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Elephant Livelihood Initiative Environment (ELIE) is a registered local non-government organization, or not-for-profit, based in Mondulkiri, Cambodia. ELIE was founded in 2006 and started by providing free veterinarian care for captive elephants throughout Mondulkiri province. In 2007, The Elephant Valley Project (EVP) was launched as an elephant sanctuary developed to create a home for injured, old or overworked elephants and is now ELIE’s centerpiece for elephant welfare, education and conservation.

ELIE is unique in terms of its primary source of funding now comes from income from local and international visitors who come to EVP. Since 2006 the NGO has evolved and grown, with the development of EVP as a popular tourist attraction, providing our main financing mechanism funding all of ELIE’s elephant care and welfare, community development and forest protection programs.

As a result of this the ecotourism program is therefore one of our most important programs and we are now seeking to employ a new, dynamic and experienced Project Manager to run the Elephant Valley Project.

The Role

This is a very exciting role and is an opportunity to be part of an innovative organization that is closely connected to the community. In order to ensure the smooth operation of the ecotourism project and elephant sanctuary this position works very closely with the Director, Deputy Director, Volunteer Coordinator and Head Guide. You will be in charge of managing a large team at the site including our team of local guides, cooks, cleaners, maintenance staff and of course the elephant mahouts/caretakers.

• Manage the ecotourism visitor and volunteer program – together with the local guides, you will take visitors and volunteers to view the elephants in the forests of EVP, providing an interpretive educational tours. 
• As part of the volunteer program you will also help to undertake research projects and weekly health checks with the elephants, reporting back to the management team.
• Monitoring the care programs for the elephants onsite, reporting back to the management team.
• Manage and support 40+ local and international staff
• Manage weekly finances, including income and expenses
• General operations management – transport, kitchen budgets, EVP building and work materials
• Sales, helping with booking emails, grant writing, social media, fundraising
• Developing quarterly reports and other things like donor reports.
• Cover VC and stay at the basecamp when needed. 
• Other duties when required

Experience

Essential

• At least 3-4 year’s project management experience on an ecotourism / ecolodge / voluntourism / outdoor education project or something similar
• Passion for ecotourism and the benefits that can be shared to local communities
• Interpretive guiding, outdoor / environmental education, eco-tourism, or groups management background beneficial for this position
• Experience managing budgets and controlling weekly operations expenses
• You will need to be a bubbly, outgoing and resourceful person who is ready to deal with managing a project in a remote location, sometimes with limited resources
• Willingness to learn the local language, and the ability to manage cross culturally as well as international staff.
• Current first aid certificate
• Driving License

Preferable

• Knowledge of conservation
• Love of elephants 😀 You don’t need to have any real experience with elephants, as this will be all learnt on the job, however a keen interest in wildlife is essential

The Details

The position will be based primarily at the EVP and the community each day, driving out with guests and the work vehicles. We work a 5.5 day week from Sunday to Friday, but rotate regular long weekends off. You live in Sen Monorom, and will need to find housing in town, but lunch will be provided when working onsite and food/accommodation when occasionally required to stay onsite overnight with guests.

We can offer a local manager salary, $650-700 USD per month in the first year.  We understand that in international terms this is not a huge wage, but is enough to support your living expenses here in Mondulkiri. We need someone who has a big heart, is flexible, loves elephants and wants to make a difference. 

An initial commitment of 18 months is required; however, we would prefer a 2 year+ commitment.

Applications due by 30 June 2026.

We are looking for someone to start Mid – End August 2026

If you are interested, or know someone who is, please email Jemma, Deputy Director, with an expression of interest, your resume/cv, and anything else you think we will find interesting. 

ELIECambodia.Manager@gmail.com