Site Coordinator (Nature-based solutions (NbS) - Futures Innovation Collab)

at  WWFPhilippines

Position title: Project Site Coordinator
Reports to: Policy Manager
Based in: Quezon City
Supervises: No Plastics in Nature and Nature Based Solutions Projects
Duration: 2 Years
The compounding effect of climate change and the degradation of our natural buffers amplify the risks to which the Philippines’s most vulnerable communities are exposed. The increasing frequency and intensity of the disasters the country experiences require systematic and proactive solutions to reduce the impacts on people and nature. Disaster risks can be minimized by improving the health and strength of our natural ecosystems. By combining the experience and expertise in humanitarian support and disaster risk reduction on nature, ecosystems, and biodiversity, the Red Cross and WWF’s unique collaboration on implementing a project that prioritizes Nature-based Solutions in addressing the Filipinos’s disaster vulnerability is utterly logical and urgent.

Works with:

• Internal: Within WWF Philippines, this post reports to the Policy Manager and interacts with the project manager, senior management, project team, and other WWF staff and volunteers.
• External: Consultants, government officials particularly the LGUs and the DENR, community leaders, stakeholders, private sectors, non-government organizations, academic and research institutions, the media, and other agencies; media, consultants, donors and other project partners.

Scope of work: The Project Coordinator will provide support to the WWF Solutions for the Future Team by carrying out research, conducting consultations, and gathering and analyzing data in aid of influencing policy decisions on and around NbS.

• Review existing policies relevant to NbS projects.
• Engage with key stakeholders including government agencies, local communities, and environmental organizations to gather input on policy effectiveness and identify opportunities for greater project impact.
• Participate in NbS and related dialogues with other stakeholders.
• Draft position statements on and surrounding NbS issues.
• Keep abreast of policy developments at the international, national, and local levels for risks and threats that could compromise WWF-Philippines’ goals and objectives.
• Keep abreast of opportunities that could push WWF-Philippines’ conservation and development agenda.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned from time to time.