Senior Project Officer (WWF)

Position title: ARR and GIS, Senior Project Officer - “Forest Restoration and Livelihood in Tay Giang District Project”
Reports to: Project Manager, WWF-Viet Nam
Supervises: Project Admin Officer and consultants
Location: Quang Nam province, Vietnam
Time: From Jul 2023 to Dec 2024

Background

WWF was one of the first International non-government organizations working in Vietnam. In 1985, WWF began working on a national conservation strategy and since then has worked closely with the Vietnamese Government on a diverse range of environmental issues and implemented field activities across the country. Find out more at http://vietnam.panda.org/. WWF recognizes that its employees are its most important asset. A competent workforce, thoroughly trained, properly motivated, and bound together by mutual trust and common objectives is crucial to the success of WWF.

WWF has developed a Blueprint for high-quality interventions that work for people, nature, and the climate. The Blueprint is developed to ensure that when we deliver nature-based solutions (NbS) for climate mitigation, they will deliver positive climate mitigation impacts and manage anticipated climate risks, while equally delivering on human well-being and biodiversity benefits. It is further essential to ensure that NbS for climate mitigation interventions deliver real, meaningful, and measurable benefits for people, nature, and the climate, and do so increasingly at subnational to national scales, as envisioned in the Paris Agreement, and in partnership with local stakeholders.

The Forest Carbon in Tay Giang District Project under the VELUX/WWF Partnership complies with this Blueprint – although the Blueprint sets out higher ambitions related to scale and landscape priorities. The blueprint set out principles for high-quality interventions across four core areas: benefits, scale, strategic alignment, and intervention quality. The carbon project is designed to be a high-quality intervention, and its design complies with the Blueprint. The project-based approach applied across the VELUX forest carbon portfolio, this project’s scale and alignment with landscape priorities meet the demands of the Blueprint. Under this project, the carbon credits will be donated to Nationally Determined Contributions (conditional NDC).

Major Functions

As ARR and GIS, Senior Field Officer of the Forest Restoration and Livelihood in Tay Giang District Project, (s) he is responsible for maintaining the relationship with related district, and commune levels. Besides, (s)he will work closely with implementing partners to develop the program work plan, provide technical support to implement program activities in the field; be responsible to write the activity reports, including financial reports, and report directly to the Project Manager. (S) he also ensures the achievement of the Program Objectives, Outcomes/Outputs, and Targets, this includes responsibilities for the technical, financial, and administrative aspects of the program.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

Coordination of all project activities related to forest management and restoration, including budgeting, planning, implementation, management, monitoring, and reporting in the fields;
Preparing and updating the project activities plan, including cost control and budget compliance;
Responsible for implementing monitoring and evaluation process, monitoring of deadlines;
Responsibility on technical for forest management and restoration activities of the project;
Carry out project boundary mapping and baseline data collection
Support analysis of historical forests and land use changes and forest carbon changes
Support the analysis of drivers of deforestation and forest degradation
Support analysis of baseline scenarios, additionality, leakages and risk assessment
Conduct forest carbon inventory and carbon monitoring according to the trained methods by international carbon experts
Support development and responsible for management of monitoring system consisting of spatial and attribution data of forest, community and biodiversity for new projects
Support quantification of the carbon impact of forest carbon project
Support the design and development of forest monitoring plans
Support project development and coordinate project implementation
Support writing relevant sections for project design document.
Closely collaborating with other relevant projects under the forests program and projects implemented in CAL to make sure effective synergy;
Supporting Communication Team at the national/regional level in providing inputs and lessons learnt for the communication works;
Contributing to the strategic planning process by providing inputs/concept ideas as the entry points for concept notes and project formulation.
Besides the above main duties and responsibilities, the position possibly be mobilized for the extra mission in other provinces within Project’s network if required.

Profile

Required Qualifications

Master’s degree in natural resources management, forestry, or other relevant fields.
Knowledge of sustainable forest management, forest policies, forest plantation, and restoration.
Minimum 10 years working on Globill, ArcGIS, QGIS, MapInfo map systems.
Minimum 10 years of practical experience in implementing projects, preferably in forestry or related field.
Strong knowledge and experience in working with Government officials, NGOs, and local partners.
Minimum 10 years of experience in Sustainable Forest Management and understanding forest carbon credits is an advantage.
At least 5 years’ experience in forest inventory, especially related to carbon reserves measuring of natural and planted forests.

Required Skills and Competencies

Good interpersonal, communication, and diplomatic skills with the ability to manage and interact at multicultural, and multilingual organization
Networking, coordination, and facilitation skills.
Good online/offline mapping skills are an advantage.
English fluency is an advantage.
Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Collaboration, Respect & Integrity.
Demonstrates WWF behaviours in ways of working: Strive for Impact, Listen Deeply, Collaborate Openly, Innovate Fearlessly.
Adheres to WWF’s brand values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined, and Engaging.

Working Relationships

Internal: Close working relationship with the Line Manager; day-to-day working relationship with the teams.

External: Interact with donors, Government agencies at district, and commune levels, as well as NGO partners, enterprises, communities, and other stakeholders

How to apply

The detailed JDs are attached to this email. Send us your curriculum vitae & cover letter in English, naming each file: “Full name - CV/CL”.
For external candidates outside the WWF network, please send your applications to recruitment.vn@wwf.org.vn stating in the subject line: Senior Project Officer (Velux) - Full name