The Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and of wetland biodiversity and services. It is the first of the modern global multilateral environmental agreements and remains the only one devoted to a specific critical ecosystem.

The Convention Secretariat has its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland, where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) provides some administrative services for the Convention.

The Convention on Wetlands is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and sustainable use of wetland biodiversity and services. It was the first of the modern global multilateral environmental agreements and remains the only one devoted to a specific critical ecosystem. The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands has its headquarters in Gland, Switzerland where the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), provides some administrative services to the Convention’s Secretariat for the operations and implementation of the Convention.

The Secretariat provides technical and policy advice to the Contracting Parties to the Convention in the implementation of the Strategic Plan 2016-2024. The Insular Caribbean is one of the most vulnerable regions in the world with respect to exposure to the effects of climate change and to natural hazards. To support Contracting Parties to improve the conservation and wise use of Caribbean wetlands the project “Wise Use of Caribbean Wetlands for Climate Change Mitigation and Conservation of their Ecosystem Services” will be implemented to strengthen Caribbean countries’ resilience and adaptability to climate change. The project involves the assessment of ecosystem services and the vulnerability of Ramsar Sites to climate change and their subsequent monitoring and capacity building of all major stakeholders on the values of coastal wetlands.

Under the supervision of the project coordinator, the Administrative Assistant will provide administrative assistance in general project implementation.

The Administrative Assistant will be responsible for providing administrative assistance in general project implementation. He/She will provide comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the project coordinator, including drafting correspondence, taking of minutes, arranging for the processing of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands Secretariat clearances

Scope of responsibilities

1) Be responsible for day-to-day project correspondence, information sharing and filing ensuring that appropriate follow-up actions are taken.

2) Make travel arrangements and related tasks to be cleared by the Ramsar Secretariat on Wetlands.

3) Assist in preparing evaluation reports, annual project reports, and update projects files.

4) Prepare minutes of project meetings.

5) Assist in logistic preparation of national and international workshops according to the events schedule of the project.

6) Liaise with project counterparts on day-to-day implementation of project activities.

7) Observe project administrative procedures in order to facilitate project implementation and ensure delivery of high quality outcomes.

8) Ability to work independently and to maintain flexibility in working hours

9) Demonstrated effective organisational skills and ability to handle work in an efficient and timely manner.

10) Demonstrated ability to coordinate tasks to meet deadlines

11) Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain effective work relationships with counterparts.

12) Communication – Ability to write in a clear and concise manner and to communicate effectively orally.

13) Perform other duties as determined by the supervisor