Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust

Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust is an international charity, headquartered at Jersey Zoo in the Channel Islands, dedicated to saving species from extinction. Founded in 1959 by author and conservationist Gerald Durrell, the Trust operates in 18 countries worldwide, delivering over 50 active conservation programmes.

Durrell works closely with local communities and partners to rebuild damaged ecosystems through reforestation, the removal of invasive species, and the restoration of key native species and ecological functions. This approach fosters more diverse and resilient landscapes that benefit both wildlife and people.

Through its conservation academies in Jersey and Mauritius, Durrell delivers specialist training to conservationists and partner organisations in priority regions. Over the past 40 years, the Academy has trained more than 7,000 conservation practitioners from over 150 countries.

Purposeful We are clear on why we do what we do, are connected as an organisation, we understand and demonstrate enabling / delivery, we are passionate about what we do and work tirelessly to achieve it.

Accountable We are accountable for our actions; we act with integrity and always have the best interests of the Trust at heart. We take it upon ourselves to update our knowledge and deliver excellence, and our ethics are of the utmost importance.

Supportive We develop and encourage our employees, we work as a team, work well with other departments and trust and respect each other. We promote a learning culture, treat people fairly, encourage diversity in the workplace, and value the opinions and views of others

You will be working in unique environments, Nature reserves, and Islands. On field you will be living in remote places with basic conditions with experienced biologists. We deliver our lectures in our office at Floreal .

The ReWild Our World strategy sets out our vision for a wilder, healthier, more colourful world. To achieve this, we aim to not only recover threatened species but also to restore ecosystems and reconnect people to nature. Our work will focus on the long-term restoration of ten priority ecosystems around the world (our rewilding sites), each of which includes one or more rewilding programmes. In addition, our influence will extend beyond these sites through the work of our global programmes. For more information check out the ReWild Our World strategy brochure by following the link below.

Send us your CV and motivation letter to recruitmentmauritius@durrell.org

We are passionate about enabling conservation practitioners, and aspiring professionals, to acquire and share the competences needed to be more effective and to achieve career-goals.

We believe: • Conservationists need access to more training and longer-term professional development opportunities to grow their leadership abilities, as well as their professional and technical skills. • Conservationists, and the conservation community as a whole, would benefit from more opportunities to come together to share experiences, challenges and ideas.