North Atlantic Murre Harvest Coordinator application

North Atlantic Murre Harvest Coordinator application

Apply by January 31, 2025 to become the part-time coordinator of the North Atlantic Murre Harvest Management project under CBird of the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity Working Group of the Arctic Council!
Details about the position:

The roughly 50% position runs from mid-late February 2025 to March 2027 and will have different periods of intensity throughout. You will work remotely and have support from the CAFF International Secretariat during your term of employment.

You will convene, guide and track efforts of an international team of seabird researchers from Canada, Greenland, Iceland and Norway as they develop a coordinated harvest management strategy for thick-billed murres with country, stakeholder and rightsholder collaboration.

More information about the tasks and time here.

Details about the project:

This project aims to develop a coordinated harvest management strategy for thick-billed murres among the countries Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and Norway with stakeholder and rightsholder collaboration. The goal is to sustain the breeding range and population size of thick‐billed murres within each breeding area and to optimize sustainable hunting opportunities.

The successful applicant:
- is passionate about and has experience bringing diverse teams of people together and keeping them on track to achieve collective goals
- realizes the importance of building consensus and securing support and processes for collaboration with stakeholders and rights holders
- understands the importance of communications materials and has experience developing materials for targeted audiences
- is interested in the science-policy interface and international environmental cooperation
- has a flexible schedule and willingness to work in a time zone suitable for range state engagement (Eastern Standard Time to Central European Time)
- is a highly motivated self-starter who can work with limited supervision
- remains neutral on political aspects of harvest management
Beneficial to the applicant:
- additional language skills of relevance in the range states (French, Inuktitut, Kalaallisut, Icelandic, Norwegian)
- familiarity with international environmental cooperation, the contexts of wildlife management in the range states, and/or subject matter expertise (thick-billed murre)
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I am comfortable conducting all activities in English*

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I have a passport and am willing to travel internationally to one or more of the range states if required (Canada, Greenland, Iceland, Norway)*

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Do you have additional demands on your time from early 2025-March 2027? Do you have considerations regarding your availability for an approximate 50% position during this time? Are there particular time frames where you may be unavailable? *
I have coordinated teams of people before*

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I have recent experience in conducting the following tasks (check all that apply):*

Scheduling, arranging and hosting online meetingsTaking notes, summarizing materials, managing and distributing documentationCreating action items, sending remindersTracking project progress and implementationStakeholder and/or rightsholder analysis and engagementFinding and applying for funding opportunities
Briefly describe a recent experience coordinating a team of people. What was the project? Who was the team? How did you help and keep them on track?*

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I have navigated complex and/or political landscapes involving the following (check all that apply):

scientistsresource managerspoliticiansIndigenous Peoplesstakeholders (business, civil society organizations, etc.)hunters
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I am comfortable with the following software products. Note it is not a requirement to have experience in all the products below! (check all that apply)*

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Please reflect on a time when it was important for you to stay neutral and foster positive relationships during a complex or politically-charged context in a team environment. Briefly describe the context, how you addressed your neutrality and built partnerships in this setting, and the outcome.
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