[wildtrade] Vacancy Announcement - Regional Manager TRAFFIC Southeast Asia [based in Malaysia]

[Vern Weitzel]

Subject: Vacancy Announcement - Regional Manager TRAFFIC Southeast Asia
Date: Fri, 5 Jun 2009 16:49:17 +0200
From: <Melisch at wwf.de>
Reply-To: <Melisch at wwf.de>
To: Biodiversity Info Mailing List <biodiv-l at lists.iisd.ca>

TRAFFIC is seeking a Regional Programme Manager for its Southeast Asia
programme. The Regional Programme Manager is based at TRAFFIC's
Southeast Asia regional office in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, where TRAFFIC
is legally hosted by WWF Malaysia. In addition, a sub-regional office
for the Greater Mekong operates in Viet Nam, a project office is hosted
by IUCN in Thailand, and project staff are based in other countries of
the region. The Regional Programme Manager will be supervised initially
by the Executive Director of TRAFFIC International, the head office of
the TRAFFIC Network, based in Cambridge, UK. This line management is
likely to shift to a new senior programme director position before the
end of 2009.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:  	3 July 2009

www.traffic.org



TRAFFIC VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT


TITLE:		Regional Programme Manager - Southeast Asia
LOCATION:		Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
REPORTS TO:	Executive Director, TRAFFIC International

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS:  	3 July 2009


TRAFFIC is seeking a Regional Programme Manager for its Southeast Asia
programme. The Regional Programme Manager is based at TRAFFIC’s
Southeast Asia regional office in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia, where
TRAFFIC is legally hosted by WWF Malaysia. In addition, a sub-regional
office for the Greater Mekong operates in Viet Nam, a project office
is hosted by IUCN in Thailand, and project staff are based in other
countries of the region. The Regional Programme Manager will be
supervised initially by the Executive Director of TRAFFIC
International, the head office of the TRAFFIC Network, based in
Cambridge, UK. This line management is likely to shift to a new senior
programme director position before the end of 2009.

BACKGROUND

TRAFFIC, the wildlife trade monitoring network, works to ensure that
trade in wild animals and plants is not a threat to the conservation
of nature. TRAFFIC actively monitors and investigates wildlife trade
and provides information to diverse audiences worldwide as a basis for
effective conservation policies and programmes. The organization was
founded in 1976 and has grown into an international network, with 30
offices worldwide, organized in eight regional programmes. TRAFFIC is
a joint programme of WWF and IUCN.

CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES

•	Leads and co-ordinates implementation of TRAFFIC’s global
conservation programme within the Southeast Asia region and acts as
TRAFFIC’s primary representative for Brunei, Cambodia, Timor-Leste,
Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore,
Thailand and Viet Nam.

•	Leads the regional team and collaborates with senior colleagues
in the TRAFFIC network in developing and marketing projects necessary
to deliver the TRAFFIC global conservation programme as components of
a regional work programme.

•	Manages implementation of the regional work programme including
activities in the areas of research, policy development,
communications and capacity building and effective administration of
an annual budget of about USD 1.5 million.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

•	Represents the Southeast Asia regional team in development and
management of TRAFFIC’s global conservation programme

•	Collaborates with senior colleagues in the TRAFFIC network in
developing and marketing projects necessary to deliver the TRAFFIC
global conservation programme as components of a work programme
addressing wildlife trade issues in the region, including development
of funding proposals and budgeting and scheduling of planned
activities


•	Manages implementation of the regional work programme, ensuring
that the regional team delivers project results effectively,
efficiently and to expected TRAFFIC quality standards

•	Represents TRAFFIC in the region and maintains links and good
working relationships with WWF, IUCN, governmental and
intergovernmental agencies in Southeast Asia, major donors and
relevant NGOs

•	Liaises with the TRAFFIC network and relevant WWF and IUCN
programmes and regional/national offices in Southeast Asia about
events, developments and activities related to wildlife trade and
utilisation

•	Ensures effective public and policy communication and interacts
in this respect with the media, government and non-government
agencies, and with funding bodies and donor agencies

•	Ensures that TRAFFIC has the institutional capacity to deliver
its programme in the Southeast Asia region, including oversight of any
sub-regional and project offices

•	Supervises TRAFFIC staff and consultants in the region and
manages personnel issues including staff development and training

•	Manages the budget of TRAFFIC Southeast Asia and ensures
effective administration and accounting of funds and the accurate and
timely reporting of consolidated and project-related financial
statements and accounts

•	Ensures compliance with the terms of hosting agreements for
TRAFFIC offices in the region and close liaison with WWF in Malaysia
and any other host organisations

•	Ensures preparation and submission of technical reports on
activities and achievements (including six-month and annual activity
reports) and project reports for funding agencies

•	Represents the TRAFFIC Network at regional and international
meetings

REQUIREMENTS

•	Strong skills in programme management, planning and project
implementation

•	Good interpersonal and leadership skills and ability to work
effectively as part of a small team, with respect for and sensitivity
to multi-cultural approaches

•	Project development and marketing experience and strong financial
management skills

•	Extensive professional work experience relevant to nature
conservation, familiarity with major trends in biodiversity
conservation policy and issues relevant to the trade in wild animals
and plants

•	Broad international experience and familiarity with conservation
and socio-economic issues of the Southeast Asian region, preferably
with several years of working experience in more than one Southeast
Asian country








•	A good understanding of CITES and other international nature
conservation laws and agreements, of wildlife management and
sustainable development issues, and of Southeast Asian policies
regarding the conservation, use of and trade in biological resources

•	A university degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. biology,
political science, law or economics)

•	Fluency in English, preferably a strong working ability in at
least one Southeast Asian language, and excellent writing skills

•	Communications skills and experience of working with the media

•	A willingness to travel widely and frequently and work under
pressure

•	Familiarity with standard word processing, spreadsheet,
presentation and database software, and with electronic communication
technology


SUPERVISION: Supervises directly the senior staff of the regional
office in Petaling Jaya, the Greater Mekong sub-regional office and
the project office in Thailand.

APPLICATIONS

Applicants are asked to submit their CV and a covering letter in
English. The letter must specifically address the job requirements in
the order presented above. Applicants should further provide the
names/contact details of three referees, including one recent
employer.

Applications should be submitted, preferably by email with the subject
header "Job Application: TSEA Regional Manager", before 3 July 2009
to:

The Executive Director
TRAFFIC International
219a Huntingdon Road
Cambridge CB3 0DL
UK

E-mail: traffic at traffic.org

For further information about TRAFFIC visit our website at http://www.traffic.org.


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