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Forestry Associate

Department:      Sustainable Market & Partnership

Reporting to: Forestry Manager and Sustainable Market Manager

Effective Date: 15-June-19

Base Location:   WWF Thailand office, Bangkok, Thailand

Background and Purposes:

WWF has a mission to conserve global biological diversity, sustainable use of natural resources and promote the reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption.  In order to achieve this mission, WWF Thailand has committed to working with critical environmental protection projects in Thailand and has been working with various stakeholders to achieve its goals. Among various major conservation protection projects, Forestry is one of the major works that WWF is engaging to achieve Sustainable Forestry Management (SFM). Forest for Life is an additional part of the sustainable rubber project that focuses on traceability of rubber plantation value chain especial the works with smallholders. Forestry coordinator will work for this project (but not restricted to) as a coordinator for WWF work with smallholders and related stakeholders. He/she will be reporting to the Forestry Manager and Sustainable Market Manager.

Major Role Responsibilities

1. Liaise and build a relationship with WWF Network Forest coordinator and WWF Vietnam to understand and relay WWF’s requirements, smallholder situation to a technology provider to obtain the effective and efficient traceability model
2. Collaborate and work with stakeholders including rubber plantation smallholders, WWF, technical provider to implement traceability model for this project
3. Involve the managers to support work plan/activity plan of the projects with actions and time schedule to move forward the project progress toward the committed deliverables and timelines
4. Provide progress reports of activities, manage budget and clearing advance according to WWF requirements and running errands of assigned projects to the managers and WWF management in a prompt and timely manner

Required Qualification

• Bachelor’s degree or Master degree in Forestry, Agriculture, Environmental Science, Business Administration, Ecology or in relevant fields
• 1-3 years of relevant experience in project administration
• Familiar in coordinating and negotiating with stakeholders
• Detailed-oriented and self-motivated to drive for positive environmental impact
• Good command in English and Native in Thai

How to apply

Interested candidate, please submit your resume and motivation letter stating your expected salary to hr.th@wwf.or.th by May 15th, 2019 Tel: +66 (0) 2 618 4303-5 or +66 (81) -255-7863