Senior Coordinator, Bird Monitoring - Latin America and Caribbean

Location

Colombia - Remote

Full time

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The National Audubon Society is a leading nonprofit conservation organization with 120 years of science-based, community-driven impact, dedicated to protecting birds and the places they need, today and tomorrow. Birds are powerful indicators of our planet's health, acting as sentinels that warn us of environmental change and inspire action. Audubon works across the Western Hemisphere, driven by the understanding that what is good for birds is good for the planet.

Through a collaborative, nonpartisan approach across habitats, borders, and the political spectrum, Audubon drives meaningful and lasting conservation outcomes. With 800 staff and over 1.9 million supporters, Audubon is a dynamic and ever-growing force committed to ensuring a better planet for both birds and people for generations to come. Learn more ubon.org and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @audubonsociety.

The Bird Monitoring Senior Coordinator, Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), will coordinate bird monitoring activities across Latin America and the Caribbean, including the expansion of passive acoustic monitoring. This role will strengthen Audubon's capacity to measure the impact of its conservation interventions through coordination with partners, community engagement, capacity building and field work. The Senior Coordinator will be based in Colombia and will report to the Audubon Science Director for LAC.

Due to the need for close coordination, the team member will also work closely with the Audubon broader Science team (Quantitative Science, Community Science, and Migratory Bird Initiative) and external partners. They will maintain working hours that allow effective collaboration with teams across the Americas.

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• Coordinate the implementation, capacity building and expansion of bird monitoring activities across Audubon LAC strategies, with emphasis on Conserva Aves initiative projects and Passive Acoustic Monitoring (PAM).
• Develop, document, and update standardized protocols for data collection, processing, and analysis, tailored to the needs of different projects and ecosystems.
• Coordinate management of monitoring datasets, ensuring data quality and accessibility for project partners.
• Work collaboratively to implement shared methodological frameworks and build positive working relationships across the LAC team and with the science team.
• Support the implementation of FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable) and CARE (Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility, and Ethics) data principles, ensuring metadata standardization through internationally recognized frameworks such as Darwin Core and other relevant biodiversity data standards.
• Process, analyze and summarize PAM data using foundational AI models, AI-assisted tools, and manual validation to assess species occurrence, abundance, and population trends.
• Conduct occupancy and abundance analyses of monitoring data to support the calculation of population trends, impact assessment, and performance indicators such as Audubon's Bird Friendliness Index.
• Design and deliver training and capacity-building programs for partners, field biologists, and community members on bird monitoring methods, particularly passive acoustic monitoring.
• Share findings and program outcomes with diverse audiences through presentations, reports, workshops, and conferences.
• Coordinate with the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) team to ensure consistent integration of bird monitoring components across projects for effective impact assessment, ensuring alignment with broader institutional frameworks.
• Establish, maintain, and cultivate partnerships with local and regional organizations, NGOs, universities, and government agencies to promote collaborative monitoring and data-sharing efforts.
• Build and sustain relationships with community-based and Indigenous organizations to strengthen local leadership in conservation and ensure equitable participation in monitoring programs.
• Support a culture of philanthropy, including by contributing technical inputs and results to funding proposals, donor reports, and other philanthropic or communication materials as needed.
• Support and promote Audubon's equitable conservation principles, contributing to a culture of safety, inclusion, and collaboration within the LAC Science team and broader organization.
• Travel frequently (5+ times per year) to support project coordination, training, or field implementation.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in environmental science, ecology, biology, or a related field required. A master's degree or additional graduate coursework is highly valued. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will also be considered.
• Minimum of three (3) to five (5) years of experience in bird monitoring (e.g., point counts, mist-netting, or related methods).
• At least one (1)…