Global Flyways Policy Officer - Cambridge, United Kingdom - BirdLife International
Description
BIRDLIFE INTERNATIONAL
Global Flyways Policy Officer
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
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.
Salary:
£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Life insurance
- Sick pay
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Cambridge, CB2 3QZ: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Education:
- Bachelor's (preferred)
Work Location:
Hybrid remote in Cambridge, CB2 3QZ
Application deadline: 26/11/2023
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