Vacancy at Ramsar Secretariat for Intern/Assistant for Asia-Oceania

The Ramsar Secretariat welcomes applications for the position of Intern/Assistant Advisor for the Asia-Oceania region, a 12-month posting (possibly extendable up to 18 months) in the Ramsar Secretariat in Switzerland to begin in early June 2011.

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature, provides administrative services for the Ramsar Convention, and more information and online application for this post is available on the IUCN website at:

http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=237

Here is a checklist of Ramsar’s requirements for this position:

• You are under 30 years old.
• You have a university degree (preferably a post-graduate qualification) in a subject relevant to wetland conservation and sustainable use, such as, biology, hydrology, marine sciences, natural resources management, land use planning, geography or anthropology/sociology.
• You are a national of countries in Asia-Oceania and have lived most of your life in the region.
• You have perfect fluency in English, written and spoken.

 The deadline for applications is 13 March 2011.

Note: A candidate should SUBMIT HIS/HER APPLICATION ONLINE, USING THE LINK ABOVE. No other method of application will be considered.

Best regards,

The Ramsar Secretariat
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Sandra HAILS
CEPA Programme Officer
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
hails@ramsar.org
Tel: +41 22 9990176
Fax: +41 22 9990169
www.ramsar.org/CEPA-Programme/