Senior Technical Officer, Coasts and Deltas

Do you like to work on the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of coastal
wetlands? You are looking for an opportunity to apply your skills, knowledge and expertise in this
field to improve nature and people’s lives from local to global scales?
This is the job you have been looking for!

Full-time/Part-time: Fulltime, 36 hours per week
Duration: 12 months, renewable
Location: Global Office Ede-Wageningen, The Netherlands;
Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience

About us

At Wetlands International, we are dedicated to safeguarding and restoring wetlands so that these unique habitats are treasured and nurtured for their beauty, the life they support and the resources they provide. We work to conserve and restore diverse wetland systems in all parts of the world. This includes coastal wetlands such as mudflats and mangroves as well as freshwater wetlands such as peatlands, marshes, rivers and floodplains. To make a global difference and ensure sustainable wetland management across land and seascapes, we inspire and mobilise society to act and influence levers of change.

Our work on coasts and deltas comprises a growing worldwide portfolio of work. This includes integrated coastal zone management programmes, habitat and species conservation and dedicated restoration initiatives, as well as sector and commodity-driven programmes focused on coastal engineering and aquaculture. Through these initiatives, we aim to enhance the roles that coastal wetlands play to support biodiversity, ensure food and water security and reduce climate risks.

Our approach is highly collaborative, involving public and private partnerships and cutting-edge networks, such as the Building with Nature consortium and the Global Mangrove Alliance.

Your role

As a  Senior Technical Officer – Coasts and Deltas  you will contribute your technical expertise and experience to support the development and implementation of our programmes. A true team player, you will closely work with an enthusiastic team of colleagues from across our office network and partner organizations to facilitate exchange of knowledge and experience, ensuring a science-based and learning approach. You will continuously seek out and actively pursue new trends, knowledge, relationships and opportunities to further development our programmes in alignment with our 2020-2030 Strategy.

Your specific role across our programme portfolio will depend on the skills and experience you
bring to the organizations, but could include :

• Manage and coordinate a portfolio of projects within the Coasts and Deltas portfolio, including financial
  management, reporting and monitoring and evaluation
• Help shape the development of our corporate partnerships and provide technical advice in current
  collaboration with private sector partners;
• Help design and implement landscape scale restoration programmes for mangroves and associated
  ecosystems;
• Support the design of practical tools for coastal wetland management, such as guidelines for the
  restoration of mangroves, saltmarshes and mudflats;
• Support the development of new projects and programmes in line with our organisational strategy;

Profile

You are a passionate conservationist, dedicated to conserving coastal wetlands for people and nature. In your work you adopt a science-based, participative approach. You feel comfortable to work with partners across sectors, disciplines and cultures towards shared solutions and have the language skills to enable this. Significant practical understanding of integrated coastal zone management, conservation planning and biodiversity conservation is key. You contribute expertise on nature-based solutions and working with the private sector towards sustainable coastal development. You have proven experience working as part of large and complex projects and partnerships to deliver impact and change on the ground while creating the conditions to catalyze change at scale. You believe in the importance of partnerships to deliver meaningful and sustainable impact. Managing relationships sensitively and knowing how to support, coach and manoeuvre in these often complex working environments will be part and parcel of how you work. You believe in the power of teamwork, and invest in knowledge sharing and development of your peers.

See Terms of Reference (ToR) Senior Technical Officer (STO) below.

How to apply

To apply for this vacancy, please send us a resume and an application letter indicating your motivation to Jozefa van der Veen, HR Officer [email protected]. Please mark in the subject: “ Application – STO, Coasts and Deltas “. Questions about the vacancy and/or procedure can also be sent to this email address. Deadline for the application is  28 March 2025 .

Information

• Location: Ede, Netherlands

Industry experience

Education: Masters

Seniority: Manager, Director, Professor

Years of experience: 10 to 20 years

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Taxonomy

• Coastal Engineering
• Coastal
• Technical Consulting
• Providing Technical Solutions