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Landscape Director, North Cameroon and Chad

Wildlife Conservation Society
Garoua, with Bouba Ndjidda, Bénoué and Sena Oura (Chad) national parks, Cameroon · Permanent
EXPERIENCE
Senior
SALARY
Not disclosed
ELIGIBILITY
Fluent French and English required

WCS is looking for a director to lead its largest Cameroon programme, the cross-border park complex of Bouba Ndjidda and Bénoué in northern Cameroon and Sena Oura in Chad, from its office in Garoua.

Key details

  • Full-time, reporting to the WCS Cameroon Country Director and sitting on the senior management team
  • Leads around 200 staff across anti-poaching, community conservation, biomonitoring, aviation, logistics and communications
  • Works closely with Cameroonian and Chadian wildlife authorities, traditional leaders and donors
  • Needs a master's degree in conservation or a related field and at least 5 years managing large, donor-funded projects
  • Knowledge of the Sudano-Sahel region helps; frequent travel to the parks and living in remote field conditions are part of the job

Applying

Apply through WCS's careers site. No closing date is published and applications are reviewed as they arrive.

HOW TO APPLY

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

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  • 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.

We list this role from Wildlife Conservation Society’s own careers page, last checked 22 Oct 2026. The full ad is on their site; see How to apply.

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