Expert on Natural Resources Management - Regional Environmental Center for the Caucasus - Yerevan

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Integrate results of experts group's work of the project, with the aim of maintenance of the ecosystem approach in the management of natural resources and prevention of negative natural phenomenon issues;
- Provide assistance to protection and development of the natural resources management system methods in pilot areas (aimed at solving problems of land use areas, pastures, haymaking, grounds, waters and bioresources and agrobiodiversity).

Main Duties:
- Implement current assignments of Project Coordinator, and necessarily substitute him during field trips;
- Ensure permanent process of consultations with the project expert team;
- Provide assistance to definition of the areas for pilot plans development on community forest management;
- Organize meetings with local communities regarding natural resources management issues;
- Participate in development of management plans and reforestation projects of community forests;
- Participate in development of training courses and trainings for community representatives regarding rational methods of natural resources management;
- Recommend assignments on poverty reduction by means of natural resources sustainable use;
- Identify vulnerable natural resources, and also zone sites of forest and other landscapes in the light of anthropogenic impacts and global climate change;
- Participate in organization of public hearings of the forest management pilot plans;
- Assess community needs on forest non-wood production and recommendations assignment on development of management plans;
- Assess the community pasture states and haymaking and recommend assignment for raising their productivity;
- Provide assistance to activities' development for the purpose of putting into crop rotation of the uncultivated arable lands;
- Recommend assignment on integration of forest management plans with land use/ land management schemes;
- Develop the activities' plan on risks reduction of negative natural phenomena and on restoration of degraded landscapes.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Academic university degree with the specialization in the sphere of geography, agronomy, biology and forestry;
- At least 5 years of working experience in the respective field;
- Good understanding of the socio-economic situation of natural and agro resources management and also natural protection issues;
- Awareness and understanding of the main points relating to the sustainable development principles;
- Working experience and cooperation with the governmental structures, local authorities, donors, NGOs and private sector;
- Good analytical skills, ability to express idea clearly in oral and written forms;
- Ability to travel at the local and international level, to work independently;
- Good interpersonal and communicative skills. Ability to establish and maintain good relations in the team;
- Proven excellent experience of working with computer programs and office equipment;
- Good knowledge of Armenian and Russian languages;
- Knowledge of English language is desirable.

REMUNERATION/ SALARY:
Negotiable

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:
Interested applicants should submit a current
CV and Cover Letter explaining their motivation to the attention of REC Caucasus Armenian Branch Office by email to: tatev.zadoyan@rec-caucasus.am ,
or to the following address:
1, Charents Street, 2nd floor, 375025 Yerevan, Armenia. Please mention in your application the title of the position you are applying for. Only shortlisted candidates will be interviewed.