SLP Coastal Management Coordinator, Tapanuli Selatan

Working in 30+ countries globally, Conservation International (CI) Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to empowering societies to responsibly and sustainably care for nature for the good of humanity. We are constantly growing and expanding into areas new and old. With each step, we need more and more hands. Apply your passion, skills, and talents to helping us protect the most important places around the world. We are currently looking to fill the following position for our office in Tapanuli Selatan:

SLP Coastal Management Coordinator

 

Responsibilities:

·         Conduct further assessment where required, identify local champions, key stakeholders and lead agencies that have a shared vision for a coastal conservation area. 

·         Identify needs and opportunities for capacity building to support SLP-Coastal Conservation Area (CCA) goals and objectives as well as opportunities to support local organizations with small grants.

·         Together with relevant stakeholder help to drive the development of a specific strategic approach and annual work-plans so as to support a sustainable Coastal Conservation Area (CCA).

·         The strategic approach and proposed annual work-plans are presented to government leaders and agencies as well as local stakeholders with a strong emphasis on having government’s adapt recommendations in policy and or planning regulations that might be required.

·         Tracking and facilitating the process of recruitment and contracting of the any scientists and consultants who will conduct data collecting, analysis and synthesis.

·         Coordinating the work of contractors and consultants that conducted by the individuals’ field staff of any cooperating institutions and make sure to communicate the completion of each project by the dates agreed in the contract and in the work-plan.

·         Socialize the SLP Coastal Conservation Area (CCA) concept and benefit of fisheries and non-extractive economic benefits of CCAs to all stakeholders in South Tapanuli (and other SLP target sites where appropriate), in cooperation with our main conservation partners and utilizing both formal courses and other outreach media.

 

Qualifications:

·         University Degree (S1) related to organizational management or marine management with at least 2 years experience in a professional capacity

·         Excellent communication and presentation skills

·         Strong technical command of fisheries benefits of CCAs

·         Strong ability to manage group process and dynamics

·         Ability to work with teams

·         Good command of English (speaking, reading and writing)

·         Ability to write reports

·         Knowledge/understanding of local cultural setting

·         Ability to work an irregular schedule including weekends, travel extensively and on short notice

·         Creative thinker

 

 

Please send your current resume and cover letter (no more than 4 pages) to: hrd@conservation.or.id.

 

Indicate the position title “ SLP Coastal Management Coordinator “in the email subject line.

 

Closing date for the application is 20 September 2014

(Only short-listed candidates will be notified).

For more information about CI, please visit our web:

 www.conservation.or.id / http://www.conservation.org