Junior Programme Officer (Invasive Species)

The JPO will work to provide technical support to the EC on the EU Invasive Species Regulation. For this role, the position will support the IUCN Invasive Species Programme Officer and other members of the IUCN team, to co-ordinate analyses and the production of guidance documents, as requested by the EC. The JPO will also have responsibility for other activities as they arise including on other aspects of IUCNs invasive species work.

SPECIFIC DUTIES 
European Regulation Technical Support under the guidance of the IUCN Invasive Species Programme Officer
• Coordination of data collation and analysis on invasive species as requested by the EC (this is likely to include cost-benefit analysis and likely impacts).
• Collating and managing relevant invasive species data, including those submitted by EC Member States as part of the invasive species Regulation.
• Supporting the coordination of the production of guidance documents, as requested by the EC in relation to the implementation of the EU Invasive Species Regulation.
• Communication with external experts to undertake and peer review the analyses and guidance documents. 
• Assist, as required, with the additional technical and administrative support work undertaken by IUCN, including:
o Review of templates used by Member States to submit applications and notifications under the Invasive Species Regulation
o The production of technical notes for the EC on the applications and notifications submitted by Member States under the EU Invasive Species Regulation.
o Reporting to the EC

Other activities
Provide support to the Invasive Species Programme Officer on other invasive species activities undertaken by IUCN. This may include:
• Providing input to funding proposals, potentially including Global Environment Facility, and Cambridge Conservation Initiative Collaborative Fund for Conservation.
• Supporting policy work, such as on the Convention on Biological Diversity & the UN 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
• Representing IUCN at meetings.
• Supporting the IUCN Species Survival Commission, and in particular the Invasive Species Specialist Group
• Engaging with the IUCN Regional Offices to identify, develop and implement invasive species projects
• Supporting the development of an IUCN method to rank invasive species based on their environmental impact (Environmental Impact Classification for Alien Taxa - EICAT). 
• Providing technical and administrative support to the Programme Officer in the implementation of other IUCN projects, such as the Inva’Ziles project