Job

Wildlife Conservation Society

Regional Human Rights Specialist

📍 Rwanda 🏷 Governance & Public Policy 🗓 Posted 15 Oct 2026
  • Advance human rights integration across Wildlife Conservation Society's Africa-wide protected areas management portfolio, ensuring conservation action respects and protects Indigenous Peoples and local communities
  • Lead the development and implementation of human rights policies, frameworks, and guidance for WCS Africa programmes and partner organisations
  • Coordinate with regional and national staff, protected area managers, and landscape leads to embed rights-based approaches into conservation practice across multiple countries
  • Deliver training, technical support, and capacity-building to WCS teams and partners on human rights due diligence, community engagement, and conflict resolution
  • Drive evidence-gathering and analysis on human rights impacts within conservation contexts to inform strategic decision-making and programme improvements

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