Protected Area Management Advisor, HARVEST Project, Cambodia Country Programme

Protected Area Management Advisor, HARVEST Project, Cambodia Country Programme
Fauna & Flora International

Salary: USD 39,480 - USD 43,056
Start Date: As soon as possible
Duration of contract: Two-year fixed-term contract with potential to extend, subject to project need and funding availability
Location: This position is based within the Central Cardamoms Protected Forest, Southwest Cambodia, with regular travel to FFI’s Phnom Penh office and provincial towns.

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.

The Helping Address Rural Vulnerabilities and Ecosystem STability Program (USAID-HARVEST) is a multi-year USAID effort designed to improve food security through enhanced agricultural development and rational management of natural
resources in Cambodia.  The five-year project is designed to increase food availability and access by bolstering productivity of agriculture, fisheries and forestry; strengthening value-added chains; and creating private sector led rural employment. The program will benefit 70,000 households and will maximize working relationships with the Royal Government of Cambodia, private sector allies, community based organizations and local non-governmental organizations.

FFI is the lead sub-contractor for all NRM and Forestry related activities under USAID-HARVEST and has designed a “blueprint”
and detailed suite of conservation actions to be delivered over the next five years.  Recommended thematic areas of
investment under the project include: Watershed protection and enhancement; Dry and wetland forest restoration; River fisheries biodiversity and production; Assistance to Protected Area management; Community Forestry business development; Partnership forestry; and large-scale NTFP production including fuel wood, bamboo and rattan.

FFI is seeking a highly competent individual to provide technical specialist inputs to our assistance to Protected Area management activities under USAID-HARVEST in the Tonle Sap basin, Cambodia.

The successful candidate will be experienced in protected area management practices in the developing world, preferably within SE Asia, with a minimum of four years’ experience in protected area management 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 in protected areas 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 4^th May 2012.  No agencies please.

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