Senior Project Officer (WWF)

Background

The “USAID Biodiversity Conservation” is a 5-year project starting from July 2020 to March 2025. The project aims to maintain and increase forest quality as well as protect and stabilize wildlife population in high conservation value provinces (Ninh Binh, Ha Tinh, Quang Binh, Quang Nam, Thua Thien Hue, Quang Tri, and Lam Dong). The project targets thirteen special use forests and six protection forests, linking forest management units across the landscape to maintain forest cover and connectivity of habitats vital for the protection of Vietnam’s threatened and endemic species.

• SA1: Promote Conservation-Friendly Enterprises in Forest Dependent Communities
• SA2: Strengthen Management of Special-use and Protection Forests
• SA3: Increase Functionality of Law Enforcement Systems for Forest and Wildlife Crimes
• SA4: Reduce Local Demand Through Behavior Change Methodologies

Job Details

• Position title: Senior Project Officer for Lam Dong and Cat Tien National Park, USAID Biodiversity Conservation
• Reports to: Provincial Coordinator, USAID Biodiversity Conservation
• Supervises: N/A
• Location: Da Lat or Cat Tien
• Deadline: 8/8/2023

Requirements

• Graduate degree (Postgraduate preferred) in natural resources management, conservation, biology, forestry, environmental management, or related fields.
• More than 10-year working experience in conservation, natural resources management or forestry in Vietnam.
• Experience with capacity building and natural resources governance.
• Experience working with ethnic minority communities, management boards of SUF and PF, and district and provincial authorities.
• Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Collaboration, Respect & Integrity.
• Adheres to WWF’s values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.

• Mid to higher skill level with word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Report writing, Networking skills.
• Working proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Excellent presentation, communication & interpersonal skills.
• Adheres to WWF’s values, which are: Knowledgeable, Optimistic, Determined and Engaging.
• Identifies and aligns with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Collaboration, Respect & Integrity.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop detailed action plans for conducting field surveys and implementing project training activities.
• Organize/implement project activities including but not limited to training of government staff, technical workshops, community meetings, technical meetings with government counterparts.
• Provide training in selected topics commensurate with the knowledge and skills of a Senior Project Officer.
• Lead and/or participate in community and technical meetings as required and commensurate with knowledge and skills of the Senior Project Officer.
• Support the implementation of consultant missions and participate in these as required.
• Collaborate in the field with other related projects, especially those with similar activities and approaches, and shared localities, including, but not limited to CarBi 2, and USAID STW projects.
• Support SA Managers in developing SOWs and ToRs for consultants.
• Support missions of implementation partners, notably but not limited to IUCN, IZW, GWC, FFI, and ENV, and project donor (USAID).
• Be responsible for the administration and proper collection of required monitoring data of workshops and project activities.
• Coordinate with local authorities to conduct activities that relate to local communities to search for their support on the project site.
• Identify synergies in biodiversity conservation and forest management with other projects/organizations in the project area such as SNV, IDH, UNDP, SVW, Free The Bear.
• Provide input to monthly, quarterly, and yearly activity targets.
• Contribute technical reports at the request of PC and SA Leads.
• Contribute to quarterly and annual work plans on the request of PC and SA Leads.
• And perform other duties as required by the Provincial Coordinator or his/her designate.

How to Apply

• The detailed JDs are attached. Send us your curriculum vitae & cover letter in English, naming each file: “Full name - CV/CL”.

• Please send your applications to recruitment.vn@wwf.org.vn stating in the subject line: SPO (Lam Dong Cat Tien) – Full name

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