Job
opportunity in Seoul, South Korea:
Join the
East Asia Clean Air Cities Network! Application deadline: Rolling
basis. Only qualified candidates will be informed To
facilitate cooperation among local authorities at the regional level, local
governments from China, Japan, South Korea and Mongolia and ICLEI jointly
initiated the East Asia
Clean Air Cities program and partnership in
2016 to exchange best practices and solutions. Managed by the ICLEI East Asia
Secretariat, the partnership has become a unique platform for regular knowledge
sharing and capacity building, which contributes significantly to its members’
clean air actions. In
strengthening the institutionalized cooperation among its participating
members, the partnership will be expanded under the new name “East Asia Clean
Air Cities Network (EACACN)”, to provide more support from stakeholders on local
actions, and disseminate the best practices of East Asian cities. ICLEI East
Asia Secretariat is supporting the establishment of the Secretariat of EACACN,
and preparing recruitment plans to attract talents to join this exciting
journey. Vacancy: Program Manager
and Program Officer (East Asia Clean Air Cities
Network) We are
planning to recruit one experienced program manager who will be responsible for
the development and management of the Network’s activities in the region,
including strategic planning, program partnership, supervision of project team,
fund raising, and providing support on membership expansion and administration.
Candidates with less experience specified in the requirement section may be
considered as Program Officer. Responsibilities
Coordinating with the
participating cities about the purpose of the network, its operation and cooperation activities etc., and promoting
the network to additional cities Liaising with and managing
daily communications with the participating cities Identifying, establishing
and expanding partnerships with relevant institutions to mobilize more support
to the network
Developing short-, medium-
and long-term strategy and work plan of the Network Leading resource mobilization and strategic
development Developing and implementing
network communication / PR strategies
Creating an effective
platform that participating cities can work together to jointly improve air
quality in the region, notwithstanding the political and cultural differences
between countries Establishing an urban air
quality policy database in order to track, summarize and disseminate best
practice policies, actions and technical solutions for knowledge sharing and
peer learning Providing technical
assistance and capacity building to participating cities and other project
cities (e.g. matching air quality related stakeholders and solution providers
with cities, capacity building workshops to local government officials, with
focus on co-control / co-benefits on air quality management and addressing
climate change) Conducting joint campaign
with participating cities around air quality improvement in East Asia Organizing general meeting
of the network, co-organizing and supporting annual air quality forums
initiated by participating local governments, e.g. Seoul and Beijing Continuing existing
research topics and initiating new research ideas, creating a structure for
working level dialogue between cities (e.g. regular meetings, exchange of
discussion results, etc.)
Working in close
cooperation and coordination with ICLEI East Asia Secretariat, its members and
programs to create synergies. Requirements
have lived in one or more
East Asian countries (Korea, Japan, China, Mongolia) for a minimum of six years have an excellent command
of English and one more East Asian languages, preferably Chinese and/or Korean have a postgraduate degree
in air quality, environment, energy, climate change, sustainable urban
development or another subject relevant to the position Sound technical background
and experience in related areas such as: urban air quality management,
monitoring, sectoral pollutant reduction (e.g. power system, transportation,
building), low carbon development and greenhouse gases, co-control on air pollution
and climate change have at least six years of
related working experience in program priority areas mentioned above, including
at least three years of proven experience in a managerial position related with
program management; working experience with international (inter-governmental)
organizations and/or local governments is preferred Have good skills on
external communication and networking, and good at team work and time
management With innovation,
self-initiative, critical analysis and problem solving skills Terms and
conditions The Program Manager reports
to the Director of the Secretariat of EACACN. The position is available
immediately at the Secretariat of EACACN in Seoul, South Korea. International travel will
be required; communication with partners around the world may require work
during unusual hours Working languages: English,
supplemented with Chinese and/or Korean Applicants must be eligible
to obtain the appropriate work permit for the Republic of Korea prior to the
commencement of work. Application
Please email job
application (reference in subject line: “EACACN - Program Manager”
or “EACACN - Program
Officer”) including: Letter of motivation CV (max 3 pages), and photo Indication of salary
expectation and current salary (before tax) Indication of citizenship Indication of availability
date to <jobs.seoul@iclei.org>.
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