Field Operations Associate - Pigeon Island Seascape

International Union For Conservation Of Nature; Colombo; Presencial; BRL 220.000 - 276.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

An international conservation organization is seeking a Field Operations Officer to oversee coastal project initiatives in Sri Lanka. Responsibilities include technical support to project activities, stakeholder engagement, and community conservation fund development. Ideal candidates will possess strong communication and facilitation skills, a relevant bachelor's degree, and experience with donor funded projects. Proficiency in English and Sinhala is essential.

Qualificações

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative in difficult situations.
• Experience in donor funded projects, preferably with international agencies.
• Good written and spoken knowledge of English; fluency in Sinhala essential.

Responsabilidades

• Oversee Pigeon Island seascape and support project outcomes.
• Provide technical and administration support to the project manager.
• Build partnerships with local and regional stakeholders.
• Organise public information programmes and consultations.

Conhecimentos

Excellent communication

Facilitation skills

Public relations skills

Ability to work in remote areas

Formação académica

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

GCE Advanced Level qualification

Ferramentas

Microsoft Office

Multimedia use

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Vacancy # :

• Unit : Sri Lanka Programme Coordination
• Organisation : International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
• Location : Sri Lanka Country Office, Colombo, Sri Lanka
• As a local recruitment, this position will be based in Nilaweli / Trincomalee.
• Reporting to : Senior Officer, Project Management - Sri Lanka Coral Reef Initiative
• Work percentage : 100%
• Grade : A3
• Expected start date : 01 October
• Type of contract : Fixed‑term (15 months with possibility of renewal)
• Closing date : 05 September

BACKGROUND

IUCN is a Membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organizations.

It provides public, private and non‑governmental organizations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together.

IUCN Sri Lanka's programs support sustainable natural resource management initiatives of Members and Partners.

Under the financial assistance of Global Fund for Coral Reef (GFCR), IUCN, receive funding for the Phase I of the 8‑year project to establish Sri Lanka Coral Reef initiative.

The proposed project will enhance aims to identify the stable coral reefs and empower multiple stakeholders towards protecting those coral reefs from extinction by unlocking finances, innovative partnerships, use of technology, best practices to reduce pressure on healthy coral reef ecosystems that demonstrate resilience to climate change and through the transferring of knowledge.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Under the direct guidance of Programme Coordinator and Project Manager, the Field Operations Officer is required to oversee the Pigeon Island seascape of SLCRI to support on achieving four outcomes of the project.

Significantly, the Field Operations Officer will be responsible in supporting the stakeholder consultations for establishing co‑management platforms and to work closely work closely with communities to develop the conservation trust fund, identifying feasible business models and research‑based business as coral friendly livelihoods for the coral‑dependent communities.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

• Provide day‑to‑day technical and administration support to the project manager to implement project activities in the selected seascape.
• Ensure smooth and coherent seascape level project implementation, including organizing field level workshop, surveys, and stakeholder consultation under the guidance of PM.
• Facilitate the establishment and maintenance of seascape level co‑management committees, community conservation group and conservation trust fund.
• Lead and build strong partnerships with local and regional‑level stakeholders, especially with the relevant government agencies.
• Organise and implement public information and involvement programme in the selected seascapes so that the general‑public, private sector, investors, and community‑based organisations understand and embrace the aims of the Project.
• Build rapport with the local community and its environs and carry out public consultation to inform people about the seascape design and the potential business opportunities and answer questions that people have.
• Coordinate and oversee the collection of data required for local land‑use plans and the development of coral‑positive livelihood‑focused interventions.
• Support the project manager, partner organisations and FEMA team during the seascape design process with reference to providing socio‑economic and biophysical data for the selected seascapes.
• Carrying out a steady plan to introduce businesses and training programmes to make a transformational shift of communities to protect coral refugia with implementing partners.

Please Note: The above TOR contains the main responsibilities and duties of this position.

However, in an ever‑evolving organisation such as IUCN, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them but which are not part of their regular TOR.

Where any task becomes a regular part of staff member's responsibilities, the TOR should be changed in consultation between the manager, the staff member and the HR Unit. Any one of the three may initiate the consultation.

REQUIREMENTS

• Competencies : A demonstrated ability to take the initiative in difficult situations. Excellent communication, facilitation, and public relations skills. Able to live and work in remote areas. Organising field level workshops, surveys, and stakeholder consultation.
• Education : Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field or GCE Advanced Level qualification.
• Experience : Experience in donor funded projects, preferably working experience with international agencies.
• Languages / Other : Good written and spoken knowledge of English. Fluency in the Sinhala language is essential, and working knowledge in Tamil will give an added advantage.
• Computer literacy including Microsoft Office and use of multimedia.

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