PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A LOCALLY RECRUITED POSITION

BACKGROUND:

The IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO) operates in twenty-four countries in the Horn of Africa, covering Eastern and Southern Africa, and the Western Indian Ocean (WIO). The ESARO region is extremely rich in biodiversity with a high number of endemic species and the largest populations of iconic wildlife left on the continent. ESARO’s Programme focuses on biodiversity conservation through a diverse portfolio of projects and programmatic initiatives ranging from activities at the level of individual protected areas to shaping regional policy on biodiversity conservation. ESARO defines and delivers on its programmatic priorities in collaboration with IUCN members, commissions and other strategic partners.

The Coastal and Ocean Resilience (COR) Programme is responsible for marine and coastal issues, including biodiversity conservation, development and management of marine protected areas and their networks, ecosystem and fisheries management, marine spatial planning, marine pollution, integrated management and governance of coastal areas, adaptation to climate change and disaster risk reduction. IUCN has redesigned its WIO coastal and marine resilience program strategy so that it can efficiently address current and emerging challenges. The new strategy, “Towards a Blue Future”, aims at rolling out IUCN ESARO’s Blue Resilience Framework comprised of three key pillars: Blue Planet, Blue People and Blue Partnerships. The three pillars respectively aim to secure the integrity of critical blue natural capital features, increase ocean and coastal conservation benefits and stewardship; and establish innovative and ambitious partnerships to dramatically increase impact. The strategy aims at responding to the needs of the WIO region, both in terms of conservation and development by unlocking the potential of WIO’s natural capital through a blue economy.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

The Intern-Coastal and Ocean Resilience is responsible for archiving the following;
Provide technical and administrative backstopping for the Coastal and Ocean Resilience program across the region and in South Africa, particularly to the project “Accelerating the rapid expansion of locally-managed areas while also promoting effective implementation and management in the Western Indian Ocean”;
Provide support to coordination of operations of the national/regional Expert Assessment Group for the Green List (EAGL) for Western Indian Ocean Region (WIO);
Assist in organizing meetings, workshops and trainings to facilitate awareness raising and skills development across the region;
Assist in information gathering towards the preparation of official documents, reports, website and social media material, and outreach by drafting and editing;
Maintain and update a database of key partners and stakeholders relevant to coastal and ocean conservation, the Green List process, and to the OECM mechanism;

Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Supervisor.