Communication and Public Awareness Expert

Vacancy code VA/2012/B5103/412

Department/office EMO, International Waters

Duty station Ulan-Ude, Russian Federation

Contract type Local ICA Specialist

Contract level LICA Specialist-7

Application period 04-May-2012 to 30-May-2012

Applications to vacancies must be received before midnight Copenhagen time (CET) on the closing date of the announcement.

Please note that UNOPS will at no stage of the recruitment process request candidates to make payments of any kind.

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Background Info - BU IWC

International Waters Cluster The UNOPS International Waters Cluster sp...

Functional Responsibilities

The project’s objective is to spearhead integrated natural resource manage...

The project’s objective is to spearhead integrated natural resource management of Baikal Lake Basin and Hövsgöl Lake ensuring ecosystem resilience, reduced water quality threats in the context of sustainable economic development. The project has three primary components: elaborating a strategic policy and planning framework; strengthening institutional capacity for IWRM; and demonstrating water quality and biodiversity mainstreaming practice, including groundwater monitoring and protection.

This project builds upon a solid, decades-old baseline of bilateral cooperation between Russia and Mongolia on the transboundary waters of the Selenga River and by extension the Baikal Basin itself. To date, international support for environmental conservation and management in the Baikal Basin has not been transboundary in orientation; little support has been provided the two countries in strengthening their transboundary cooperation to manage sustainably the globally significant environmental benefits represented by the incomparable Lake Baikal and its transboundary Basin, at the top of which lies Mongolia’s aquatic jewel, Lake Hovsgol. In addition to this solid baseline of transboundary cooperation are two rapidly growing economic baselines in mining and tourism, with mining being the biggest and fastest growing economic activity in the Baikal Basin and tourism a smaller but also rapidly growing sector in both the Russian and Mongolian portions of the Baikal Basin. Both of these sectors hold much promise in becoming better stewards of the Baikal Basin’s aquatic ecosystems. In the absence of a GEF investment, these barriers are likely to continue hampering an effective transboundary response to the critical threats that are already impacting the ecosystem health and resilience of the Baikal Basin.

Successful implementation of a regional project like "Integrated Natural Resource Management in the Baikal Basin Transboundary Ecosystem", to a large degree depends on effective implementation and ownership of project-inspired work at the national and local levels.

Purpose and Scope of Assignment
Under the supervision of the Project Manager and Technical Director, the Communication and Public Awareness Expert will assist in Output 3.4. Baikal Information Center, with NGO Forum and Business and Industry Partnerships.

Consultant will be responsible for development of the communication and public awareness plan for conditions, challenges and threats to the environment of the Baikal Basin. This plan has to be oriented to stakeholder groups targeted by the project: government (line departments, parliamentarians, local authorities and the judiciary); civil society (NGOs, community organizations and sociability). Project public awareness activities also address issues such as in country and cross country communications and knowledge sharing.

Develop surveys for tourists to determine pollution awareness and ecotourism interests.
Monitoring and Progress Controls
The consultants are expected to deliver the following results:
 Detailed calendar plan for activities to be carried out within the framework of the consultancy.
 Communication and public awareness plan.
 Surveys for tourists to determine pollution awareness and ecotourism interests.
 Multimedia materials (photo, video, publications made within the framework of the consultancy)
All scientific publications made within the framework of the consultancy must have reference on the project and have to be provided to Project Manager.

Competencies

General understanding or experience with natural resource management, environmen...

Education/Experience/Language requirements

Masters degree in a discipline that is relevant to requested responsibilities; ...

Additional Considerations

Please note that the closing date is midnight Copenhagen time (CET) Applic...

Contract type, level and duration

Contract type: Local ICA specialist Contract level: 7 Contract duration: 6 w...

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