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Database / Website Consultant

Posted February 26th, 2010 by Web Master
Organization:
TANAPA, Frankfurt Zoological Society
Expiration Date:
8 March 2010

Mahale Mountains National Park (MMNP) forms a remote peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and is one of Tanzania's foremost biodiversity hotspots. MMNP is renowned for its sizeable chimpanzee population as well as nine other primate species, varied habitats from tropical rainforest to afro‐montane grasslands, and a large number of endemic aquatic species in the waters of Lake Tanganyika. In order to better protect the Mahale chimpanzee population from human transmitted diseases and ensure favorable Chimpanzee viwing conditions a permit system for viewing Chimpanzees is being introduced as outlined in the General Management Plan for MMNP.

In 2007, the Mahale Ecosystem Management Project (MEMP) commissioned consultants to design a Chimpanzee Viewing Permit System for Mahale Mountains National Park (MMNP). Following extensive consultations a report1 was produced that summarizes the Chimpanzee Viewing Permit System and describes i detail how the system should be run (Phase 1). FZS and MMNP have now been given the go ahead to implement the Chimpanzee Viewing Permit Booking System (Phase 2).

We are seeking a consultant to build a permit booking database to manage and store permit data and to design a website on whichdatabase information will be published (as described in the report from Phase 11).

Task Description

* To design and ‘build' a database that can store permit data and allow TANAPA staff to easily manage the Chimpanzee Permit Booking system for MNP.
* To design an attractive, simple to understand website that will display data from the database to inform the public of current permit availability and rovide other relevant information.
* To assist with installing the database at TANAPA HQ (Arusha).
* To train TANAPA and FZS personnel on how to use the database and publish data to the website.
* To recommend a cost effective way of hosting and maintaining the website and assist in establishing the website.

Expected Start Date: March 2010

Expected Completion: May 2010

If you are interested in applying for this contract please contact Kathryn Doody (details below) by sending a short CV and covering letter describing relevant previous experience and an indication of costs.