Overview
The Knowledge Management Officer (Forest Monitoring) role focuses on collecting, analyzing, and disseminating knowledge and information to support forest monitoring programs, projects, products, and services.
Key Responsibilities
- Collects and analyses relevant technical, social, economic, environmental, institutional and technology related information.
- Undertakes analysis, provides technical input to plans and reports and edits/revises technical/scientific documents.
- Participates in the development of improved work methods, tools and systems.
- Updates databases and web pages.
- Participates in multidisciplinary project/work teams.
- Collaborates on the development of training tools and materials and contributes to the organization of workshops/seminars.
- Supports the organization, delivery and follow-up of meetings, consultations and conferences.
- Drafts, edits and makes available on the internet promotional videos and webcasts and assists with documenting international events.
- Drafts project publications, posters, brochures and other printed material.
- Designs and implements knowledge management and outreach strategies and activities.
- Coordinates preparation of knowledge products and events, and supervises consultants.
- Supports preparation of workshops and meetings.
- Liaises with internal and external stakeholders.
- Implements and updates regularly knowledge management and outreach work plans, and reports on implementation and results.
Required Experience
- Three years of relevant experience in communication, graphic design for the preparation of technical publications, posters, user interfaces and other visual materials and the production of high-resolution videos for international events.
- Work experience in more than one location or area of work, particularly in field positions, is desirable.
- Relevance and extent of experience in outreach and knowledge management aspects of forest monitoring, is essential.
- Relevance and extent of experience in working with multi-partners projects and multi-disciplinary teams.
- Extent and relevance of experience in developing high-quality communication and outreach materials for a wide variety of audiences, particularly at the international level.
- Work experience in organizing high-level events, technical workshops, seminars and press conferences.
Qualifications
Advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent) in public relations, communication, social science, journalism, political science or a related field.
