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The Monitoring Coordinator coordinates the scientific and operational aspects of TNC’s Monitoring Program. S/he supports annual work planning and budgeting as well as submission of periodic financial reports, and technical/scientific reports. While implementing the work plan, s/he monitors progress and proposes adaptations of the work plan to supervisors if required.

S/he supervises a field team of monitoring, logistics, and surveillance
technicians.
S/He closely cooperates with governmental agencies, notably the government and local law enforcement agencies in identifying and enabling enforcement of laws on illegal resource use within protected areas when the related regulations and policies for the areas are in effect.

The Monitoring Coordinator
will be involved in a wide range of data collection including marine
resources use, reef health monitoring, cetaceans, dugong, manta rays and the related monitoring, surveillance, and any other work directly falls under Monitoring Team’s responsibilities). Must have some coral and/or fish identification skills and experience.

The Coordinator compiles descriptive statistics on the data that are being
collected, and assists with data analysis and scientific reporting and publication.
S/He is responsible for disseminating lessons learned to staff and partners,
and coordinates with the Outreach Coordinator to provide science
technical support and advice to the community-based work as required.
Relating to surveillance, the Coordinator will be involved in the implementation of the specific monitoring and surveillance activity such as week speedboat patrol when the related laws have been implemented. He/she will provide supports to in the development and implementation of the resource use regulations and policies’ enforcement as well as in the design and implementation of zoning
systems. The Coordinator is responsible for supervising the tasks and
responsibilities of monitoring officers..

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree (S-1) in marine biology or fisheries and some knowledge on marine organisms and ecosystems. Good verbal and written skills in English and Bahasa Indonesia. At least 7 years experience in implementing monitoring programs.
Affinity with the ocean, good swimming. Certified for diving. Basic
computer personal skills (spreadsheet program, word processor), and GIS
skills required, including database knowledge.

MONITORING OFFICER Based
in Sorong

The role of the Monitoring
Officer is to assist the Monitoring Coordinator and Project Leader with:

1.
The implementation of a biological monitoring program. The responsibilities will include data collection in the field, data management and coordination of
logistics for the various types of field work.

2. Input of data  into excel and relevant databases, and undertake basic level analysis of data for presentations and reports.

3. Involved in a wide range of data collection including marine resources use, reef health monitoring, cetaceans, dugong, manta rays and the related monitoring, surveillance, and any other work directly falls under Monitoring Team’s responsibilities). Must be willing to learn coral and fish identification skills with a high level of accuracy.

4. Officer will work
closely with members of partners, relevant stakeholders and institutions
that are assigned to the biological monitoring program

Qualifications: Bachelor’s
degree (S-1) in marine biology or fisheries and some knowledge on marine
organisms and ecosystems, At least 2 – 3 years experience in implementing
monitoring programs. Affinity with the ocean, good swimming. Must
be a certified diver. Basic computer personal skills (spreadsheet program,
word processor), and GIS, including database knowledge.

Please submit your
application to : recruitment.indo@tnc.org
applications
close on February 7, 2010.