Vacancy Announcement "Community Development and Livelihood Officer"

The Wildlife Conservation Society’s Indonesia program aims to conserve marine resources vital to the protection and sustainability of a wide range of human activities and livelihoods. Consequently, conservation efforts cannot be separated from the management of fisheries or interaction with coastal communities. WCS employs a rigorous scientific approach to build capacity, strengthen management and inspire community stewardship for the protection and sustainable use of critical marine ecosystems, fisheries and threatened species. To achieve these goals, WCS employs a science-based approach to assisting the Indonesian government to establish and manage marine protected areas (MPAs), manage small-scale fisheries, and protect sharks and rays in various sites.

The WCS Indonesia Marine program focuses on the establishment and effective management of MPAs and development of sustainable fisheries, as interlinked strategies to secure and manage Indonesia’s coastal marine resources. WCS is committed to assisting the Government of Indonesia to meet its national and international commitments to MPA establishment and management – including the commitment to achieve 20 million hectares of MPAs by 2020. MPAs benefit both biodiversity and fisheries management by protecting habitats and protecting breeding populations of important marine organisms. The basis of all of our work is scientific data. Our teams of marine biologists, fisheries scientists, and socioeconomic specialists inform project design with baseline surveys. Regular monitoring of resources informs all subsequent decision making.

WCS has started marine work in Indonesia in 2002 and has expertise in marine and socioeconomic surveying, fisheries science, marine protected area creation and management, marine and fisheries policy, and law enforcement. Through KfW funding for the period of 2019 – 2025, within these area of expertise, WCS will continue to support the Government of Indonesia through Sustainable Fisheries Management, decreasing threats to coral reefs and Supporting the designation and management of protected areas.

This project aims at conserving Indonesia’s diverse marine ecosystems and important fisheries through creation and improvement of marine protected areas (MPA) and improved management of commercially and ecologically important fisheries. It will benefit the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, fisheries managers in West Nusa Tenggara, North Sulawesi and Aceh provinces, and local communities who rely on marine resources. It will address threats of overfishing, destructive fishing, and loss of marine habitats.

The position will be based in North Sulawesi and will liaise closely with local partners (government and community) and staff in Manado. The role will develop relationships and integrate the Community Based management with the provincial MPAs in North Minahasa, Sitaro, Sangihe and areas of newly established. The role will require long stay with village communities and/or regular trips to the field to build communication and provide direct technical advice and liaison with local communities/partners. This position will under the direct supervision of the North Sulawesi Marine Project Coordinator of the WCS-IP with respect to design, coordination and implementation of projects

• Position:               Community Development and Livelihood Officer

  Based in:              North Sulawesi; North Minahasa, Sitaro, Sangihe

  Reports to:           North Sulawesi Marine Project Coordinator

  
  

  For more detailed information about Wildlife Conservation Society – Indonesia Program, the position and how to apply, please visit our website at:

  
  

  https://indonesia.wcs.org/About-Us/Job-Vacancies/Community-Development-and-Livelihood-Officer-North-Sulawesi.aspx

   

  Please fill the “subject” column of the e-mails in this format "Community Development and Livelihood Officer_(name of candidate)"

  
  

                                                                    Deadline:

                                                           October 30th, 2019

  
  

                                No correspondence, only short-listed candidates will be notified