Forest Carbon Specialist, Cambodia Country Programme
Salary: USD 51,750 – USD 57,500
Start Date: As soon as possible
Fauna & Flora International
Salary: USD 51,750 – USD 57,500
Start Date: As soon as possible
Duration of contract: One-year fixed-term contract
Location: Fauna & Flora International, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Founded
in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s
longest-established international conservation organisation. Our vision
is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is
conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through
the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide,
choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take
account of human needs. We operate primarily in developing countries
where there is little capacity to conserve endangered and threatened
habitats and species. We have become a trusted entity in the world of
conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.
Working
closely with local partners, the Asia Pacific Programme currently
includes a broad range of species and landscape targeted conservation
initiatives in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos
and Myanmar, and has country programme offices in Phnom Penh, Nanning,
Jakarta, Manila and Hanoi. Around 70 projects are being implemented in
the region by a team of approximately 200 staff, consultants, volunteers
and partner organisations with an annual regional budget of
approximately USD 9 million.
FFI
has been active in Cambodia since 1996 and was one of the first
conservation NGOs to work in the country. We currently work in
partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of
Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries. The priorities of our work in
Cambodia are to secure and improve the management of areas important to
the country’s biodiversity, to help build national capacity, by
providing Cambodian nationals with the necessary skills, experience and
materials to conserve their unique natural heritage, and to preserve
some of the region’s most threatened species.
FFI
is seeking a highly competent individual to provide technical
specialist inputs to a suite of projects in Cambodia and the wider
region. In Cambodia, FFI currently has projects focusing on developing
Community Carbon Pools in Siem Reap province, funded by the European
Union, and also developing REDD+ Feasibility Studies for the highly
bio-diverse Central Cardamoms Protected Forest.
The
successful candidate will be experienced in REDD+ and other climate
change mitigation practices in the developing world, preferably within
SE Asia, with a minimum of four years’ experience in the field of
climate change or a related sector. S/he will have an MSc, or equivalent
level qualification, in a relevant discipline. S/he will have
demonstrable experience engaging with government, NGO and local partners
at all levels. Ideally the successful candidate will have good
technical understanding of the challenges and opportunities of working
within tropical forest landscapes. S/he will also have a good
understanding on key concepts of biodiversity conservation, forest
management, climate change, and forestry-based livelihood
activities. Ideally s/he will be able to speak confidently on technical
concepts with diverse audiences.
The
individual must have a commitment to working in partnership with
national staff and local communities to address key environmental
issues.
For further details and to apply please visit: www.fauna-flora.org/ourvacancies.php
The closing date for applications is Friday 19th October 2012. No agencies please.
FFI values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity
