Employment Opportunities

The World Conservation Monitoring Centre is the biodiversity information and policy support arm of the United Nations Environment Programme whose aim is to place authoritative biodiversity information in the hands of the world's environmental decision-makers in all sectors. Based in Cambridge, UK, we are now seeking additional enthusiastic people for the following exciting and challenging opportunities within our Centre.

More information about additional UNEP-WCMC benefits.

There are three new positions available:

Biodiversity Web Applications Developer
Salary dependant upon experience

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, based in Cambridge, UK, is the specialist biodiversity information and assessment centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), run cooperatively with WCMC 2000, a UK charity. The Centre’s mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since its establishment in the 1970s, it has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement.

Following the growth of the Web Unit within the Informatics Department, a permanent position now exists for a Biodiversity Web Applications Developer to join the team. The successful candidate will have had exposure to species and ecosystem data, data modelling, development of XML schema, developing web services, and developing distributed databases/web portals. Proven experience in training and/or exposure to formal analysis and design methods is also desirable.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about web application development with a proven track record in developing innovative web tools. This role would suit a conservation biologist or geographer who has cross-trained in web application development (or vice versa). Extensive experience of VB/C#, .Net, RDBMS, ArcGIS, KLM development, SQLserver, XML and ASP.Net. Experience of ColdFusion, ESRI GIS Software and Oracle/Oracle Forms is also desirable.

The salary is negotiable within the Centre’s existing bands. Applicants who meet the requirements are invited to send by 18th April 2008their CV (including current salary) together with a cover letter identifying key skills, and competencies, and the names and contact details of two referees, (and whether they can be contacted prior to interview) to: recruitment@unep-wcmc.org.

Applications are invited from all nationalities. Prospective candidates should note that this is not a UN post. For more information on UNEP-WCMC see vacancies at: www.unep-wcmc.org.

Person Specification

Biodiversity GIS Developer
Salary dependant upon experience

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, based in Cambridge, UK, is the specialist biodiversity information and assessment centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), run cooperatively with WCMC 2000, a UK charity. The Centre’s mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since its establishment in the 1970s, it has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement.

Following the growth of the GIS division, a permanent position now exists for a Biodiversity GIS Developer to join the team. Ideally an IT graduate with environmental GIS work experience. The successful candidate will:

• Assist in the design and building of web applications
• be involved in applications of GIS and related technologies to biodiversity conservation.
• be proficient in planning and implementing technical solutions to the higher level needs of scientific colleagues

The ideal candidate will have good proven working experience of VB/C#, .Net, exposure to ArcObjects, RDBMS, ArcGIS, KLM development, SQLserver, XML and ASP.Net or Java scripting.

The salary is negotiable within the Centre’s existing bands. Applicants who meet the requirements are invited to send by 18th April 2008their CV (including current salary) together with a cover letter identifying key skills, and competencies, and the names and contact details of two referees, (and whether they can be contacted prior to interview) to: recruitment@unep-wcmc.org.

Applications are invited from all nationalities. Prospective candidates should note that this is not a UN post. For more information on UNEP-WCMC see vacancies at: www.unep-wcmc.org.

Person Specification

Human Resources Assistant -MATERNITY COVER-
Salary range £15,600 - £20,800 per annum

The UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre, based in Cambridge, UK, is the specialist biodiversity information and assessment centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), run cooperatively with WCMC 2000, a UK charity. The Centre’s mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since its establishment in the 1970s, it has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement.

A position now exists for a temporary full time HR Assistant, to provide support to the HR Manager and working closely with the other team members. This post is initially for maternity cover of 10 months, but may be extended.

Typical duties will include:

• Payroll and Pension administration and processing.
• Dealing with all documentation including offer letters, rejection letters, and references
• Scheduling interviews
• Maintaining HR Database including sickness absence management
• Liaising with department Managers on recruitment matters
• Effectively prioritising workload
• Undertake Centre Induction Sessions for all new staff members
• Precise and organised filing
• Essential experience of Word, Excel and use of databases.

The salary is negotiable within the Centre’s existing bands. Applicants who meet the requirements are invited to send by 11th April 2008 (with interviews w/c 14th April),their CV together with a cover letter identifying key skills, and competencies, and the names and contact details of two referees, (and whether they can be contacted prior to interview) to: recruitment@unep-wcmc.org.

Applications are invited from all nationalities. Prospective candidates should note that this is not a UN post. For more information on UNEP-WCMC see vacancies at: www.unep-wcmc.org.

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