Consultant, Capacity Building on Green Coastal Development (COAST)

• Analyze relevant documents and international practices on greening coastal development, in particular in Euro-Mediterranean region,
• Identify linkages with other on-going projects related to reducing environmental impacts from coastal urbanization,
• Generate strategies/concepts/ideas/projects dealing with the issue of sustainable coastal development at various landscape/territorial scales,
• Organize, through web links/presentations/exhibitions/lectures, dissemination of good practices for design and implementation of coastal programmes/projects that incorporate effective nature conservation measures at multiple scales,
• Together with the Project Core Team of Experts (CTEs) identify case studies of private land developers, local governments, and public agencies in Dalmatia that have worked together to effectively address nature conservation,
• Develop ideas for greening of local government and educating communities towards sustainable coastal development,
• Develop programmes with different stakeholders to stimulate progressive and green architectural and planning solutions,
• Work on improving nature and environmental conservation inputs (nature, landscape) in urban planning/architectural competitions in coastal area,
• Work on organization of exhibitions to present work of different activities, 
• Work on organization of a competition for best green coastal projects/realizations in coastal area of Croatia,
• Work on organization of a design competition for innovative green coastal projects (tourism, recreation facilities, ...) and development concepts,
• Develop cooperation with universities on green development programmes and provide support for work on sustainable coastal development projects,
• Organize student competitions for nature friendly projects and support students (graduate/postgraduate theses) working on green coastal projects,
• Organize and implement events such as summer schools/workshops/round tables/competitions/exhibitions/award schemes as tools to enable knowledge generation, dissemination and application,
• Explore opportunities for “branding” projects or places in Dalmatia as nature friendly or whole Dalmatia as a “nature-friendly vacationscape”,
• Participate in project meetings and teamwork, relevant to the objectives of this assignment,
• Co-operate with other CTEs, in particular with experts in tourism and biology/ecology, under the co-ordination of the Project Manager (PM),
• Draft ToRs for activities/projects,
• Provide assistance or services, within respective field of responsibility and competence, on ad-hoc basis if needed and requested by the PM.

Qualitifications

• At least a Masters degree (or its equivalent) or higher in the relevant field  such as architecture, environmental design/planning, urban planning or green land development,
• Proven analytical and research skills,          
• Experience in educational programmes,
• At least 5 years work experience in above fields,
• Work experience in and knowledge of Dalmatia,
• Multidisciplinary teamwork experience, capacity in providing technical assistance required for various aspects of project design and implementation,
• Good communication skills and experience with media,
• Good writing, presentation and reporting skills,
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Application Deadline