The consultant will be under the overall supervision/direction of the Project Ma...
The consultant will be under the overall supervision/direction of the Project Manager, in close coordination with the COBSEA Coordinator and other PCU staff members and project partners. The Consultant’s deliverables, covering three areas, include:
Governance:
- Review and ensure alignment of SCS-SAP project outcomes with the COBSEA Strategic Directions 2023-2027
- Develop and coordinate the work plan and activities on the sustainability and integration of the SCS-SAP project goals and targets with the overall objectives and activities of COBSEA
- Coordinate and facilitate the activities of the SCS-SAP consultants with COBSEA member states and national focal points
- Draft relevant SCS-SAP information and working document/s for presentation in the COBSEA Intergovernmental Meetings.
Collaboration:
- Review and ensure alignment and consolidation of SCS-SAP Regional Working Groups on Coral Reefs, Mangroves, Seagrass, and Coastal Wetlands with COBSEA’s Framework and Working Group on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Develop and coordinate the work plan and activities on integration of the SCS-SAP Regional Working Groups and COBSEA Working Group on Marine and Coastal Ecosystems
- Review and ensure alignment of SCS-SAP efforts on marine pollution, specifically on nutrient pollution with COBSEA’s draft nutrient reduction strategy (RENEWSEAs) and other nutrients related/relevant projects
- Coordinate and facilitate the activities of the SCS-SAP consultants and working groups with COBSEA member states and national focal points
- Draft relevant SCS-SAP information and working documents for regional working group meetings
Knowledge Management:
- Develop and coordinate work plan and activities on integration of SCS-SAP project outputs with the COBSEA knowledge management system
- Participate in and provide inputs to SCS-SAP knowledge management activities and events, including coordinating and facilitating such with COBSEA member states and national focal points
The consultant will be hosted by COBSEA, and co-located with the COBSEA Secretariat, in conjunction with UNEP’s Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.