Communities in Aurora, Samar, Siargao and the Calamian Islands suffer from the devastating impacts of habitat destruction, biodiversity loss and extreme climate events.

High levels of poverty, lack of awareness and resources for biodiversity protection, fragmented approaches to ecosystems-based adaptation, weak governance, gaps in national and local policies and institutions pose challenges and barriers to improved and sustainable practices.

Expansive commercial interests, growing tourism and a lack of effective public private partnerships often lead to unsustainable practices creating negative stressors on scarce natural resources.

This project seeks to address pressing environmental and associated social and economic challenges, by capacitating local communities and institutions, with support from government to pilot and implement initiatives that promote biodiversity protection.

The project will promote the landscape approach, thereby supporting multi-stakeholder interventions, which mutually reinforce one another to result in landscape-level results.

The objective of the project is to build socio-ecological and economic resilience in four selected landscapes and seascapes on the Eastern Seaboard of the Philippines – (1) Catubig Watershed Samar Island, (2) Aurora Province in the Sierra Madre, (3) Siargao Island Protected Landscape/Seascape – and along the West Philippine Sea – (4) Calamianes Group of Islands in Northern Palawan – through community-based activities for global environmental benefits and sustainable development.

SGP7 contributes to the achievement of UNDP Philippines’ Country Programme Document (2024 to 2028) Outcome 3 on Climate action, environmental sustainability and disaster resilience towards Sustainable Development Goals 13 (Climate Action), 14 (Life Below Water) and 15 (Life on Land).

*Please see Terms of Reference for the full background of the project

Period of assignment/services (if applicable): 40 person days

Job requirements

Qualifications

Education

• A Master’s degree in environment and natural resources management, community development or other closely related field.

Experience:

• Minimum 5 years of experience on results-based management evaluation methodologies in the Philippines or Asia Pacific.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in evaluating projects applying SMART indicators and reconstructing or validating baseline scenarios, preferably with experience working on GEF evaluations; experience within UN system is desirable.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working in relevant technical areas, preferably under the Biodiversity sector.
• Demonstrated understanding of issues related to gender and biodiversity, including gender responsive evaluation and analysis

Language

• Fluency in Filipino and excellent written and spoken English (must be indicated in the CV)
• Proposal should be submitted directly in the portal no later than indicated deadline.

Any request for clarification must be sent in writing via messaging functionality in the portal. UNDP will respond in writing including an explanation of the query without identifying the source of inquiry.