Job Opportunities: SeyCCAT

The following positions are available with the Seychelles Conservation and Climate Adapation Trust (SeyCCAT):
 

Grants Manager: SeyCCAT is searching for an experienced grants manager responsible for the grants, sub-grants and contracts that it receives and issues.

Project Coordinator:  SeyCCAT is searching for a person with extensive project management experience to support the delivery and implementation of projects relating to marine spatial planning, fisheries reforms and capacity building.

Grants and Fundraising Assistant: SeyCCAT is searching for a ‘go-getter’ with a can-do attitude to support the team with a strong focus on communications and fundraising. 

Fundraising and Partnerships Manager: SeyCCAT is searching for a fundraising and partnerships manager with a proven track record of mobilising resources in particular to meet conservation objectives. 

Interior Designer: SeyCCAT is offering a short-term contract (20 days) for the refurbishment of the SeyCCAT offices.

Consultancy Opportunity - Wildlife Conservation Society

The Wildlife Conservation Society is seeking a Sustainable Finance Consultant as part of an effort to tackle the issue of deteriorating marine environments in the Western Indian Ocean by expanding MPAs and improving their management.

The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and partners are tackling the issue of deteriorating marine environments in the Western Indian Ocean by expanding MPAs and improving their management. The Western Indian Ocean is a socially and biologically diverse region that contains some of the world’s most extensive and most climate resilient coral reefs and mangroves, which are critical sources of protein, coastal protection, and income to coastal populations. Yet, the integrity of the region’s ecosystems is threatened by the overexploitation of fisheries, habitat clearing, and pollution. These threats are exacerbated by the impacts of climate change, including sea level rise, coral bleaching, and storm events, as well as the insufficient levels of financing available to provide adequate protection and management. WCS is currently leading a project on the proposed Trans-Boundary Conservation Area (TBCA) between southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. The project addresses these challenges by supporting improved management of a network of climate resilient, sustainable and effectively managed marine protected areas in the Western Indian Ocean. Understanding the cost of this management and identifying and developing potential sources of sustainable financing is essential to meeting conservation objectives for these area. The project will thus contribute to maintaining the critical ecosystems in the region and ensure sustainable livelihoods for coastal communities.

Terms

The work will take place over a period of three months. We are accepting bids for this work. The consulting fees agreed to will includes time and all other associated costs (e.g. printing, internet, phone), but excluding the field-based assistants who will be covered separately. There will be no travel associated with this consultancy.
The work schedule (Table 1) outlines timeline for completion of deliverables.

Application Process

Interested consultants, who meet can carry out the above assignment, should send their expression of interest note by emailing to: joleary@wcs.org. Please include “MPA Sustainable Finance Consultancy TBCA” in the subject line of your email. Deadline: 18th June 2021.

Consultancy Opportunity - Conservation Finance Consultant with WCS

Conservation Finance Consultant to deliver training on innovative biodiversity financing solutions involving the private sector

Background

With support from USAID through the closed USAID/Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund Activity cooperative agreement, the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) implemented activities that established the Uganda Biodiversity Trust Fund (UBTF), also known by the brand name Uganda Biodiversity Fund (UBF). In 2020, UBF received a follow-up five-year award running from May 2020 to May 2024 direct from USAID intended to develop UBF further into a reputable, well-functioning, sustainable entity capable of generating and managing funds for biodiversity conservation in Uganda.

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Objectives and scope of the consultancy

The goal of the training is to strengthen UBF’s knowledge and skillset on innovative financing mechanisms that involve the private sector for biodiversity conservation and ecosystem services. The main objective is to deliver a training course on effective approaches to raise funds from the private sector for biodiversity conservation, capitalizing on some known financing innovations such as impact investments, management of biodiversity offsets, payments for ecosystem services, to mention but a few.

The deadline for submission is Monday, 10 May 2021, 17:00 Pacific Daylight Time

Job Opportunities: The Global Fund for Coral Reefs

The Global Team is an independent structure under the Global Fund for Coral Reef Executive Board and administratively hosted by the UN Multi Partner Trust Fund Office (MPTFO). While hosted within the MPTFO, the Global Team will work closely with relevant focal points of the Participating UN Organizations (UNDP, UNEP, UNCDF) and the Investment asset management team.

The Global Team directly supports the GFCR Executive Board and manages the day-to-day management and operation of the Fund. The Global Team has management, technical, and operational expertise, and one of its primary roles is to develop the Fund investment plans and manage approval of project or programme proposals in accordance with financial decisions made by the GFCR Executive Board and in open collaboration with the Investment Window partners. The Global Team guarantees that successful innovative blended solutions are developed in accordance with agreed-upon objectives and criteria specified in the Terms of Reference and criteria specified in the Standard Operations Manual.

Please find the various postings for the Global Team below:

The Deputy Head of Fund Secretariat: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2499559263

The Coordination Analyst: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2499560061

The Programme Analyst: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/2490363339

The Communication Specialist: https://www.unv.org/calls/USAR000122-9269

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UNEP consultancy for a coral reef M&E expert to support the Global Fund for Coral Reefs

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The Nature Conservancy (TNC) is looking for a Proposal Manager to manage the process and lead the development of a full proposal for the TNC Bahama Reefs Programme for the GFCR.

Individuals or firms are welcome to apply. Please submit a brief proposal (maximum five pages) describing the approach to developing the full GFCR proposal, a proposed budget, a sample of previous similar work (i.e. full proposal for multilateral funding) and resumes for all key staff. Please send applications by April 23, 2021 to Mr. Frederick Arnett @ frederick.arnett@tnc.org

Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) is seeking a Human Resource Consultant

The CBF is inviting qualified individuals (“Consultants”) to apply for the “CBF Human resources Policy and Procedures” consultancy bidding process. The objective of this consultancy is to focus on establishing the necessary human resources policies, procedures, and systems for the CBF to manage its most important resource, its staff, in an equal and fair manner.

Specifically, the key objective of this consultancy, therefore, is to develop the CBF’s Human Resources Policy and Procedures Manual (HR Policy) and systems, which will guide the approach adopted by the organization, and therefore its staff, concerning various aspects of employment.

Executive Director: Land Trust of Santa Cruz

Painter Executive Search is supporting the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County in its search for an Executive Director to lead its efforts to protect, care for, and connect people to the extraordinary landscapes of Santa Cruz County.

Please consider your network and send this opportunity along or contact us for more information. We welcome your suggestions and recommendations and appreciate your help in identifying potential candidates.

Santa Cruz County has nearly 30 miles of Pacific coastline, rugged mountains, dense evergreen and redwood forests, fertile farm and grazing lands, wetlands, key watersheds, and unique sandhill ecosystems that are home to many rare plants and animals. Located a short drive from Silicon Valley, Santa Cruz County retains its rural charm in the face of substantial development pressure. As local land experts, the Land Trust of Santa Cruz County (Land Trust), protects critical working lands and open space while ensuring that important habitat and wildlife corridors are safeguarded and that access to open space is increasingly available for all people.

The Land Trust is engaged in many of the most challenging aspects of land conservation. The Land Trust actively manages land including periodic timber harvests, seasonal livestock grazing and active cultivation. It is engaged in wetland restoration and stewards land with threatened species. It also has a deep commitment to public access. Working with a variety of partners, the Land Trust is in the process of developing over 50 miles of hiking and biking trails on properties throughout the county.

The new Executive Director will have the opportunity to engage a highly supportive community in protecting the underpinnings of environmental vibrancy of this unique county and ensuring that the public can more fully access the diverse beauty and bounty of this land. The organization is seeking a forward-thinking leader who will help shape the vision for conservation and public access in the county and solidify the Land Trust as an important local leader in the community and among its numerous conservation partners.

Please contact Nancy Painter should you be interested in learning more or submit your background for consideration at Nancy@painterexecutivesearch.com. To learn more about our organizations, please visit our websites landtrustsantacruz and painterexecutivesearch.