IUCN is a Membership Union uniquely composed of both government and civil society organizations. It provides public, private and non-governmental organizations with the knowledge and tools that enable human progress, economic development and nature conservation to take place together. IUCN Sri Lanka’s programs support sustainable natural resource management initiatives of Members and Partners.

Under the financial assistance of Global Fund for Coral Reef (GFCR), IUCN, receive funding for the Phase I of the 8-year project to establish Sri Lanka Coral Reef initiative. The proposed project will enhance aims to identify the stable coral reefs and empower multiple stakeholders towards protecting those coral reefs from extinction by unlocking finances, innovative partnerships, use of technology, best practices to reduce pressure on healthy coral reef ecosystems that demonstrate resilience to climate change and through the transferring of knowledge.

To support effective delivery of intended outputs of the Phase I of the project, development of the subsequent Phases of the project, assist project cycle management and assist professional networking with Government, Private Sector and other stakeholder entities, IUCN seeks a suitable candidate for the position of the Project Associate (PA). He/She will be locally recruited and be responsible for the Senior Officer of the project, including following key responsibilities and specific duties.

Under the direct guidance of Programme Coordinator and direct guidance and overall supervision of the Senior Officer Project Management, the project associate is required to provide day to day administration and management support on achieving main outcomes of the project.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Provide day-to-day management and administration support to the senior officer, project management to implement project activities.
Ensure smooth and coherent project activity implementation including procurement, transport, project communication, documentation and event organizing.
Drafting communication materials such as workshop minutes, correspondence letters, newsletters, web stories, brochures, and factsheets for a broad range of audiences.
Support other coastal and marine related project activities under the guidance of programme coordinator.