data systems and monitoring protocols across the NPAC landscape. This role bridges the gap between field data collection and reporting, ensuring priority technical workflows are used for data-driven operational decision-making. This is a specialized coordination position focused on technical authority, data quality control, advanced analysis, and internal team capacity building.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the rollout, configuration, and daily operational use of EarthRanger, EcoScope, and other conservation data platforms across NPAC.
• Establish and enforce standardization for data entry, management, and quality control across all departments to ensure absolute data consistency.
• Ensure technical integration between diverse systems (EarthRanger, EcoScope, GIS platforms).
• Translate complex field data into practical, visual dashboards and operational outputs to support adaptive management decisions by park leadership.

• Support the biomonitoring department with survey implementation, rigorous data collection and management, and data analysis workflows.
• Support data analyses and mapping for reporting and evidence-based decision-making by park management.
• Participate in field deployments to calibrate technical equipment, standardize monitoring protocols on the ground, and support field teams directly.
• Ensure all scientific and monitoring outputs feed directly into donor reporting and long-term landscape strategy.

Internal Technical Support & Special Program Capacity Building

• Conservation & Pastoralism (CoPa) Teams Support: Provide targeted training and hands-on capacity building for CoPa teams to ensure they effectively use, manage, and maintain rigorous data quality standards for both KoboCollect and EarthRanger data streams.
• Community Conservancies / Conservation Committees (CoCo) Teams Support: Train and backstop CoCo field teams on the proper use of KoboCollect, ensuring they understand how to systematically download, back up, and store their collected field data correctly.
• Identify technical weak points or bottlenecks in departmental planning, data use, and reporting execution.
• Develop simple, practical tools, templates, and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) utilizing institutional frameworks to streamline workflows.