[TABD] Deputy Program Manager USAID sponsored Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative

[Martin Calderon]

  Deputy Program Manager
USAID sponsored Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative
  Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Amazon Conservation Association (ACA), Fundación Protección y Uso Sostenible del Medio Ambiente (Fundación PUMA), Fondo de las Américas del Perú (FONDAM), and Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA), have formed a consortium to implement a bi-national, site-based program to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of renewable resources in the Madidi-Manu Conservation Complex (MMCC), an area of slightly more than 19 million hectares anchored by Madidi National Park, in Bolivia, and Manu National Park, in Peru. The consortium has been funded by USAID to implement this project under the Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative (ABCI). ACA and its partners seek a Deputy Program Manager to help lead the Manu-Madidi Conservation Complex Consortium in the implementation of USAID's 5 year Amazon Basin Conservation Initiative. 
  The Deputy Program Manager has both consortium-level and institutional- level (ACA) responsibilities.
  Consortium Level:
  Forms part of the Consortium's Secretariat and together with the Program Manager, oversees all aspects of Project implementation.
  Represents the Consortium (together with the Program Manager) in the project's Coordination Council, which will also include representatives from the Peruvian and Bolivian governments and USAID.
  Provides leadership for the consortium in all Project areas.
As determined by the Program Manager and MMCC Project Board of Directors, coordinates with other ABCI consortia and other stakeholders including Peruvian and Bolivian government authorities and private sector institutions.
  Monitors Consortium compliance with commitments to USAID and other partners.
  Institutional Level:
  Serves as ACA's primary representative to the MMCC consortium.
  Oversees ACA's compliance with Project commitments, coordinating with ACA staff and the staff of Peruvian subcontractor Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazonica (ACCA) to assure compliance.
  Monitors and ensures the appropriate use of ACA and ACCA Project funds.
  Prepares Project reports of ACA/ACCA activities to be presented to WCS and other Consortium members.
  Identifies additional funding opportunities and works with ACA/ACCA staff to develop new project proposals.
  Represents ACA/ACCA to other institutions.
  Qualifications:
    
   Advanced degree in a conservation related field   
   Minimum 10 years of experience in the implementation and supervision of conservation projects in tropical areas.   
   General understanding of the institutions and laws that govern land management and conservation in Peru and Bolivia.   
   Ability to communicate well with stakeholders at all levels.   
   Familiarity with USAID regulations preferred.   
   Fluency in English and Spanish. 
  Job Location:
  This position is based in the office of ACCA in Cuzco or Puerto Maldonado, Peru. 
  Frequent travel will be required to Consortium meetings and field sites within the Project region and to meetings with government officials and other ABCI Consortia members.
  To Apply:
  Send CV along with a cover letter indicating salary expectation and history to abcideputy en amazonco nservation. org by July 13, 2007

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