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

Greetings Everyone:

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 on 1 June 2012.

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:

https://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=327

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 or Oceania and have lived most of your life in the region.
• You have perfect fluency in English, written and spoken. Knowledge of French would be an advantage.

The deadline for applications is 16 February 2012.

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/
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