Job Title: Research Officer
Date Posted: 22/06/2026
Job Type: Full Time
Employer: Corporate
Staffing
Industry: NGO
Salary: Competitive
Location: Laikipia, Isiolo
& Meru,
Country: Kenya
Deadline: 03/07/2026
Industry:
NGO
Our client is a Wildlife Conservancy organization which works as a model and catalyst for the conservation of wildlife and its habitat.
They are seeking a motivated and experienced Research Officer to support and strengthen its wildlife and ecological monitoring programmes across its contiguous areas.
Duties and
Responsibilities:
- Coordinate wildlife, biodiversity, and bird monitoring programmes
using established scientific protocols.
- Lead in Avifauna monitoring programmes
- Manage and analyse ecological datasets, including bird monitoring
and camera trap data.
- Lead wildlife monitoring activities, with a focus on species status,
population trends, habitat use, and species interactions.
- Produce high-quality scientific reports and communicate findings to
diverse audiences.
- Support elephant monitoring, vegetation management assessments, and
conservation research initiatives.
- Maintain research databases, inventories, and monitoring records.
- Supervise research assistants, students, and field monitoring
activities.
- Assist with planning, budgeting, and administration of research and
monitoring activities.
- Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.
Job Specifications
- Bachelor’s degree in wildlife management, Ecology, Conservation
Biology, Environmental Science, Natural Sciences, or a related field.
- Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in ecological, ornithological,
biodiversity, or wildlife research and monitoring.
- Strong data management, analytical, GIS, reporting, and scientific
writing skills.
- Experience in avian monitoring and citizen science programmes will
be an added advantage.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Self-motivated, highly organized, and able to work independently and
as part of a multidisciplinary team.
How to Apply
If
you are up to the challenge and possess the necessary qualifications and
experience, please send your CV only quoting the job title in the email subject
(Research Officer) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before 3rd July 2026
N:B
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not receive any
communication from us within two weeks of your application, kindly consider
your application unsuccessful. We appreciate your interest and thank you for
applying
Corporate
Staffing Service never asks candidates to pay any money or pay for tests at any
stage of the recruitment process.
