IUCN Pakistan has been awarded the project, “Adapting to Salinity in the Southern Indus Basin Project” funded by Charles Sturt University Australia and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. The project will be implemented by IUCN Pakistan through its Karachi office during the period from Feb 2021 to Sep 2023. The project aims to develop and investigate adaptation options and strategies with people managing and living in salinity affected agricultural landscapes in the southern Indus Basin.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:
The incumbent will be responsible for implementation of activities of “Adapting to Salinity in the Southern Indus Basin Project” in coastal areas of Keti Bunder in Sindh under the guidance of
Project Manager.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:
The incumbent will be responsible for:
1. Support the Implementation of project activities along with the targeted areas of the Sindh coast.
2. Provide facilitation in local coordination with relevant stakeholders.
3. Mobilize and identify potential local agrarian and fisher communities at the project site, termed as Bright Spot in the project, for participation in project activities.
4. Maintaining regular interaction with the project communities through meetings and gatherings.
5. Secure community response for learning and demonstrating potential options enable Bright Spot
communities to adapt to salinity.
6. Organize and facilitate community workshops/ meetings/ surveys/ research studies with local
target communities for co-inquiry/ co-research and consultation on identifying the soil and water
salinity associated problems and the adaptation options.
7. Liaise with local fisherfolks and ensure their participation in awareness and capacity building workshops regarding adaptive capacity of the target community to live with salinity under the project.
8. Facilitate selected beneficiaries in implementation of aquaculture related activities in Thar and ensure support in capacity building.
9. Assist and facilitate in collection of field data for further research, monitoring and reporting.
10. Conduct environmental education sessions dedicated to sustainable coastal development in
schools to raise awareness about the importance of coastal conservation and sustainable
practices.
11. Establish a systematic approach for managing knowledge products related to sustainable
coastal development.
12. Provide support to the Project Manager in coordinating with stakeholders for the designation
of Marine Protected Areas.
13. Assist in the collection of field data, monitoring, and compilation of case studies as per the projects needs.
14. Report monthly progress of implementation activities in the field and maintain database of
relevant project documents.
15. Perform any additional tasks assigned by the Project Manager to ensure the smooth
execution of the project.