Vanuatu Marine Spatial Plan Project Intern Positions advertisements

Graduate Internships
Marine Spatial Plan Project
Department of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade,

Backgound
Vanuatu is 98% ocean and its sea covers an area twice the size of Italy (623,417km2). Vanuatu’s marine ecosystem goods and services are worth >US$70M annually to the local population, equivalent to over a third of the government’s annual expenditures.
But these values are under threat.
Recognising this, the Cabinet of Vanuatu recently launched its Ocean Policy (April 2017), a first for the Pacific. The many government agencies involved are now working hard to implement it. Particular attention is being given to implementing the most innovative part of the Policy: a national Marine Spatial Plan (MSP), inclusive of a national network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), to be designed, endorsed and implemented by 2020.
The positions
The Government of Vanuatu has recently received funding support from the Government of Italy to progress the nation’s Ocean Policy implementation, especially of the MSP. This funding will support, amongst other things, the employment of four graduate interns for two years within the Department of Foreign Affairs within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and External Trade.
The three positions are as follows:
Administrative Officer: Will carry out any related marine activities under OP as instructed, this position will support the team with fulfilling donor and government financial and administrative requirements, business planning, budgeting, human resources requirements, meeting logistics, contract management, tracking of deadlines and milestones.

Communications Officer: Will carry out any related marine activities under OP as instructed, this position will assist with all Ocean Policy and MSP communication and consultation efforts by the team including implementation of and support for the MSP consultation strategy, preparation and maintenance of a dedicated website as well as production of required consultation and communication materials and management of consultation logistics.
Marine Research Officer: Will carry out any related marine activities under OP as instructed, this position will support the marine spatial data collation, assessment, analysis and management along with preparation of associated meta-data. This includes data to be used in planning as well as data to be used in the implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the Ocean Policy and MSP.
Marine Programs Officer: Will carry out any related marine activities under OP as instructed, this position will support the Marine Litter Program initiative , as well as the marine spatial planning initiatives. And assist with all Ocean Policy and MSP efforts.