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Community Based Environmentalist

Location: Davao City, Philippines

Employer: Interface Development Solutions Inc (IDIS)


IDIS is an organisation that aims to empower local communities to influence local policy and environmental process. Working in partnership with VSO, they are seeking a community-based environmentalist who can help with the technical development of their work with rural communities.

Key duties:
  • Identify sites and methodologies with colleagues to be used in Community-Based Environmental Monitoring Programmes
  • Design methodology with stakeholders and produce budget and proposals
  • Establishment of community based water quality monitoring programme
  • Establish and conduct a biodiversity inventory with local stakeholders
Qualifications and experience:
  • Degree in environmental science or applied ecology
  • Knowledge and experience of field surveys especially in fluvial environments
  • Knowledge of freshwater ecology
  • Preferably experience of setting up local participatory conservation activities
VSO recruits volunteers of any nationality who are living in Canada, the US, the EU and Kenyan Nationals living in Kenya and Philippino nationals living in the Philippines.

For more information or application details, visit our website at www.vso.org.uk email enquiry@vso.org.uk or telephone (+44) (0) 20 8780 7500

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posted: 20 june 2003     Please mention EARTHWORKS when responding to this advertisement.