Minggu, 03 Januari 2010

BOS Foundation (Yayasan BOS)

The Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF) is a non-profit organization supported by sister organizations around the world. It is consistently audited by a multinational auditor company and operating under the formal agreement with the Indonesian Ministry of Forest to conserve and rehabilitate orangutans. BOS manages orangutan rescue, rehabilitation and re-introduction programmes in East and Central Kailmantan. With almost 1000 orangutans to care for and over 400 staff BOS is the biggest primate conservation NGO worldwide. BOS is employing top notch professionals in the fields of biology, specifically primatology, of psychology, veterinary medicine, botany and forestry.

BOS Vision:
A secure future for orangutans, free and safe in their natural habitat, living in harmony with local people.

BOS Mission:
Protect Borneo’s orangutans in their natural habitat and to restore them when they are injured by human interference.

BOS Core Values:

BOS believes orangutans can save the forest and all the species living there.
BOS is convinced conservation must be fused with animal welfare.
We respect and value both animals and people.
BOS is indomitable, scientific and pragmatic.
Our work expresses “budaya kerja”: We are professional, modern and Indonesian.

BOSF is funded by and cooperates with other NGOs and national BOS sister organizations abroad. BOS Global is the Fundraising arm of BOSF and is the umbrella of the BOS sister organizations. The international animal welfare organisation VIER PFOTEN is the major donor to the Samboja Satwa programme. VIER PFOTEN employee Dr. Signe Preuschoft is a primatologist who is acting as Satwa Manager Advisor to support and train the incoming Satwa manager and a fresh team of Satwa Coordinators and Supervisors.

BOSF policy makers are organized in a Board of Trustees and a Board of Supervisors. From 2010 on, its executives are headed by one CEO who directs the departments of Finance and Administration, of Human Resources (all based in Bogor) of Fundraising/BOS Global (based in Stockholm), and the Managers of the regional Programmes at Samboja, Nyaru Menteng, and Mawas.

Work Post
The successful applicants will work in a team for the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation, based in Samboja, East Kalimantan, for 1 year, with a 6 month period of probation.

Coordinator of Orangutan Care
(Kalimantan Timur - Based in Samboja)

Responsibilities:

Together with Scientific Advisory Board design standards for the rehabilitation process for rescued orangutans
Coordinate the implementation of rehabilitation standards in Samboja
Together with Scientific Advisory Board, experts and Forestry Department design release and post-release monitoring of rehabilitated and translocation orangutans.
Prepare and organize the implementation of orangutan release and post-release monitoring
Support the supervisors of releasable and unreleasable orangutan care in optimising routine operations, developing/up-dating SOPs for basic husbandry, sanitation, and enrichment
Develop, together with the Coordinator for Veterinary Medicine, a population management plan incl. social groupings, birth control, and construction of additional modern orangutan holding facilities suited for the different kinds of orangutans in the programme.
Design basic data collection and analyses to monitor the success of enrichment and rehabilitation measures on an individual basis
Support supervisors of releasable and unreleasable orangutan care in training animal care takers
Provide the organisational preconditions to enable collection of scientific research data by external scientists/students that have an MoU for scientific research cooperation with the Samboja Satwa programme.
communicate individual orangutan stories to donors’ Marketing and Fundraising departments
write project reports in English on releasable and unreleasable orangutan activities as required by the donor(s) and BOSF
communicate needs of orangutans and care staff to Satwa manager

ROLE: Coordinator of Orangutan Care
REPORTS TO: Project Manager of Reintroduction Orangutan
STAFF MANAGED: Two direct reports, 45 in total
MAIN TASKS: To provide top level care for all orangutans in the programme by setting the standards for daily routine operations, husbandry, and rehabilitation, and to manage the Samboja orangutan population by directing the supervisors for unreleasable and releasable orangutan care, and by collaboration with the Coordinators of Veterinary Medicine and Technical Services.

Requirements:

Training in Zoology (Masters or Ph.D. level)
Thorough understanding of ape behaviour and psychology
Networking with experts and professionals
Project management skills.
Leadership skills.
At least 2 years experience with managing multiple staff
Fluent Indonesian language skills, spoken and written
Basic English Languange skills, spoken and written
Good – excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Ability to effectively and positively interact with people in a multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary environment
Capability to work both individually and as part of a team

Preferable
Specialisation on Primatology or Behavioural Ecology
Experience with observing/censusing wild orangutans in the field
Fluency in English, written and spoken
Experience with enrichment programmes for captive primates
Experience with captive primate keeping in at least one WAZA zoo, a primate research facility, or a sanctuary.

APPLICATION PROCESS

All applications will be acknowledged, however only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Short-listed candidates will be requested to supply contact information of three persons for recommendations. Letter of interest and CV including contact information of three referees should be sent by email to:

Human Resources Department, BOS Foundation
hrd@orangutan.or.id

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