Marine Policy Assistant - Cambridge, United Kingdom - BirdLife International.

BirdLife International.

Verified Company

Cambridge, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Tom O´Connor

beBee Recruiter

Description

We are looking for a Marine Policy Assistant to join our Policy team in the Global Secretariat to work with us to support the coordination and timely delivery of BirdLife's global policy and advocacy agenda and engagement across key UN Convention meetings on nature and climate, working closely with BirdLife Partners across the world.

Application deadline
Sunday, 15 January :45

Location
Cambridge, UK

Full time
35 hours per week

Contract
24 month fixed term

Salary
circa £24,000 pro rata plus competitive 12% pension benefit, dependant on skills and experience

Annual Leave
25 days pro rata in year 1, increasing by 1 day pa to 28 days

BirdLife International is the world's largest nature conservation partnership. Through our unique local-to-global approach, we deliver high impact and long-term conservation for the benefit of nature and people.

We are looking for a
Marine
Policy Assistant to join our Policy team in the Global Secretariat to work with us to support the coordination and timely delivery of BirdLife's global policy and advocacy agenda and engagement across key UN Convention meetings on nature and climate, working closely with BirdLife Partners across the world.

This will involve technical policy support in efforts to engage with regional and global marine policy mechanisms and multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and with BirdLife Partners with a view to assisting in the development of policies that promote the designation and effective management of area-based management measures, such as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), particularly in areas beyond national jurisdiction.

Key activities over the coming period include CBD, UN negotiations for Biodiversity in areas Beyond National Jurisdictions (BBNJ) and OSPAR negotiations around marine conservation issues.

As part of the BirdLife policy team you will have the opportunity to work closely with and support nature and climate policy colleagues organising our Partnership-wide policy and advocacy input and presence in the lead up to and at key meetings and consultations.

You will work with the BirdLife International Partnership and help coordinate engagement with them at this busy time.

Good knowledge of biodiversity conservation/climate change/environmental issues and a specific interest in global, regional or national policy
Excellent organisational skills and confident working across a coordinated global network
Willingness to work on administrative tasks with good attention to detail
Solutions oriented and focussed

We are able to offer a hybrid model of working on site and from home/remote for most roles, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance