Tanintharyi Marine Field Coordinator, Myanmar Programme

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

FFI’s marine work in Tanintharyi has been running since 2012 and is part of FFI’s wider Ridge to Reef Programme known as the Tanintharyi Conservation Programme (TCP). The marine component focuses on the Myeik Archipelago a vast 4 million ha marine seascape consisting of over 800 islands along Myanmar’s most southern coastline. The archipelago is a biologically rich and diverse seascape, abound with unique, rare and threatened flora and fauna and the lifeblood of many island and coastal communities. Over the past five years FFI has undertaken comprehensive surveys of the coral reef, seagrass and mangrove ecosystems along with socio-economic surveys with local island communities. The work has culminated in Myanmar’s first Locally Managed Marine Areas (LMMAs) and the identification of key biodiverse areas ear-marked for inclusion in an MPA network. FFI has also been working on species-specific projects including marine turtles and sharks and rays and alongside local project partners is working towards long-term conservation of these species.

FFI is now seeking a Marine Field Coordinator to support its Marine Programme in Tanintharyi within the Myeik Archipelago. Under the supervision of the Marine Programme Manager, and in close consultation with the FFI Marine team, Myeik University and government staff, the Field Coordinator will facilitate the field components of the MPA and LMMA meetings/consultations and support the marine team in undertaking biodiversity surveys including coral reef, seagrass and mangrove and species-specific studies of marine turtles and sharks/rays including market and fisher surveys. The position will also assist in setting up the compliance component of FFI’s shark/ray project in Tanintharyi and assist in the delivery of FFI’s livelihood programme to LMMA communities.

The closing date for applications is Sunday, 8 July 2018.