The Mangrove Site Coordinator handles all field activities that will ensure the delivery of targets on mangrove protection and restoration under the project Community, Biodiversity and Natural Climate Solutions Initiative in Palawan in collaboration with local stakeholders, and in sync with the activities of the other members of the project team.

The task includes providing support to local stakeholders on planning, plan implementation, capacity building, and livelihood support; documenting progress of the project in the areas of carbon stock improvement and biodiversity improvement including the generation of co-benefits.

Responsibilities

• Mangrove Protection and Restoration through Partnerships
• Assess and identify priority sites for mangrove protection and restoration.
• Develop community mobilization plan for mangrove protection and rehabilitation sites.
• Facilitate social preparation to establish partnerships with mangrove stakeholders, local government units, and local service providers in southern Palawan.
• Supervise mangrove restoration projects and ensure quality performance by all involved.
• Monitor the permanent plots established for forest carbon stock and biodiversity assessments.
• Facilitate implementation of mangrove enforcement protocols.
• Ensure partner/stakeholder standards and interests are represented and incorporated into project deliverables.

Project Planning, Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting

• Provide inputs to the formulation of the project’s detailed implementation plan including annual/monthly work plans and budget.
• Collect, integrate, analyze and report on project progress in compliance to recommended reporting schedules.
• Weekly/monthly reports to immediate supervisor, or as need arises.
  quarterly internal project assessment meetings with Palawan Biodiversity Corridor Director and other technical directors annual internal project assessment
• Contribute to internal reporting, donor inquiries, and communications.
• Participate and contribute to the annual internal program planning.
• Support an organizational culture that reflects CIPFI’s full spectrum programming of values, rights-based approach, gender responsiveness, accountability and high performance.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Assist in scoping, feasibility assessment, and preparation of project design and description for new project sites for forest carbon and restoration.
  Participate in and apply training on forest carbon stock measurements, monitoring and evaluation.
  Other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Working Conditions

• The Mangrove Coordinator’s duty station is CPFI office in Brooke’s Point, Palawan with trips to project sites in Southern Palawan.
• Periodic travel to remote project sites with long and strenuous hikes.
• Comfortable working outdoors for extended periods.
• Ability to work outside the normal work schedule to meet project deadlines.
• Flexibility in performing other duties assigned by the supervisor.
• This is a fixed-term assignment “anticipated to begin on January 16, 2024, and end on October 15, 2026.

Qualifications

Required

• • At least 2 to 4 years of related work experience.
  • Knowledgeable of and sensitive to local community’s culture and rights.
  • Ability to diagnose problems and identify solutions.
  • Strong organization and time management skills.
  • Team player and able to work effectively with diverse groups in a multicultural environment.
  • Solid written and verbal communication skills. Proficient in written and spoken English.
  • Ability to work well under pressure, multitask, set priorities, and deliver quality results.
  • Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and under general supervision.

Preferred

• • Bachelor’s degree in aquatic biology, environmental science or forestry.
  • Resident of Palawan is preferred.
  • Understanding of the socio-economic and environmental issues facing Palawan, indigenous peoples, and local communities is strongly preferred.

To apply for this position please submit a resume and cover letter.