Community Conservation Educator – Chikwa

About The Project: Frankfurt Zoological Society conserves wildlife and ecosystems focusing on protected areas and outstanding wild places. FZS maintains long-term conservation programmes in Africa, South America, Asia and Europe. The Africa Programme is FZS’s largest and oldest and is active in five focal countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe (www.fzs.org). FZS Zambia (FZS ZM) has been active in the North Luangwa Ecosystem since 1986 and Nsumbu since 2017, working to conserve these globally important wilderness areas. FZS ZM supports effective and efficient protected area management, focusing on law enforcement, conservation education and empowering communities in GMAs to manage their own resources. FZS ZM continues to seek to expand its activities both geographically and thematically. About The Position: In line with the NLCP strategy, the Community Conservation Educator (CCE) is a field-based position to support on the ground implementation of conservation education and help improve a consistent and effective bottom-up community engagement programme with the resident custodian communities in Chikwa Chiefdom. This is in line with the partnership between the Frankfurt Zoological Society and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife (DNPW). This position will specifically promote knowledge building or training and messaging pertaining to conservation education within schools and mini-change groups. Your Tasks: This is a key role in the NLCP Landscape Integration Unit (LIU). It is expected of the ideal candidate to perform the following functions / responsibilities: Formation of Conservation Education Clubs and Mini Change Groups • Engage with schools and communities in Chikwa Chiefdom to form conservation education clubs and mini change groups (adults) • Conduct lesson planning and implementation on environmental and associated socio-economic topics embedded in the conservation education syllabus / curriculum Nature