The Project Officer will serve as the operational backbone of the COR team. They will:
- Coordinate day-to-day implementation of project
activities pertaining to marine ecosystem governance, regenerative blue
economy, and blue policy.
- Manage communities of practice and stakeholder
engagement.
- Oversee workshop logistics, procurement
tracking, and partner communications; and
- Support harmonization of deliverables and
reporting across seascapes.
This
role is pivotal to advancing impact on the seascapes.
Major Responsibilities
Implementation and Portfolio Management
- Implementation, Operational Delivery and
Coordination
- Provide day-to-day operational and coordination
support for the implementation of IUCN’s marine and coastal resilience and
governance initiatives under the seascape approach.
- Coordinate logistics, procurement, and
documentation for workshops, training, and field activities.
- Maintain project trackers, calendars, and
follow-up actions to ensure timely implementation.
- Support the preparation of Terms of Reference,
contracts, and payment requests in line with IUCN procedures.
- Follow up with consultants and partners to
ensure deliverables and reporting milestones are met.
- Manage shared email inboxes and ensure clear
communication with all stakeholders.
Coordination and External Engagement;
- Manage and nurture IUCN’s Communities of
Practice, including grantees, fellows, and expert networks supporting
marine ecosystem governance and blue economy initiatives.
- Support the planning and execution of training
and capacity-building programmes for community members and technical
partners.
- Support coordination of cross-cutting
stakeholder processes.
- Liaise with national and regional partners for
timely delivery and coordination
- Coordinate the organization of harmonization
workshops and consultations.
Events and Knowledge Exchange;
- Oversee logistics for in-person and virtual
workshops, training sessions, and stakeholder dialogues.
- Support management of participant lists,
invitations, speaker coordination, and event documentation.
- Prepare reports, meeting summaries, and
lessons-learned notes from events.
- Support knowledge exchange through synthesis of
best practices and learning materials.
Communication, Outreach and Resource Mobilisation;
- Manage communication flow with stakeholders,
fellows, and partners in coordination with the COR Communications Officer.
Project Management and Oversight;
- Maintain consolidated workplans, deliverables
trackers, and reporting calendars for WIOCOR and BBNJ portfolios.
- Monitor progress across countries and partners,
ensuring alignment with donor requirements and internal deadlines.
- Assist with budget monitoring and coordination
with finance to ensure expenditure aligns with planned activities.
- Maintain an updated filing and knowledge
management system for all project documents (contracts, reports,
workshops, correspondence).
Other Responsibilities;
- Perform other duties as may be assigned from
time to time.
Requirements
- The successful candidate will have a background
in project coordination and management, community engagement, or programme
operations, coupled with a strong understanding of marine and coastal
resilience and multi-stakeholder partnership dynamics in the region.
Education;
- An advanced university degree preferably in
relevant disciplines, xxx.
- Computer literacy in relation to office
applications (word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint) use of internet
and online communication tools;
How to Apply
