Scientific Coordinator

IUCN
📍 Dakar, Dakar Region, Senegal 💼 CDD 🕒 Posted March 01, 2026

Job Description

Scientific Coordinator.

Location for the position is flexible to be based at any one of IUCN’s numerous offices across Africa, see https://iucn.org/our-work/region/west-and-central-africa and https://iucn.org/our-work/region/eastern-and-southern-africa for details.

Compliance with the delegation of authority

The Scientific Coordinator position is expected to comply with the IUCN Delegation of Authority (DoA) current at any time, and the sub-delegations issued thereof. Such compliance must be exercised with due diligence and regard for the letter, spirit and purpose of the DoA.

Background

IUCN’s Science Team, within the Science & Data Centre, represents IUCN’s expertise on conservation science with an emphasis on standards and metrics to assess the status of and risk to biodiversity, and responses to reverse this risk. It generates new and insightful analysis that advances conservation perspectives and raises IUCN’s credibility and profile,...

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Job Details

  • Location Dakar, Dakar Region
  • Job Type CDD
  • Category Life Scientists
  • Posted Date March 01, 2026
  • Application Deadline April 10, 2026