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Technical Experts - B+WISER - PHILIPPINES

Technical Experts - Biodiversity And Watersheds Improved For Stronger Economy And Ecosystem Resilience (B+WISER) - PHILIPPINES

Tetra Tech ARD, a leading international development consulting firm based in Burlington, Vermont and Washington, D.C., is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified national, regional and local technical and policy experts for the USAID funded Biodiversity and Watersheds Improved for Stronger Economy and Ecosystem Resilience (B+WISER) Project in the Philippines. The B+WISER Project will address the drivers of biodiversity loss and deforestation, implement capacity-enhancement programs at the national and subnational levels, and reduce risks from disasters primarily through both mitigation and adaptation activities, such as direct reforestation and forest ecosystem restoration, improvement of forest land use planning, and integration of disaster risk reduction principles into local development plans.


Illustrative list of technical areas:

Biodiversity Conservation
REDD+ and Forest Carbon
Land Use Planning
Forest Management/Reforestation
Local Institutional Development and Capacity Building
LGU Mobilization
Measurement, Reporting & Verification of Carbon Stocks (MRV)
Payment for Ecosystems Services
Public Private Partnerships
Environmental Policy and Law
Climate Change Adaptation Assessments
Gender, Youth and Disadvantaged Groups Capacity Building
Monitoring and Evaluation
Communications and Outreach

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in natural resource management, environmental policy, public administration or other related field;
• Minimum 5 years of technical experience;
• Previous work with natural resources management projects in the Philippines.
• Experience working with government, donors, private sector or NGOs;
• Fluency in
Tagalog, Visayan or other local languages;
Fluency in English required.

To Apply:
Please email full, current CV in reverse chronological format to
sarah.hendel@tetratech.com and Jo Atienza nelflor.atienza@tetratech-philippines.com referring to “B+WISER Technical” in the subject line.
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Tetra Tech ARD is committed to diversity and gender equality in all of its operations—in the US and overseas. We strive to reflect these goals in our global mission and in our workforce. We encourage applications from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial and cultural groups. Tetra Tech ARD is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

Closing Date: June 21, 2012