Captive Breeding Expert

Result of Service
Development of a strategy for captive breeding and reintroduction centres (assessment, benchmarking, and visioning for these centres).

Work Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Expected duration
24 months

**Responsibilities**:
Organization Setting:
Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager in UNEP West Asia Office and in coordination with the respective department in the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and the National Centre for Wildlife in Saudi Arabia, the expert will carry-out, inter alia, the following duties and responsibilities:
2. Set breeding priorities, targets and produce a plan for the future conservation of the captive bred species, across its natural range within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
4. Establish a national scheme for registry of captive breeding program and introduction.
5. Develop a national restocking plan to enhance viability of reintroduced antelopes.
6. Review the existing captive breeding program, tools, facilities, and results and provide expert review on the program.
7. Provide expert review on the exist management of the breeding facilities.
9. Provide technical training on the existing international tools and databases relevant to captive breeding and reintroduction of antelopes.

Outputs / Work Assignments (Deliverables):
1. An inception report on the captive breeding protocol in Saudi Arabia.
2. Technical guidelines and scientific reports of captive breeding.
3. Monthly and quarterly reports of captive breeding.
4. Training manuals and courses for captive breeding.
5. Capacity building programme for National Centre for Wildlife.
6. Final report on captive breeding in Saudi Arabia.

Qualifications/special skills
Master’s degree or PHD in wildlife, biodiversity, environmental science, natural sciences, or related fields is required.
Minimum of 10 years of professional technical experience in the field captive breeding is required.
Knowledge of biodiversity and wildlife in Saudi Arabia is an asset.
Experience working in West Asia is desirable.

Languages
Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.

Additional Information

No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.