Project Manage in Ukrayinske tovaristvo ohoroni ptahiv (partner BirdLife International)

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To strengthen our LIFE4AquaticWarbler project team in Ukraine, we are looking from 1 February 2025 for a:

Project Manager (m/f) in the Ukrainian Society for the Protection of Birds on a part-time basis (at least 50%). 

English- above average

The EU LIFE project „Conservation of Europe's Rarest Continental Passerine: A Transboundary Initiative for Aquatic Warbler Population Recovery“ (acronym: LIFE4AquaticWarbler) aims at halting the ongoing range contraction of Europe?s rarest passerine bird species protected by the EU Birds Directive - the Aquatic Warbler (Acrocephalus paludicola). The aim of the project is to stop the declining trend of the subpopulations in Germany, Poland, Lithuania, Hungary and Ukraine and to restore the Aquatic warbler’s breeding range to an area larger than 1,500 km? by facilitating the re-occupation of at least 6 abandoned breeding sites. To reach this ambitious goal, the project will restore 3,910 ha of breeding habitat by vegetation and hydrology measures and translocate 760 birds from donor populations in Poland and Ukraine to recipient sites in Germany, Poland, Lithuania and Hungary. A particularity of this project is the intensive cooperation of the six project partners from four EU member states with a partner from the EU accession candidate state Ukraine. The project includes cooperation in the fields of nature protection, rural economy and EU legislation. It has started on 01.10.2024 and lasts for nine years.

Your tasks:

• Coordination and implementation of the LIFE4AquaticWarbler project actions in Prypiat-Stokhid National Park in Ukraine in line with the project-specific deadlines and requirements;
• Regular coordination and integration with the other six, EU-based project partner organisations; 
• Preparation of technical and financial project reports according to the EU LIFE programme’s regulations and standards, together with your team; 
• Maintaining professional contacts and building strategic and political alliances both nationally in Ukraine and internationally in Europe;
• Supporting the project’s communication measures by processing the results of your team’s work in close co-operation with the project’s communications team.

What qualifies you:

• Completed studies, preferably in the field of nature conservation or natural sciences;
• Experience and reliability in the planning and implementation of complex projects, preferably in nature conservation;
• Knowledge of international migratory bird conservation, including legal and nature conservation policy issues, as well as experience in the application of impact-oriented project planning and implementation approaches is an advantage;
• Initial experience in preparing proposals for the acquisition of third-party funding;
• Very good communication skills in Ukrainian and English, for working in interdisciplinary and intercultural teamsand with different stakeholders, as well as the ability to empathise with different perspectives, to discuss constructively and to find joint solutions;
• Motivation for desk and field work as well as ability to regularly travel abroad, mainly to the other project countries.

We offer you:

We offer you a real task in the nature conservation sector - varied and exciting. We are a dedicated team that is committed to preserving Europe's natural heritage. Our project team culture is characterised by fair cooperation and a respectful working atmosphere. You will receive intensive induction and onboarding support. You will benefit from flexible working hours, training opportunities, a company pension scheme and more. Diversity and tolerance are very important to us. We welcome applications that reflect the diversity of our teamYour duty station will be at the USPB’s office in Kiev. We also offer the opportunity to work from a flexible location within Ukraine. 

Please send your detailed application including CV and motivation letter in English and with your earliest possible starting date by e-mail to the overall project manager Zymantas Morkvenas ([email protected]) by 17 January 2025 at the latest. Interviews will take place in person in Kiev probably in calendar week 5 of 2025.

Information on USPB can be found on https://www.birdlife.org.ua/en/ and information on the Aquatic Warbler on https://meldine.lt/en/. For further information, please contact Zymantas Morkvenas on [email protected].