Posted on February, 16 2012

CONSULTANCY OPPORTUNITY
INTEGRATED SPATIAL PLANNING FOR PROTECTED AREAS
Zonation Planning for Xe Sap NPA – Salavane and Xekong provinces

WWF has a long established presence in the Mekong region, starting in Vietnam in 1990. Since then, WWF operations have grown to four Country offices based in Cambodia (Phnom Penh), Laos (Vientiane), Thailand (Bangkok) & Vietnam (Hanoi), including a Regional team in the Hanoi, Vientiane and Bangkok offices. The ‘Greater Mekong Programme Office’ was officially formed in November 2005 merging WWF Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam) and WWF Thailand. In order to be relevant with partners at provincial levels and deliver conservation results in landscapes, GMPO has also developed 20 field offices across the 4 countries and 6 landscapes.
Following a strong track record of conservation delivery over the last 20 years, WWF has established both the credibility and presence to deliver conservation impact at all levels from provincial, to national to regional.
WWF Greater Mekong Programme Office has embarked on new strategic plan FY11-FY15. The new strategic plan outlines changes in the way WWF GMPO operates, both in conservation and operation aspects.
WWF Lao Country Office is seeking to recruit a well-qualified and experienced Lao National to work in the following position of Zonation Consultant

Base location: Salavanh and Sekong Provinces, with travel to Pakse and Vientiane

The zonation consultant will collect and collate all available biophysical mapping data for the Xe Sap NPA in particular, and where necessary fill in the gaps in data, in order to provide a series of protected area level digitised maps providing base layers, thematic layers and layered hierarchical zonation of the Xe Sap NPA , which together with a narrative report, will form a “Zonation Plan” for the Xe Sap NPA to be used as a decision support tool for conservation planning. The consultant will liaise closely with project-based GIS staff to facilitate coordination.

The Consultant is expected to meet the following requirements:

• Have a an advanced university degree or equivalent experience in ecology or similar;
• Have considerable GIS and mapping experience
• Have a proven background in zonation planning
• Preferably be a Lao national
• Previous experience working in Salavane and Xekong provinces with a good knowledge of local issues will be preferable.

Details and Terms of Reference (ToR) for this position is posted on www.panda.org/greatermekong
Interested candidates should email a cover letter, CV with latest photos, available degrees and qualifications to: micah.ingalls@wwfgreatermekong.org with attention to Micah Ingalls, Southern Landscape Manager. Closing date: February 25th 2012

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.