Ministry
of Commerce, Industry and Environment, Secretariat of State for
Environment (MCIE-SEMA) / National Directorate for Biodiversity
Protection and Restoration (DNPRB) in Timor-Leste is seeking
a Project Manager (Timorese national) for the
project Revising National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
and develop the 5th National Report to the Convention on Biological
Diversity (CBD) by Timor-Leste
Duration Up to 36 person week (9 months consultancy)
Duty Station Dili, with travel to districts when required
Responsible Mr Cristovão Pereira da C. Martins, Lic. Eco., Director - DNPRB
Background
Timor-Leste
is a Party to the CBD since 2007. The country’s NBSAP (2011-2020) is
being approved in February 2012. Timor-Leste reported first to the CBD
through the 4th National Reports in May 2012. The next reporting
obligation is due this year. Accurate and comprehensive collection of
the relevant data will involve consultation with many stakeholder
groups. Inputs from all relevant sectors including industry, education,
agriculture, forestry, fisheries, tourism, etc. are critical to a
meaningful portrait of the status of implementation of the CBD. Because
of the financial support from the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to
facilitate the reporting process, UNEP as the implementing agency will
also be involved.
Objective
Managing
and organizing the participatory process in revising NBSAP and
preparing the 5th National Report to the CBD, overseeing quality of
information and timely delivery of the Report, and communicating to the
general public outcomes for biodiversity identified in the Report
Tasks· Providing project oversight, guidance and management
· Supervising project staff including project assistant, and all consultants and project contractors
· Responsibility
for administrative-financial management (i.e. managing implementation
of the project through budgeting, and procurement, and
monitoring/auditing these actions in close collaboration with GEF-UNEP)
· Assisting
the Senior Short Term International Expert (SSTIE) upon his/her
request, particularly in collecting necessary data and information
· Awarding
all service contracts for specialized tasks such as facilitation of
national workshops, training realization, Report translation, etc.
· Interacting with stakeholders groups and partners, and convening stakeholder workshops
· Coordinating
work of the thematic working groups (Forest Biodiversity,
Agro-Biodiversity, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity) that will be
established at the beginning of the project, collecting their draft
reports for review by the Steering Committee, overseeing quality of
information
· Supervising,
coordinating and delivering timely all project outputs such as
stakeholder workshops, consultations, the 5th National Report etc.
· Facilitating public launch of the Report
· Making the completed Report available in the country’s local language (Tetum) through commission of translation
· Organizing trainings on further implementation of NBSAP
· Facilitating
publication of key findings and conclusions from the Report to the
general public, including positive outcomes from implementation, and
remaining challenges
· Performing any other duties requested by the Project Management Team
Qualifications and Skills:· Degree in environmental governance, MBA or a related field;
· At
least 7 years of relevant working experience of which four must be
within a context of environmental policies including some experience in
implementing multi-disciplinary projects;
· Demonstrated
skills in leadership and management of projects, including planning,
budget administration and management in close collaboration with the
donor
· Proven experience in organizing meeting/workshops;
· Proven ability of communicating information on environmental issues to stakeholder groups;
· Proven ability to produce public awareness materials and deliver presentations as well as chair workshops;
· Excellent command of written and spoken English and Tetum (alternatively Bahasa Indonesia);
· “Self-starter” ability, abilities to work independently and result oriented under tight deadlines;
· Experience in intercultural communication, strong commitment to diversity and tolerance;
· Strong
interpersonal skills, including the ability to motivate and mentor and
develop harmonious teams in a cross-cultural environment;
· Experience in working with Timorese NGOs, authorities, and local communities;
· Experience in working with GEF-UNEP in a strong asset
· Experience with CBD and sound understanding of its processes is a plus.
ApplicationsQualified
and interested national experts are requested to submit their letter of
interest and CV with two references to Dr Peter Pechacek,
peter.pechacek@cimonline.de. Please
DO NOT include other documents. Delivery by hand to Mr Cristovão
Pereira da C. Martins, MCIE-SEMA, Fomento Building, Dili.
Deadline25 April 2014. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.
