Project Officer, COR NGO Job IUCN

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The Project Officer will serve as the operational backbone of the COR team. They will:

• Coordinate day-to-day implementation of project activities pertaining to marine ecosystem governance, regenerative blue economy, and blue policy.
• Manage communities of practice and stakeholder engagement.
• Oversee workshop logistics, procurement tracking, and partner communications; and
• Support harmonization of deliverables and reporting across seascapes.

This role is pivotal to advancing impact on the seascapes.

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Major Responsibilities

Implementation and Portfolio Management

• Implementation, Operational Delivery and Coordination
• Provide day-to-day operational and coordination support for the implementation of IUCN’s marine and coastal resilience and governance initiatives under the seascape approach.
• Coordinate logistics, procurement, and documentation for workshops, training, and field activities.
• Maintain project trackers, calendars, and follow-up actions to ensure timely implementation.
• Support the preparation of Terms of Reference, contracts, and payment requests in line with IUCN procedures.
• Follow up with consultants and partners to ensure deliverables and reporting milestones are met.
• Manage shared email inboxes and ensure clear communication with all stakeholders.

Coordination and External Engagement;

• Manage and nurture IUCN’s Communities of Practice, including grantees, fellows, and expert networks supporting marine ecosystem governance and blue economy initiatives.
• Support the planning and execution of training and capacity-building programmes for community members and technical partners.
• Support coordination of cross-cutting stakeholder processes.
• Liaise with national and regional partners for timely delivery and coordination
• Coordinate the organization of harmonization workshops and consultations.

Events and Knowledge Exchange;

• Oversee logistics for in-person and virtual workshops, training sessions, and stakeholder dialogues.
• Support management of participant lists, invitations, speaker coordination, and event documentation.
• Prepare reports, meeting summaries, and lessons-learned notes from events.
• Support knowledge exchange through synthesis of best practices and learning materials.

Communication, Outreach and Resource Mobilisation;

• Manage communication flow with stakeholders, fellows, and partners in coordination with the COR Communications Officer.

Project Management and Oversight;

• Maintain consolidated workplans, deliverables trackers, and reporting calendars for WIOCOR and BBNJ portfolios.
• Monitor progress across countries and partners, ensuring alignment with donor requirements and internal deadlines.
• Assist with budget monitoring and coordination with finance to ensure expenditure aligns with planned activities.
• Maintain an updated filing and knowledge management system for all project documents (contracts, reports, workshops, correspondence).

Other Responsibilities;

• Perform other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Requirements

• The successful candidate will have a background in project coordination and management, community engagement, or programme operations, coupled with a strong understanding of marine and coastal resilience and multi-stakeholder partnership dynamics in the region.

Education;

• An advanced university degree preferably in relevant disciplines, xxx.
• Computer literacy in relation to office applications (word processing, spreadsheets, PowerPoint) use of internet and online communication tools;

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