Global Flyways Policy Officer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - BirdLife International.

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This is an outstanding opportunity to drive forward work to help safeguard some of the world's most valuable natural sites and protected areas, as part of BirdLife International's flagship Flyways Programme.


Application deadline
Sunday, 26 November


Location
Cambridge, UK (other BirdLife offices worldwide may be considered


Full time
35 hours per week


Contract
2 year fixed term


Salary
£32,000 pro rata plus competitive 12% pension benefit


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.


This is an outstanding opportunity to drive forward work alongside BirdLife's inspirational local NGO Partners to help safeguard some of the world's most valuable natural sites and protected areas, as part of BirdLife International's flagship Flyways Programme.


Focused on protecting migratory birds across all major global flyways you will shape and deliver policy and advocacy components of cross-regional BirdLife projects and initiatives concerning international site-based conservation, including through international mechanisms such as the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and World Heritage Convention.


You will shape BirdLife policy on site-based conservation in Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs), support the implementation of relevant projects and initiatives, lead targeted casework related to MEA commitments and support work to ensure biodiversity policy safeguards are incorporated into regional development banks and other potential investors.


  • A good understanding of environment/ biodiversity policy, in particular policies related to site casework and environmental and development control processes.
  • A working understanding of national, regional or global institutions relevant to sitebased conservation.
  • Some understanding of the landscape of MEAs.
  • An understanding of the role of public facing communications/ campaigns in supporting policy and advocacy.
  • Experience of working with environmental and/or development policies.
  • Some experience of development control processes and assessments, such as conservation management plans, Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) or Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) is desirable.
  • Experience of establishing various stakeholder relationships and different modes of effective communication across differing stakeholders.
  • Excellent spoken and written English, knowledge of French would be an asset.


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.

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