Location: Post holder will be teleworking from his/her country/location and will coordinate schedule with the IAC Secretariat office in Arlington, Virginia. Candidate based in Latin America is preferred.

Status: Independent Contractor

Overview of Need

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Inter-American Convention for the Protection and Conservation of Sea Turtles (IAC) (www.iacseaturtle.org) to help support international sea turtle conservation efforts among the 16 member countries of the Convention. The IAC is an intergovernmental treaty working with 16 member countries in the western hemisphere with the objective of the conservation, protection and recovery of 6 species of sea turtles and their habitats.

The Assistant to the IAC Secretariat, will provide technical and administrative support to the IAC Secretary and the IAC Member Countries to implement the biannual work plan of the Secretariat, the Scientific and Consultative Committee of Experts, and the Conference of Parties of the IAC.

The National Marine Sanctuary Foundation (the Foundation) is the fiscal sponsor for the IAC. The Foundation is an independent, national, 501c3 non-profit organization that is dedicated to its mission to be a leading voice for U.S. protected waters, working with communities to conserve and expand those special places for a healthy ocean, coasts, and Great Lakes. Working together, we safeguard species and the places they call home, and preserve America?s maritime history.

Primary Duties

The selected contractor for this role will work closely with the IAC Secretariat to coordinate the work of the IAC and the meetings of its members.

• Assist IAC Secretary in preparing documents in English and Spanish for IAC meetings, organization and logistics of all IAC Convention international, and virtual meetings. This includes travel arrangements, researching itineraries, purchasing tickets, and assisting with lodging arrangements for delegates to participate in the meetings such as Conference of Parties (COP), Scientific Committee, and Consultative Committee of Experts. Planning and facilitating workshops, and preparing presentations for the IAC Secretary.
• Support IAC Secretary in preparing budget and financial management of funds for IAC meetings.
• Translation (Spanish ?English) of IAC documents for meetings, and reports of working groups.
• Note taking and preparing meeting reports and meeting minutes.
• Prepare presentations and outreach material to promote IAC.
• Handles research assignments for the IAC using the Internet, scientific papers and other sources. - Editing of publications and IAC meeting documents produced by the Convention.
• Project development, grant management and fundraising: to this end the post-holder will work closely with the IAC Secretary, and with key international partners and funders, to develop grant proposals to help fundraising for IAC Sea Turtle conservation activities. Assist IAC Secretariat in the implementation of ongoing projects or grants as well and report writing.
• Technical and financial reports submitted to funders, and reports on consultations or conversations held with each funder.
• Assist IAC Secretariat in preparing bilingual communications for the IAC Partners from 16 member countries.
• Manage content/ update the IAC web site.
• Prepare IAC Informative Bulletin.
• Manage IAC Online Reporting system platform, and provide training for users.
• Provide general technical and logistical support to IAC Secretariat in tasks assigned by IAC countries including working with IAC scientists, government agencies and other organizations.
• Some international travel might be required to attend IAC meetings (2 meetings per year if needed).
• The post holder will be expected to interact in a professional manner with government representatives of 16 countries.

Work will be completed remotely; IAC Secretariat is based in Washington, DC, USA area?candidate will be required to be consistently available during U.S. East Coast business hours for virtual planning meetings.