RIVER CARE PROGRAMME
Programme Officer (two vacancies)
Duty Station: Petaling Jaya, Selangor (GEC HQ)
Programme Officer (two vacancies)
Responsibilities:
- To support implementation of activities related to river basin management, water conservation, environmental stewardship, resource management mainly through nature-based solutions as well pollution and disaster management especially flood preparedness and community resilience;
- To promote stakeholder mainly community engagement, community participation, building positive partnership through integrated river basin management;
- To establish link with community groups and engage them in the project through series of activities, workshops, events and initiatives which lead to project sustainability;
- Work with existing and new stakeholders including government, private sector, university, community and public to plan and deliver outcome that help to increase greater sense of stakeholder ownership into integrated river basin management;
- Contribute in planning and development of materials for sustainable water management including implementation of local biodiversity action plan, river water quality, volumetric water benefit and river health, as well as climate change;
- Able to support, organize and contribute to GEC’s environmental education, ESG and awareness programme;
- Assist in discussion, preparation and development of project/collaboration and CSR activities; and
- To support project visibility and communication as key face among the local community and stakeholders during the project planning, implementation and sustainable phase.
Job Requirements:
- Willing to be stationed in GEC’s HQ in PJ, Selangor.
- Self-motivated and able to work both independently and in teams.
- Well-versed in green issues and brown issues both in rural and urban areas.
- Experienced in project planning and implementation.
- Strong communication skills.
- Minimum Degree in the Environment Conservation, related or equivalent.
- Environmental Education experience is an added advantage.
- Knowledge on water volumetric balance.
- Fluent in minimum 2 languages, English and Malay with good writing and communication skills.
- Willingness to travel and be independent at project site.
- Driving license and own transport is an advantage.
- IT competent in word, spreadsheet, and social media content creation.
- Able to work flexibly, including weekend if required.
Apply to:
Global Environment Centre
Email: rcpgecjobapplicants@gec.org.my
Phone: NA
Internship
Global Environment Centre provides opportunities for students enrolled in a graduate programme to undertake an internship at its headquarters and project sites. We are offering internships to students who major in the following acedemic disciplines:
- Accounting and Finance
- Communications
- Environmental-related
Apply to: Please email a cover letter and resume/CV to outreach@gec.org.my