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Lead Conservation Pilot, northeastern CAR

Wildlife Conservation Society
Bamingui-Bangoran and Manovo-Gounda St Floris national parks, Central African Republic
EXPERIENCE
Experienced
SALARY
Not disclosed
ELIGIBILITY
Fluent English and French required

WCS is hiring a lead pilot based at Bamingui-Bangoran to fly conservation missions over two national parks in northeastern CAR.

Key details

  • Full-time, field-based role
  • Reports to the project manager on operations and the WCS aviation fleet manager on safety
  • Needs an FAA commercial licence with instrument rating and second-class medical
  • At least 400 hours as pilot in command, with high-performance piston time
  • Wildlife survey or anti-poaching flying experience is a plus

Applying

Apply with a CV and cover letter on WCS's careers site by 31 October 2026.

HOW TO APPLY

Apply through Wildlife Conservation Society’s own careers page, where you’ll also find the full ad.

Go to Wildlife Conservation Society’s careers page ↗
  • Write a cover letter for this role at Wildlife Conservation Society, not a generic one.
  • Keep your CV to two pages, most recent job first, with dates.
  • Include two recent references with phone numbers.
  • Say when you can start and that you are happy to live on site in the bush.
Applications go straight to Wildlife Conservation Society. No account, no middleman.
Closes 31 Oct 2026

We list this role from Wildlife Conservation Society’s own careers page, last checked 17 Oct 2026. The full ad is on their site; see How to apply.

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