The responsibilities of the Regional Project Coordinator will encompass coordinating project activities, fostering relationships with participating countries and partners, and overseeing project staff. At the same time, the project coordinator will provide technical advice on the resilience of wetland ecosystems to climate change as well as their importance for ecosystem services and biodiversity conservation.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Coordinate project implementation to guarantee on-time and within-budget delivery of project outputs, ensuring alignment with timelines.
• Recruit and supervise the project team and external consultants.
• Monitor project implementation, identify issues, and propose solutions, maintaining project timeliness and effectiveness.
• Coordinate with government authorities and other relevant stakeholders to ensure effective project implementation.
• Maintain regular communication with countries’ authorities and other key stakeholders.

• Apply project management procedures to ensure successful implementation and high-quality results.
• Manage project budgets, expenditures, and financial reporting in coordination with IUCN ORMACC finance and human resources units.
• Lead the preparation of dissemination materials (such as flyers, booklets and reports among others), reflecting project progress in outputs and deliverables.
• Monitor subcontractors’ contracts by maintaining ongoing communication with them to identify challenging issues and propose feasible solutions.
• Organize national and international workshops and side events in alignment with the project’s event schedule.
• Produce technical interim (progress) and final reports in English and Spanish according to project outcome and outputs, and reporting timeframes.

• Report project progress and issues regularly to the supervisor, along with recommendations for issue resolution.
• Participate in national and international meetings and seminars to present the project, when requested.
• Provide technical support to national authorities and other stakeholders on the climate change related issues of the project.
• Explore and promote synergies with other relevant initiatives, national, regional, and international to enhance project outputs and outcome.
• Together with IUCN, IUCN ORMACC and Ramsar Secretariat, support the establishment of an integrated information repository and database system to ensure standardized and accessible information.
• Organize regular virtual meetings for the Strategic and Advisory Committees, including scheduling, document preparation, and ensuring follow-up on agreements reached during these sessions.
• Carry out other duties as required.
• Provide technical and financial follow-up on compliance with the project work plan.

Please note: These terms of reference contain the main responsibilities and duties of this position.

However, in a constantly evolving organisation like IUCN, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably assigned to them but not part of their normal terms of reference. When a task becomes a regular part of the staff member’s responsibilities, the terms of reference should be changed in consultation with the manager, the staff member, and the Human Resources Unit. Any of the beforementioned can initiate the consultation.