Current Vacancies at International Union for Conservation of Nature

JOB DESCRIPTION
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• The Regional Office Driver is responsible for providing driving and chauffeur duties to assigned staff/guests of IUCN Regional Office. S/he ensures the highest standards of discretion and integrity, sense of responsibility, excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues. The Regional Office Driver also demonstrates a client-oriented approach, courtesy, tact, and ability to work with people of different national and cultural backgrounds. S/he coordinates other drivers in the movement of personnel and deliveries and oversees the maintenance of IUCN Regional Office vehicles.

SPECIFIC DUTIES:

Transport and logistic support;

• Provide driving services to the Regional Director and other regional office staff as instructed by the line manager.
• Follow up planning and scheduling using Outlook Calendar and register transportation request.
• Deliver payment transfers to the bank and/or the suppliers, conduct cash purchases for Regional Office expenditure.
• Deliver and collect mail, documents, supplies, and other items as required.
• Distribute mail as needed, both incoming and outgoing.
• Ensure that all steps required by traffic rules and regulations are taken and adhered to, in case of involvement in an accident.
• Ensure availability of all the required documents/supplies including vehicle insurance, vehicle registration, vehicle logs, office directory, map of the city/country, first aid kit, and necessary spare parts in the assigned vehicle.
• Keep track of insurance and other tax formalities.
• Support other drivers with the preparation of job cards, inspecting of vehicles and ensuring all vehicles are fully equipped with tools, first aid kits.

Guest management & Protocol Liaison;

• Meet official and high-ranking personnel at the airport and facilitate immigration and customs formalities, as required.
• Drive the vehicle assigned by IUCN for the transportation of staff, Regional Office guests and other authorized personnel.
• Complete visa application forms for RDs office both manually and electronically, submission and collection of Visas.

Vehicle maintenance management;

• Ensure vehicle is always kept in good running condition through addressing minor repairs, planning for major repairs, timely changes of oil, check of tires, brakes, water levels and car washing.
• Responsible for the day-to-day maintenance of the assigned vehicle, checks oil, water, battery, brakes, tires, etc., and perform minor repairs and arrange for other repairs.
• Keep records as required and maintain a clear daily record of work done and/or vehicle movement.
• Always ensure the safety of the vehicle and accessories during the time of use.
• Facilitate routine maintenance of office vehicles, including proper and regular completion of vehicle maintenance records.
• Inform the Administration Officer of any major repairs required and ensure that the vehicles are always kept clean and in good working order.
• Log official trips, daily mileage, gas consumption, oil changes, greasing, etc.
• Keep track of timely car insurance renewals
• Ensure compliance with applicable traffic laws, regulations, and/or IUCN rules, standards, and guidelines on vehicle usage.

Act as back-up for Administration & Project teams;

• Assist in planning and participation in field work as required.
• Taking notes during meetings and during field work
• Assist in RD operations and office operations including photocopying, printing basic documents, and making deliveries.
• Act as a backup for the Front Office Administration Assistant on a needs basis by answering the phone and taking care of visitors’ registration, incl. maintaining a register of incoming visitors.
• Liaison for RDs office with taxi companies for pick up and drop offs.
• Creating simple excel forms and data input for basic inventory, transfers as requested.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

REQUIREMENTS
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Education;

• Diploma in any field of study
• Certificate in computer Packages
• Possession of a valid Driver’s license
• A mechanical certificate is required.
• Defensive driving skills required.

Work Experience;

• Minimum 8 years driving experience with 5 years’ experience of driving business executives and leaders in reputable firms within the private or public sector.
• Exceptional knowledge of urban and rural road networks and driving conditions.
• Clean driving record, with no violation of traffic law or major accidents.
• Flexibility to work outside regular business hours and on weekends as needed.
• Good oral and written communication skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working in a multi-stakeholder project environment.
• Discretion and confidentiality in handling sensitive information.
• Punctuality and reliability with a customer-focused mindset.
• Ability to perform a variety of repetitive and routine tasks and duties.
• Ability to handle a large volume of work possibly under time constraints.
• Good knowledge of administrative rules and regulations.
• Ability to operate and maintain a variety of computerized business machines and office equipment to provide efficient delivery of service.
• Ability to organize and complete multiple tasks by establishing priorities.
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of driving rules and regulations and skills in minor vehicle repair.
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of protocol and security issues.

Language Proficiency;

• Fluency in English and Kiswahili, both written and verbal.

Core Competencies;

• Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of IUCN in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
• Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive, and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multiethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Professionalism: Promote the organization’s interests, objectives, and values in a diligent and professional manner.
• Accountability: Takes responsibility of individual and collective actions, promotes the IUCN One Programme approach.

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JOB DESCRIPTION
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

Programme development, implementation and portfolio management;

• Lead responsibility for designing, resource mobilization and implementation of research, and support for new and ongoing coastal and marine science and research projects through all phases from concept and proposal development to implementation and reporting;
• Assist with project-specific research tasks, especially those envisaged in the ‘IslandPlas: Advancing Circular Solutions to Plastic Pollution in African Islands’ project, including but not limited to compiling and synthesizing scientific background information, designing and preparing research tools and materials, assisting with external engagement and management of contractual arrangements with experts, and identifying priority research needs in the region;
• Propose, plan and help facilitate research on initiatives that advance scientific insights relevant to policy reform and business innovation and to biodiversity conservation outcomes, with a particular attention given to addressing plastic pollution;
• Facilitate the synthesis of science-focused informational and knowledge products to help develop an evidence base to inform actionable plastic-reduction policies and strategies for State and non-state actors;
• Assist the IslandPlas and ‘End Plastic Pollution International Collaborative (EPPIC)’ projects to compile or develop resources, collate insights from engagements and preparation of inputs to meetings and/or conferences;
• Support preparation of written project updates (including reports, white papers, presentations, and e-mail text) and their promotion with donors, supporters, partners, collaborators, and with IUCN’s wider Ocean Plastics community;
• Facilitate and support regional deliberations on emerging priority topics of scientific relevance arising from the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution, Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), and regional conventions and agreements to inform reforms in policies, with a particular attention given to plastics pollution discourse;
• Participate in the development of scientifically-relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), with a particular attention for plastics initiatives, and ensure their adequate monitoring and reporting.

Technical scientific leadership and external engagement;

• Function as a COR Programme subject matter expert on ocean plastics science and ensure that IUCN is adequately represented in relevant international, regional and country fora and facilitate discussions on emerging issues of concern to position IUCN as a reference in the region;
• Lead the COR Programme’s convening and participation in regional science-policy-business platforms to contribute to discussions on locally-relevant innovations required, with a particular attention given to plastic value chains;
• Represent IUCN at key conferences, meetings and convenings, presenting information and novel findings from primary research and assessments, and reporting broader convening insights back to the team;
• Act as a focal point in facilitating and supporting the involvement of IUCN Commissions, Members and other members of the Secretariat in the development of innovative projects, with a particular attention given to projects aiming at bridging the gap between the science and business community and enhancing strong collaboration between scientists and private sector/entrepreneurs;
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of relevant peer-reviewed literature and new publication and select key takeaways for sharing and updating the regional COR Programme team members and for programme development;
• Maintain an up-to-date archive of scientific studies and outputs from IUCN and partners to ensure ease of access to the most up-to-date, reliable and credible data, and the development of a system to maintain up-to-date fact sheets, blog posts, infographics, figures, and other scientific materials for journalists, general audiences, and/or decision- and policy-makers;
• Provide support to develop new and compelling communication assets for use in response to scientific informational requests and opportunities;
• Assist with drafting information outputs and reports that integrate an understanding of the global plastic pollution crisis with policy, waste management, and other relevant upstream, midstream and downstream solutions;
• Work collaboratively with the regional communications team to convey important insights about ocean plastics science in a variety of formats including (but not limited to) blogs, action alerts, comment letters to governments and national authorities, presentations, reports, media inquiry responses, social media posts and peer-reviewed publications.

Other responsibilities;

• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

REQUIREMENTS
Position requirements;

Education;

• An advanced university degree preferably in relevant disciplines, such as, marine science, marine ecology, oceanography, chemistry, sustainability studies, environmental science, environmental engineering, marine resource management, or related fields; A PhD degree would be considered an asset.
• Professional certification in circular economy, waste innovation, environmental design, sustainable material management or in related areas will be an added advantage;
• Computer literacy in relation to office applications (word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint) use of internet and online communication tools.

Work Experience;

We’re looking for an outstanding, hands-on, highly motivated, autonomous, innovative, solution oriented, results driven and resourceful individual with at least eight to ten (8-10) years of prior proven experience in:

• spearheading science and research, in particular on ocean plastics;
• skilled in collaborative science and research programmes with demonstrated ability to engage across cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary boundaries, displaying sensitivity and respect for diversity;
• highly collaborative mentality, with a record of successfully leading or participating in collaborative research;
• interested and enthusiastic to help drive collaborative scientific research in the Western Indian Ocean;
• advanced quantitative skills, including analysis of quantitative datasets, code-writing and producing effective and captivating data visualizations for communication purposes;
• experienced in engaging global, regional and national stakeholders, and particularly business and industry representatives, in particular on emerging plastics sector innovation;
• able to interact effectively with and directly support or identify experts required to support varying aspects the programme, in particular of the plastics area of work;
• good understanding of core principles that promote environmental justice and equity, including just transition in environmental sustainability;
• interested in marine conservation, and has in-depth knowledge of marine and coastal ecosystems, and societal impacts and threats facing the ocean;
• strong verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to communicate complex scientific or technical concepts to varied and cross-sector audiences;
• ability to work under pressure managing competing demands and complex situations and deliver satisfactory and timely results;
• committed to continuous learning and proactive and mature attitude towards self-development.

Language requirement;

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English is essential. Ability to communicate in French and/or Portuguese an added advantage.

Core Competencies;

• Transparency: Able to build trust and contribute to informed and responsible decision making by carrying out the work of IUCN in a transparent manner; provides clear guidance to ensure that objectives and desired measurable results are understood by members of the team.
• Inclusiveness: Understands and accepts cultural diversity, and provide a tolerant, positive and supportive working environment that fosters respect for diversity, demonstrates ability to work in a multicultural, multi ethnic environment and to maintain effective working relations with people of different nationalities and cultural backgrounds.
• Professionalism: Promote the organization’s interests, objectives and values in a diligent and professional manner.
• Accountability: Takes responsibility of individual and collective actions, promotes the IUCN One Programme approach.

Functional competencies;

• Adheres to IUCN core values of Transparency, Inclusiveness, Professionalism and Accountability;
• Strong collaborative scientific research skills and experience;
• Ability to manage complex situations in the design and roll-out of a fully-fledged scientific research programme in the area of ocean plastics;
• Be willing to undertake frequent travel and interact with different stakeholders from diverse cultures