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| Title | Senior Programme Officer |
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IMPORTANT: This Advertiser has requested that applicants MUST be National Residents / Valid Work Permit-holders. Other applicants need not apply.
Senior Programme Officer
Business, Biodiversity, and Ecosystem Services Programme Salary Band £30,735 - £43,907 The United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) aims to put the best available biodiversity information in front of national, regional and global decision makers. The Centre is the result of a collaborative agreement between UNEP and WCMC, a UK Charity. The role: The primary focus of this position is to work in close collaboration with other programmes at UNEP-WCMC, supporting the development and implementation of new and existing projects focused on collaboration with business. Key responsibilities: The post holder will work closely with the BBES Programme and business partners on the design and implementation of biodiversity projects in the area of risk assessment, biodiversity and ecosystems services indicators and metrics, mitigation including environmental safeguards and offsets. They will also provide leadership, technical input and support to promote the further development and implementation of WCMC's work on standards and certification schemes, including the environmental safeguard of financial institutions. The candidate: The successful candidate will hold a degree in in Ecology (or equivalent qualification) and a postgraduate qualification also in Ecology or relevant area. They will have an ability to provide intellectual leadership, creativity and simplicity to problem solving as well as proven experience in biodiversity conservation and/or ecology. They will also need to have a track-record in successfully applying their scientific knowledge to real world projects. They will have a sophisticated understanding of the essential characteristics of successful partnership-building and will be able to demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively. Who we are: WCMC is a UK charity that supports the United Nations Environment Programme. Our mission is to evaluate and highlight the many values of biodiversity and put authoritative biodiversity knowledge at the centre of decision-making. Since its establishment in the 1970s, the Centre has been at the forefront of the compilation, management, analysis and dissemination of global biodiversity information, and has an outstanding record of achievement. Further information: For more information, please visit www.unep-wcmc.org. To apply, please complete the application form and submit this and a covering letter with details of current or last salary to recruitment@unep-wcmc.org by 5th May 2011. It is intended to hold first stage/telephone interviews week beginning 16 May 2011. Candidates should note this is not a UN post and that only those eligible to work in the UK should apply. |