Field project officer (UAV operator), EoF project
: WWF Thailand - World Wide Fund for Nature International
: Nonprofits / องค์กรไม่แสวงหาผลกำไร
: 997
: 6 September 2023
05 October 2023
Position title: Field project officer (UAV operator), EoF project
Directly reports to: EoF project Manager, WWF Thailand
Supervises: N/A
Technically supervises: N/A
Validity: October 1st, 2023 – September 3oth, 2024
Location: Field project, Surat Thani
I. Major Function
The field project officer (UAV operator) provides support to the EoF Project Manager framework for operating the UAV to conduct surveys to collect relatively high-resolution forest data, mapping, and other data as needed on the project work plan as well as other relevant.
II. Major Responsibilities
A. Project Implementation
- Assist for all ground surveying: conduct UAV survey to collect relatively high-resolution data of forest information, mapping, wildlife monitoring and technical solutions related to Eyes on The Forest Project (EoF)
- Plan and execute UAV flight missions, including selecting appropriate equipment and ensuring compliance with regulations, safety guidelines and compliance with laws and regulations related to the use of UAV.
- Produce yearly forest information mapping by UAV of all EoF project site.
- Assist the development and implementation of the forest information and monitoring system for EoF project.
- Support on UAV flight planning and operation for aerial survey activities to projects and relevant tasks as required.
- Assist the field ground-truthing in Remote Sensing tasks and collaboration with local stakeholder technical support and spatial analysis techniques of field activities as required.
- Collaborate with other professionals, such as surveyors, cartographers, and GIS specialists, to produce high-quality products and deliverables.
- Assist the knowledge dissemination process and field training to contribute for all relevant practice programs as required.
- Information update on the activities to the EoF project manager as needed.
- Maintain an awareness of staff comments and any complaints to identify any areas that may need the development of improvement
- Coordinate with government and private sectors to gather data related to project.
B. Partnership Development and Networking
- Establish relations and keep regular contact with key partners (multi-sectoral, government and non-government) at local, national and regional levels (for implementation and networking/lessons sharing
- Meet with Government counterparts, establish and convene regular meetings of the project steering committee when required
- Ensure good and close liaison in collaboration with project network, stakeholders and other WWF projects
- Develop and maintain effective contacts with a wide range of external contacts with organizations and individuals who can assist in the conservation activities
C. Communications
- Provide support to the development of press release/conference on results of project
- Provide inputs to communications products, materials, and campaigns to ensure accurate information of the project when required
D. People Management
- Work with the Project Manager and counterpart on the capacity building of key counterparts
E. Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting
- Assist in the preparation of progress reports to monitor all technical, financial and administrative aspects on the utilization and impact of all resources made available to the project
- Assist the dissemination of the technical report among the public sector institutions and regulatory bodies
This TOR covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated
proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according to organizational
III. Working Relationships
a) Internal: Work in close collaboration with project staff, another staff member of the WWF
Thailand Programme.
- Correspondence with project manager in planning and working in the project.
- Correspondence with colleagues in the team.
- Correspondence with colleagues within the WWF organization in order to exchange knowledge, share and learn the duties.
- Participate in the events organized by WWF activities as needed.
b) External: Liaise and work with Government agencies, donors, communities, partners, private
sectors, consultants and international and local NGOs
Requirements
- Male/Female, Bachelor’s degree in forestry, geography, geoinformatics and remote sensing or relevant field.
- Remote control aircraft experience more than 150 hrs.
- Able to operate all types of UAV such as multi – rotor, fixed wing, VTOL, Single-rotor
- Able to operate 6ch for all type of UAV.
- Able to operate perform Internal and External pilot position.
Contact : hr.th@wwf.or.th
บัญชี / Accountant
