Natural Resource Management Adviser
Natural Resource Management Adviser
SPC - Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Suva, Fiji
The role – Natural Resource Management Adviser is responsible for providing overall strategic technical advisory, policy, and research direction to the Division and to member countries and territories on sustainable forest, landscape management practises, amplifying the importance of ecosystem services, working closely with the national and regional priorities of member countries and territories.
The key responsibilities of the role include:
Lead resource mobilisation
- Coordinate and lead resource mobilisation efforts (i.e. fund raising for projects/programmes), developing strategic partnerships with regional and international organisations to support the priorities of member countries and territories;
- Develop and coordinate multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary grant proposals in close collaboration with Program Leaders, relevant technical staff from LRD programs, and regional and international partners related to natural resource management, focusing on forestry and landscape management;
- Coordinate stakeholder engagements and collaborate with regional and international agencies to foster partnerships that enhance sustainable forestry and landscape management efforts.
Lead research, policy and technical advisory
- Contribute to formulating policy advice that supports to sustainable forestry and land use management practise, ensuring alignment to national and regional priorities;
- Provide strategic and expert technical advice to member countries, and regional and international stakeholders on sustainable forestry and land use management matters;
- Lead the planning, design, establishment, monitoring, analysis of research that addresses critical issues in sustainable forestry and landscape management, including identifying research gaps and formulating research concepts and proposals that meet the needs of the region.
Support coordination and communication
- Coordinate and facilitate key regional technical meetings to progress sustainable forestry, and landscape management activities, and other key policy and research issues;
- In collaboration with member countries and territories, lead the facilitation of the forestry professionals’ network as a regional network;
- Disseminate relevant knowledge and information regarding research findings, project outcomes, policies, and best practices in sustainable forestry and landscape management. This includes reports, presentations, and other targeted communication materials to support with upscaling and adoption pathways for good practices identified.
Support monitoring, evaluation and learning
- Monitor, evaluate and report on the effectiveness of forestry initiatives, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards;
- Develop, implement, and monitor forestry and landscape management projects, managing budgets and resources, using appropriate governance and risk frameworks, performance measures, reporting standards and assessment tools to achieve project milestones and deliverables.
Key selection criteria:
Qualifications
- A degree in natural resources management, forestry science or agriculture economics.
Technical expertise
- At least 10 years of demonstrated experience in a similar role;
- Expertise in research and implementation of interventions in forestry /landscape and natural resources management;
- Understanding of national and regional issues related to forestry;
- Demonstrated capability in policy formulation;
- Experience in implementation, monitoring and evaluating sustainable forestry management;
- Experience in computational and statistical tools for the management of forestry information;
- Demonstrated ability to publish in international peer-reviewed scientific journals;
- Experience in fund-raising, proposal preparation and project management.
Language skills
- Excellent English communication skills (oral and written) with a working knowledge of French being an advantage.
Interpersonal skills and cultural awareness
- Ability to work in a multicultural, inclusive and equitable environment.
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