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• Organise, supervise and support the
  implementation of all in-country activities for the project, including
  those to be implemented at pilot level;
• Manage projects’ budget according to
  annual work plans;
• Assist in the recruitment and supervise
  in-country project consultants employed for the implementation of the
  project;
• Organise and/or assist in the
  organisation and implementation of workshops, seminars and training
  activities, and provide technical guidance and logistical support to these
  events;
• Work and coordinate with government and
  other stakeholders in the implementation of the projects’ activities.
• Contribute to the implementation of
  regional project activities when required.

• Assist in drawing up annual technical
  and financial work-plans, listing objectives, activities, results,
  assumptions and verifiable indicators according to project templates;
• Assist in the preparation of technical
  and financial reports, according to the project’s internal agreement and
  internal institutional monitoring requirements;
• Participate in regular international
  and regional project or programme coordination meetings if resources are
  available;
• Facilitate external monitoring and
  evaluation processes relating to the project.

• Under the guidance of the Regional
  Terrestrial Landscapes Programme Coordinator, contribute to national
  discussions and debate regarding the forest sector, particularly in forest
  related actions for the mitigation of climate change.
• Contribute to and support awareness
  raising on REDD+ from a rights based perspective
• Assist in the formulation of strategic
  recommendations regarding forest issues related to the project;
• Where appropriate, help with
  institutional strengthening and capacity building of key partners.

• With the assistance of the Head of
  Office, develop a national (including local level) network and maintain
  close links with relevant institutions and partners, locally (for
  implementation of pilot projects) and nationally (governmental and NGOs).
• Under the guidance of the Regional
  coordinator, facilitate and support the development of strategic
  communications’ activities and products and contribute to the effective presentation
  of project experiences and lessons learned;
• Contribute in updating FCP regional and
  global communication means (e.g. webpages, etc) with information generated
  by the project;
• Assist in developing and maintaining
  close relations and communications with existing relevant national and
  regional networks.
• Build relationship and coordinate
  activities with staff of the project (both at national and global level),
  including other FCP staff, as well as with other IUCN staff regionally and
  globally;

• In close collaboration with the region
  and the FCP team, provide support in the development of proposals for
  co-financing activities for submission to potential donors.
• Contribute to identifying additional
  funding sources;

• The IUCN Project Officer must hold a
  bachelor’s degree in a field relevant to natural resource management. A
  Masters degree will be an added advantage. 
• Five or more years’ professional
  experience in the implementation of projects within the forest
  sector. 
• Strong knowledge and experience on forest
  related actions for mitigation of climate change; 
• Basic understanding on the current UNFCCC
  negotiations on what is related to forest actions for climate change
  mitigation 
• Proven ability to organise and facilitate
  multi-stakeholder participatory processes; 
• Possess the ability to communicate with
  different partners and stakeholders 
• Proven ability in project management and
  administration 
• Demonstrated capacity to work in a
  multi-disciplinary and multi-partner environment. 
• Language fluency in English 
• Cultural awareness and sensitivity to
  gender issues; 
• Willingness to travel frequently
  in-country and abroad 

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