<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">Thao Kieu <<a href="mailto:kieuthao83iir@gmail.com">kieuthao83iir@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Subject: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;"><b>Vacancy Announcement - National Technical Specialist - PA Project/UNDP</b><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium; color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 1.0);"><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family:'Helvetica'; font-size:medium;">7 November 2012 1:56:20 AM AEDT<br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica; "><b>Cc: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; ">Huyen Trang <<a href="mailto:huyentrang1601@gmail.com">huyentrang1601@gmail.com</a>></span></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div class="MsoNormal">Dear Mr. Vern Weitzel ,</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Enclosed is a <span>vacancy</span> for the position of National Technical Specialist in Project "Removing Barriers Hindering Protected Area Management Effectiveness in Vietnam� (PA project) funded by UNDP-GEF. Please help disseminate. <u></u><u></u></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Many thanks,</div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Kieu Thao</div><div class="MsoNormal">PA Project</div><div class="MsoNormal">Biodiversity Conservation Agency</div>
<div class="MsoNormal">Vietnam Environment Administration</div><div style="text-align:center" class="MsoNormal"> </div><div style="text-align:center" class="MsoNormal"> </div><div style="text-align:center" class="MsoNormal">
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><strong>VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT</strong></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 112%; "><b><span style="color:blue" lang="EN-GB"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Title (Position, vacancy) </font></font></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 1.4pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 112%; "><font face="Times New Roman"><b><span style="line-height:112%;font-size:11pt">01 National Technical specialist</span></b><font size="3"><span lang="EN-GB"> for the project of �</span><span>Removing Barriers Hindering Protected Area Management Effectiveness in Viet Nam</span><span lang="EN-GB">� </span></font></font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 112%; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b><span style="color:blue">Description </span></b><i><span style="color:blue">(includes background information, brief description indicating the purpose(s)</span></i></font></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style="background-color: white; margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 115%; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">Vietnam Environment Administration/Biodiversity Conservation Agency (VEA/BCA) of MONRE takes lead the implementation of project �Removing Barriers Hindering Protected Area Management Effectiveness in Vietnam� (PA project) funded by UNDP-GEF in 4 years from 2011 to 2014. The objective of the project is �to secure a sustainably financed PA system to conserve globally significant biodiversity�. This will contribute to the broader goal �Effective conservation of biodiversity in Vietnam�. In order to achieve the project objective, a number of outcomes will be secured including: (1) A comprehensive and harmonized legal and policy framework supports sustainable PA financing; (2) <span><span style="background:white">Clear and harmonized institutional mandates and processes support sustainable PA financing mechanisms; (3) Knowledge and experience of sustainable financing options developed through demonstrations; (4) Information on biodiversity and PA status supports PA management and builds public support for the PA system.</span></span></font></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"><p style="background:white;margin:8pt 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;text-justify:inter-cluster" class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"><font face="Times New Roman">The project has three demonstration clusters, namely (1) Xuan Thuy National Park (NP) � Tien Hai Natural Reserve, (2) Cat Ba National Park � Bai Tu Long National Park, (3) Bidoup � Nui Ba National Park � Chu Yang Sin National Park.</font></span></p>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><p style="background:white;margin:8pt 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;text-justify:inter-cluster" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:11pt">To speed up the project implementation progress, VEA/BCA and the Project Management Unit (PMU) are seeking for a</span><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"> <b><span lang="EN-GB">national technical specialist</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">, who is experienced in financing mechanism for protected areas and biodiversity conservation to provide technical advice and support on project coordination. </span></span><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:11pt">The consultant will work for Project Management Unit at Biodiversity Conservation Agency, VEA, at the Project Office in Ha Noi with in-country travel to the project demonstration clusters/sites.</span></font></p><p style="background:white;margin:8pt 0cm 0pt;text-align:justify;line-height:115%;text-justify:inter-cluster" class="MsoNormal"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"><font size="3">
Details in ToR in attachment</font></span></font></p><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="line-height:115%;font-size:11pt"><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 112%; "><b><span style="color:blue"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></font></span></b> </div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 112%; "><b><span style="color:blue"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Address for application</font></font></span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 112%; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">All interested national candidates <span lang="EN-GB">are invited to submit an application letter, an updated CV and copies of relevant degrees and certificates to</span><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></font></font></div>
<div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; "><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">PA project<br>Biodiversity Conservation Agency<br>Vietnam Environment Administration</font></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; line-height: 112%; "><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span lang="EN-GB">Deadline for Submission: By </span><b>5:00 PM, on 15th November 2012</b></font></font></div>
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