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Join Our Team:
Are you passionate about community engagement and environmental sustainability?
Do you thrive on building strong relationships and driving meaningful change? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
The Caribbean Natural Resources Institute (CANARI), on behalf of Saint Lucia’s Department of Sustainable Development, of the Ministry of Education, Sustainable Development, Innovation,
Science, Technology and Vocational Training, is seeking a Community Engagement Officer to play a pivotal role in advancing an initiative to promote nature-based solutions (NbS) across key economic sectors. This role is central to fostering strong connections with local communities, stakeholders, and partners, ensuring the successful integration of NbS into tourism, food production, and urban
development.
Who We Are
CANARI is a dynamic and innovative non-profit technical institute operating across the Caribbean since 1989 and has been a persistent and influential voice for justice in the way that natural resources in the Caribbean are managed and used. To achieve our mission of promoting and
facilitating stakeholder participation and collaboration in the stewardship of natural resources in the Caribbean, CANARI undertakes research, capacity building and communication and works in
partnership with a range of stakeholders at local, national, regional and global levels.
Under our Strategic Plan 2021-2030, CANARI’s work is oriented around five inter-linked strategic directions:
- learning, advocating on and building capacity for approaches to resilience-building that work across sectors and scales to address diverse development challenges in a holistic way;
- facilitating the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems in support of Caribbean social, cultural and economic development;
- championing equity and justice in meeting the environmental and livelihood needs of poor and vulnerable people;
- informing, convening and empowering people and institutions for participatory governance of natural resources; and
- working together with stakeholders to introduce innovation in approaches, institutions and enterprises, which is needed to make the transformation to sustainable development in today’s rapidly changing world.
CANARI is headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago with staff outposted in other Caribbean countries. We have a small team of dedicated professionals and consider our staff our greatest resource.
CANARI offers competitive compensation packages, great flexibility and opportunities for learning. See more information about CANARI at www.canari.org.
About the Role
The Community Engagement Officer will play a pivotal role in advancing this project. The position focuses on fostering strong relationships with local communities, stakeholders, and partners to promote the integration of nature-based solutions into key economic sectors.
The Community Engagement Officer’s key responsibilities will include outreach and raising awareness among communities, serving as the primary liaison between the project team and stakeholders, coordinating and supporting the implementation of community-led NbS projects, and collaborating with stakeholders to facilitate the adoption of NbS in tourism, food production, and urban development and assisting with monitoring and evaluation. For the detailed request for expressions of interest for this position which includes a full job description, click here.
Some key responsibilities
- Lead outreach and awareness efforts to engage and educate communities on NbS.
- Serve as the primary liaison between the project team and stakeholders, fostering collaboration and trust.
- Coordinate and support the implementation of community-led NbS projects, ensuring impactful and sustainable outcomes.
- Work closely with stakeholders to facilitate the adoption of NbS within key economic sectors.
- Assist with monitoring and evaluation to measure project effectiveness and impact.
Some key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Natural Resource Management, Forest Management, Environmental Science or a related field.
- A combination of any of the following: an understanding of public awareness strategies, meeting and workshop facilitation skills, good report writing skills, good interpersonal skills, knowledge of biodiversity, natural resources, protected areas, ecosystems- approach, land use management, agroforestry, and reforestation.
- Minimum of three years’ experience in community level work.
- Experience in influencing, developing, and implementing biodiversity conservation, protected areas, and/or land use policies, strategies, and plans, preferably in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS).
- Strong communication and presentation skills in English, and an ability to prepare appropriate and timely reports to multiple audiences.
Why Join Us?
If you are ready to lead meaningful community engagement and drive sustainable change, and you have carefully read the details in the expression of interest, we would love to hear from you!
Please apply to Human.Resources@canari.org. The deadline for applications is April 7, 2025, by 5:00
p.m. (AST).
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