USAID Saving Species - E-Licensing Supporter

JOB SUMMARY:

Based in the Project Management Unit of USAID Saving Species (hereinafter referred to as PMU) and reporting to the Director of CITES MA and USS COP/DCOP, the E-Licensing Supporter will provide support to contribute to the effective functioning of the eCITES database.

MAIN TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assist CITES MA in evaluating and developing the licensing system, developing statistics on licensing information from the transfer from the paper licensing system to electronic licensing;
• Work with Information Technology (IT) company to provide information about CITES licensing system, licensing process for construction of the e-system; take meeting notes/briefs;
• Attend technical meetings and document meeting notes between CITES, USS and IT companies to develop and perfect the software;
• Support the organization of conferences, consultation workshops on the building of licensing system;
• Assist CITES MA in piloting the new licensing system;
• Support CITES MA to update CITES license data, prepare reports on licensing at the request of the Government and CITES Secretariat;
• Support CITES MA on document archiving and filing;
• Other as requested by CITES MA and approved by USS.

WORK PLAN:

• Start date: tentatively December 2019
• End date: March 2021
• Total working time: 14 months (8 hours per day, 5 days per week)

SELECTION CRITERIA AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• A minimum of bachelor’s degree or higher in the field (i.e: management science, forestry, biology, environment or other fields related to state management, information and database management);
• At least 2 year experience in the abovementioned field;
• Experience in information review, database and licensing management;
• Experience in synthesizing management data and information;
• Experience in working with Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, or programs and projects related to forestry, wild fauna and flora, or knowledge of the CITES licensing process is an advantage;
• Good organization and time management;
• Computer literate;
• Good communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work independently and in a team;
• Proficiency in English.

Applications should be sent to [email protected]

Deadline: December 31, 2019

Organization: USAID Saving Species (USS) PMU
Location: Hanoi
Application deadline: 2019-12-31
Send application to: [email protected]