The overall goal of the Western Terai Landscape Complex Project (WTLCP) is to ensure conservation and sustainable use of globally significant biodiversity in three districts of the Nepal's Western Terai landscape. The project is designed to respond from livelihood perspective to major biodiversity threats arising from forest encroachment; high grazing pressures; over-exploitation of natural resources; and the replacement of traditional agricultural crop varieties and land-races with modern cultivars. The multi-sector and stakeholder partnership is developed in order to effectively address the long-term threats to biodiversity. The project will make efforts to reorient Nepal's policy and legal frameworks as well as institutional arrangement to adopt a landscape approach of ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation. On behalf of the Implementing Partner, UNDP invites applications from energetic and highly motivated Nepali citizens to fill the position of Biodiversity Programme Specialist.
Responsibilities
The Biodiversity Programme Specialist (BPS) will work under the supervision of and report to the National Project Coordinator (NPC). S/he will be responsible for developing and implementing the project's activities supporting conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the protected areas and productive-landscape. S/he will facilitate the execution of all biodiversity conservation and sustainable land/resource management components and activities of the project that are executed at the field level, by forming the vital link between people and local institutions and the objectives of the, project. S/he will work in close collaboration with other project staff, subcontractors /consultants, project partners as well as government counterparts. S/he will have the responsibility on the side of the NPC to coordinate between different counterparts for smooth project implementation.
Qualification and Experience:
- The candidate should have a Master's degree in NRM or relevant area with over 5 years of strong field and program development experience, with at least 3 years of relevant field experience.
- The candidate must have a strong scientific background in conservation planning and biodiversity monitoring of wild fauna and flora and experience in sustainable land/resource use practices.
- The BPS must also possess excellent English report writing, and computer skills.
- The candidates should have demonstrated a high level of motivation and good social and interpersonal skills.
- S/he must be willing to travel frequently and must be willing to work in a multi- stakeholder environment under extreme conditions.
Applications should be submitted "online" through the following link by 24 February 2011: http://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_Job.cfm?job_id=21400. (Note: If there is any difficulty in accessing the announcement through the above link, please visit http://jobs.undp.org, go to '"Environment and Energy" and look for the position.)
(Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for recruitment process)
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