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Job Title : Finance and Administrative Assistant

Reports to : Finance Manager and Operations Manager

No. of Vacant Position: 1

Contract Duration: February 2023 to September 2023

Form of Employment: Full Time

Duty Station: CCIPH’s office in Alabang, with occasional work in RTI’s Office in Makati.

The Philippines Sustainable Interventions for Biodiversity, Oceans, and Landscapes (SIBOL) Activity is a five-year, $22 million activity that will provide technical assistance to the government of the Philippines to improve its governance of natural resources and stimulate public and private investments, leading to greater ecosystem stability and inclusive green growth. SIBOL’s primary government partners include the Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the Department of Agriculture’s Bureau of Fisheries and Natural Resources. The SIBOL Activity will focus on 3 Results (1) Improving governance of natural resources; (2) Sustainable management of the natural resources sectors; (3) Reduction of environmental crimes and unsustainable environmental practices. The SIBOL Activity is expected to prioritize national-level work for approximately 60% of its efforts and the remaining 40% is expected to be site-specific work focusing on the 4 selected target sites. This allocation of resources will extend throughout all three results and all sub-awardees working on those results through activity implementation.

Based on the project’s overall objectives, CCIPH will support activities led by RTI under SA 1. CCIPH will work under the supervision and direction of the project Chief of Party. It is anticipated that CCIPH will collaborate with SIBOL Strategic Approach (SA) and site leads and as needed with other consortium members for optimal synergy and efficiency to conduct the following scope of work as it aligns with the project’s three Results (IRs and sub-IRs). Collaboration with SA leads will ensure that the expected outcomes and output of all activities led or supported by CCIPH will directly address and respond to project indicators, and it is expected that all site-level activities will include substantial technical involvement of the site leads and their teams.

To fulfill the above tasks, CCIPH is in need of a Finance and Administrative Assistant.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Under the supervision of the Finance Manager and Operations Manager, the Finance and Administrative Assistant for SIBOL will be responsible for the financial and administrative work of all SIBOL-related activities within the scope of work of CCIPH. The Finance and Administrative Assistant for SIBOL will:

1. Prepare monthly invoices and payment requests;
2. Prepare liquidation reports;
3. Ensure completeness and accuracy of supporting documentations for payments;
4. Review and process reimbursements;
5. Issue, track and reconcile approved travel advances; review advance reconciliation and claims for completeness and accuracy;
6. Coordinate with head offices to ensure positive cash flow in the field office;
7. Ensure all procurements comply with competitive 3 quotes bidding;
8. Provide administrative support to the project team (e.g. hotel accommodation, workshop venue and vehicle reservations).

Qualifications:

1. The applicant should possess the following:
2. Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Business Administration, or equivalent;
3. Good knowledge of fund accounting including reporting requirements, continuous work experience, performing finance and administrative functions in the context of an NGO;
4. Hands-on knowledge of excel and google drive; and
5. Ability to work and communicate effectively with a broad spectrum of individuals within a broad range of cultural environments.

Interested applicants may also submit their application letter, resume or CV to our HR/Admin Officer, Diane Abutin at d.abutin@conservation-innovations.org, with the email subject “Application for Employment: [Position]”.

Job Title : Geospatial Solutions Associate

Reports to : Geo Project Coordinator/Team Lead

Contract Duration: 6 months

No. of Vacant Position: 1

Form of Employment: Full Time

Duty Station: Telecommute with periodic reassignment to field base

Overall Functions:

1. Work closely with the technical team to draw together the needs for geographic and imagery-based interpretative maps for conservation approaches involving biodiversity pressure assessments, seascape and landscape and ecological change evaluation;
2. Coordinate access to geographic and remote sensing resources for the project, and observe remote sensing and mapping conventions and quality that will be consistent with both national and global standards;
3. Oversee reviews of reports, technical papers, work specifications, and appropriate technical documentation related to GIS and RS work.
4. Ensure timely submission of deliverables; and
5. Ensure quality of all project outputs.

Specific responsibilities:

1. Acquire and provide remote sensing and satellite tracking data, both raw and interpreted, primary or secondary, as needed by CCIPH;
2. Conduct GIS and RS analyses for baseline habitat information, land cover/use, marine resources, and monitoring of biodiversity and seascape/landscape ecological change;
3. Using geospatial science and technology characterize and map the current distributions and functional state of ecosystems and habitats (e.g., ultramafic forest, limestone forest, mangrove and seagrasses, etc.), which are critical for achieving the objectives of the project;
4. Assemble and co-register all maps of vegetation or forest types, land uses, marine cover and uses, climate, geographical features, geomorphology, and any other maps interpreted from satellite imageries and from aerial photography or derived from digitized sources;
5. Prepare technical reports, contribute to developing technical papers, and co-develop the training methodology;
6. Conduct training activities to develop local capacity of on the ground technical staff on ecological modeling and GIS/mapping techniques;
7. Conduct training activities on the decision-making processes using GIS/mapping techniques;
8. Liaise with the Geospatial Solutions Team members and Lead for work progress reporting, mentoring, coordination for teamwork and updating; and
9. Coordinate with project partners, funder and/or stakeholders to ensure that project activities are properly tracked and monitored.

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Science in natural sciences or any of the allied disciplines of geodesy, geology, geography, geoforestry, engineering and environmental science
2. Must have GIS knowledge/skills with remote sensing skills is a plus
3. Fresh graduate up to 5 years
4. Willing to do field work

Interested applicants may also submit their application letter, resume or CV to our HR/Admin Officer, Diane Abutin at d.abutin@conservation-innovations.org, with the email subject “Application for Employment: [Position]”.

Job Title : Geospatial Solutions Paid Intern

Reports to : Geo Project Coordinator

No. of Vacant Position: 2

Form of Employment: Full Time/Part-Time

Rate: Php 535.00 per day

Duty Station: Telecommute

The Intern shall provide support to optimize procedures and ensure that all outputs of the project are delivered in a timely manner.

1. Generate GIS digital data, thematic maps, map layouts and other spatial products in support of the geospatial processing, analysis and data collected from GPS, ground-truthing, satellite and aerial imagery;
2. Collate and encode spatial data (e.g., biophysical, environmental, socioeconomic, resource utilization, cultural and HCVs) and their corresponding metadata (very important) with appropriate attribution to facilitate data archiving, retrieval and processing;
3. Ensure that maps appearing in reports and publications are in relevant layout format and assessed for quality in coordination with the project officer and the geospatial solutions team while observing CCIPH’s intellectual property rights policy and non-disclosure agreements;
4. Work together with CCIPH technical units, partner offices and other CCIPH geospatial support staff to assemble and co-register all maps of vegetation or forest types, land uses (built-up areas, pastures, secondary forests, crop fields, etc.) climate, coastal and marine geographical features, geomophology, and any other maps interpreted from satellite imageries and aerial photography or derived from digitized sources;
5. Assist the geospatial solutions team in preparing map layouts, map analysis, GIS calculations and reporting; and
6. The position should act on data inputs and support to technical solutions with consultation and agreement collectively with the Geospatial Solutions Team Lead and the project officer or GST staff concerned.

Qualifications:

1. Higher College Level Students or Fresh Graduates of Bachelor of Science in Forestry, Geography, Earth Sciences, Environmental Sciences or related disciplines, but with specialization and experience in geographic information systems.
2. Relevant knowledge in using GIS tools and software;
   Knowledge of the issues in the relevant function stated;
3. Proven ability to draft and produce documents, and results-focused reports;
4. Experience in the usage of computers and office software packages (MS Word, Excel, QGIS and/or ArcGIS);
5. Should have own laptop or notebook able to run (at the minimum) stable versions of QGIS 3.2X

Interested applicants may also submit their application letter, resume or CV to our HR/Admin Officer, Diane Abutin at d.abutin@conservation-innovations.org, with the email subject “Application for Internship: [Position]”.

Job Title : Communication Intern

Reports to : Communications Specialist

Rate: Php 535.00 per day

No. of Vacant Position: 5

Form of Employment: Full Time/Part-Time

Duty Station: Telecommute

CCIPH is looking for five (5) Communication Interns who can either work on a per project basis or on a flexible but continuing arrangement.

Under the supervision of the Communication Lead, he/she will provide support and complement the communication, advocacy and knowledge management requirements of the organization. They may also be assigned to directly support CCIPH’s specialized teams. Tasks may include the following:

1. Traditional and digital documentation and coverage of relevant projects, events, and initiatives
2. Creation of news articles, social media content copies, stories, and other similar publications-related outputs in support of the different CCIPH units and projects.
3. Assisting in digital and social media management activities such as publishing and monitoring results and performance.
4. As the communication point person od specialized units, he or she will assist in the creation and conceptualization of various forms of project-based communications plans
5. Assisting team members in projects, events, and initiatives as needed
6. Other PR/event tasks assigned by the immediate supervisor

Others:

1. Ensures professionalism in conducting business within and outside CCIPH.
2. Participates in official activities of CCIPH (e.g. meetings, planning and fieldwork) when participation is so required
3. Uphold the intellectual property rights of CCIPH across all communications and licensing programs
4. Internalizes the values of CCIPH and practices the work ethics of the institution.

Qualifications:

1. Currently taking up or holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Arts, Advertising, Multimedia Studies, Journalism, Development Communications, Marketing, or other similar degrees.
2. Highly proficient in writing for both traditional and digital media and be savvy when it comes to digital and social media management and trends.
3. Basic photo editing and website management skills will be highly appreciated.

Interested applicants may also submit their application letter, resume or CV to our HR/Admin Officer, Diane Abutin at d.abutin@conservation-innovations.org, with the email subject “Application for Internship: [Position]”.