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Data Entry Assistant
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TRAFFIC International is a charity and limited company registered in the UK. TRAFFIC’s head office, based in Cambridge UK, provides worldwide leadership, coordination, cross-regional and corporate functions. TRAFFIC’s local engagement is managed through programme offices operating under the auspices of the UK charity, with staff based in a hub office and at other strategic locations where necessary. Programme offices operate within a geographic area of responsibility focused on one or multiple countries where TRAFFIC aims to help deliver priority programme outcomes. TRAFFIC works in strategic alliance with IUCN and WWF on wildlife trade issues.
TRAFFIC has developed a comprehensive wildlife trade database, that stores and analyses specific wildlife crime-related information and collects open source information from market surveys, research papers, media reports, annual reports, court records, interviews and others on law enforcement actions, arrests, seizures, prosecutions, convictions and related wildlife crime and trade information. Using this information, it is possible to understand illegal trade trends that develop. The TRAFFIC database allows for the gathering of information from source sites and along the trade chain for central collation, monitoring and analysis. This position falls under the auspices of ReTTA, a TRAFFIC project aimed at Reducing Trade Threats to Africa’s Wild Species and Ecosystems (ReTTA).
The Data Entry Assistant will be responsible for inputting information in an accurate and consistent manner into TRAFFIC’s trade database. Data entered will enable the production of informative analysis at a later stage by TRAFFIC’s analysts.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Collect and input information from open sources and public records regarding trade-related enforcement actions.
• Obtain existing data on seizures and market surveys from TRAFFIC staff in Africa, clean it and enter it into the database.
• Information that is entered must be accurately geocoded to enable mapping exercises at a later stage.
• Support the production of trade and trend analyses and provide information for TRAFFIC publications.
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• Must be eligible to live and work in South Africa • Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in a related subject • At least one years’ experience in the collection and collation of data is desirable • Experience of database software such as i2 is desirable • Excellent IT skills, particularly in Excel • An eye for detail and a keen interest and ability to recognise connections between data • Good interpersonal skills and ability to work effectively as part of a diverse team as well as independently, with respect for and sensitivity to multi-cultural approaches • Familiarity with and an interest in conservation, particularly trade issues • Fluency in English with excellent English writing skills, other languages would be an advantage, especially Portuguese. |
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