Assistant Project Officer

Job Description

Title: Assistant Project Officer

Company Name: Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS)

Vacancy: 02

Job Location: Bagerhat (Mongla, Sarankhola)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor/ Master's in Forestry, Zoology, Fisheries or any other relevant discipline.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The Support to the Management of Sundarbans Mangrove Forest Project (SMP II) is a follow-on project of the Management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest for Biodiversity Conservation and Increased Adaptation to Climate Change Project (SMP) since May 2017. SMP II strongly builds on and further develops the approaches and best practices of SMP. The objective of the project is "the BFD as well as those communities and local administration, that are part of the co-management structures, implement co-management, SMART and ecological monitoring as instruments of the sustainable management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forest".
∎ The project is supported by GIZ and being implemented by CNRS in Mongla and Sarankhola Upazila under Bagerhat District.
∎ Project: Support to the Management of the Sundarbans Mangrove Forests (SMP II)
∎ Expected Joining Date: 01 March 2020.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Work under direct supervision of Project Officer (PO);
∎ Work closely with community members, RUGs, VCFs, PF and other tiers of CMCs and facilitate them for further strengthening of co-management;
∎ Support/assist Project Officer in every potential aspects of implementing capacity development measures of Co-Management Organizations (CMOs) in particular Forest Range;
∎ Conceptualize co-management approach practiced in the Sundarbans and stakeholders associated in the process, identify improvement areas and incorporate into planning;
∎ Regularly mentor and provide necessary technical backstopping/support to the members of grassroot implementation team as per need;
∎ Facilitate co-management stakeholders on the management of VCFs in terms of plan changes such as formalize meeting structure, making meetings more participatory and attractive etc.;
∎ Participate and represent SMP in the PF and CMC meetings;
∎ Inform participants of VCF/PFs on SMP, its goals and approaches;
∎ Develop, update and support to analyze VCF, RUG and WG profiling factsheets and relevant database and draw conclusions/recommendations;
∎ Support in the process of forming Resource Users Group (RUG) & Women Groups (WG) within VCFs as per prescribed guideline.
∎ Explore potential areas for gender mainstreaming in SRF conservation and management interventions and facilitate resource user women to avail their spaces in co-management processes;
∎ Support Project Officer in maintaining close liaison with different stakeholders (BFD, CMOs, Local Govt. etc.) at project site to aid implementation of the project activities;
∎ Develop guidelines and approach flow charts for assisting FOs;
∎ Support to organize/implement field level motivational events and day observation relevant to Sundarbans conservation;
∎ Support Field Organizers (FOs) to explore potential future leaders within VCF/RUGs and facilitate them to come up with their leadership abilities in future SRF conservation interventions;
∎ Support to organize and facilitate capacity development events like trainings, cross visits, workshop etc.;
∎ Develop and submit activity and progress reports as designed;
∎ Monitor and supervise activities of Field Organizers and guide them to achieve project goals and targets;
∎ Any other activities as assigned.

Additional Requirements:
∎ At least 3 years working experience in Natural Resource Management, Co-Management and reporting arenas of I/NGO sector. Can be relaxed for persons having outstanding competency. Sound understanding on participatory processes, community mobilization techniques, stakeholder participation/engagement, training facilitation techniques etc. is highly desired.
∎ Good communication, facilitation and motivational skills.
∎ Understanding on local culture and languages is preferable.
∎ Abilities to undertake extensive travel to village/community level.
∎ Having problem solving and prompt decision making capacity.
∎ Ability to work under pressure.
∎ Efficient computer literacy (especially MS, PP and Excel Office applications).

Salary: Negotiable

Application Deadline: February 17, 2020

Company Information:
∎ Center for Natural Resource Studies (CNRS)

Category: NGO/Development