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Position title:        Project Manager Tenasserim Corridor, Connectivity Conservation
Reports to:    Conservation Director
Supervises:         Program Officers, Field staff and consultants as required
Location:    Bangkok
 

1. Background:

For over 50 years, WWF has been protecting the future of nature. As the world’s leading conservation organization, WWF works across 100 countries and is supported by close to 5 million members globally. WWF’s unique way of working combines global reach with a foundation in science, involves action at all levels locally to globally, and ensures the delivery of innovative solutions that meet the needs of both people and nature. Reconnecting core wildlife habitats, such as National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries, is a growing focus at WWF Thailand.  We work to preserve and restore traditional wildlife movement zones (“corridors”) between Forest Complexes, ensuring that multiple species can move over time between core habitats.

2. Duties:

The Project Manager Tenasserim Corridor will lead a multi-faceted program to restore the Tenasserim Corridor, the 120 km-long natural linkage between Thailand’s two primary tiger ecosystems, the Western Forest and Kaeng Krachan Forest Complexes, both designated as World Heritage Sites. The program collaborates with local communities, provincial, national, and Royal agencies, and small and large landholders to designate protected areas,  to improve policies to maximize connectivity for wildlife movement or to identify OECMs (Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures) on lands outside of protected areas, identify mechanisms  to include local communities in conservation activities and support livelihoods, and to assess and mitigate the impacts of existing and planned linear infrastructure barriers to wildlife movement (roads, high tension lines, pipelines, etc.). Our ultimate goal is to stop forest fragmentation and establish a positive trajectory of restored habitat connectivity, ultimately leading to improved movement of a range of wildlife species throughout  the corridor.

WWF is seeking a Project Manager Tenasserim Corridor at 50% level of effort to lead the project in Thailand

3. Major Functions:

The Project Manager Tenasserim Corridor (PM) will be responsible for overall program management to achieve the program’s goals and targets, and ensure all activities comply with the project agreement and WWF’s contractual obligations, and donor’s requirements.

The Project Manager Tenasserim Corridor will take full responsibility for technical, financial and administrative aspects of the project.

4. Major Duties and Responsibilities:

• Maintain positive program relationships with local community leaders, Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Protection, Royal Forest Department, other government agencies, academics, and local and international NGOs; 

• 2 Program Officers;

• Hire temporary field staff as needed;

• Supervise consultants as needed;

• Coordinate with partner INGOs/CSOs;

• Ensure timely completion of permitting and reporting requirements of Thailand government agencies;

• Monitor deadlines and tangible achievements;

• Report on activities according to donor requirements and M&E plans;

• Support other work as required.

5. Profile:

Required Qualifications       

• Master’s degree in wildlife or conservation biology, natural resource management, or related fields, or an equivalent combination of education and experience;

• At least 5 years of experience in (Thailand preferred) conservation program oversight;

Required Skills and Competencies

• Excellent interpersonal, communication and diplomatic skills with the ability to manage and interact at all levels of an international, multicultural and multilingual organization;

• Familiarly with governmental and non-governmental environmental conservation initiatives, key players, and challenges in Thailand;

• Fluency in Thai and competence in English.

6. Working Relationships:

Internal: WWF-Thailand Conservation, Finance, and Communications staff, as well as WWF Asia Pacific specialists and WWF-Network donor offices (WWF European and other national offices).

External: Community leaders, Thailand Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation and Royal Forest Department leadership, Royal Project officials, provincial and military representatives, individual protected area and wildlife breeding center managers, and wildlife researchers, as well as academic and INGO partners.

This JD covers the main tasks and conveys the spirit of the sort of tasks that are anticipated proactively from staff. Other tasks may be assigned as necessary according