SUMMARY OF POSITION
Focusing on conservation of ecosystem services has become an increasingly popular strategy to protect not only biodiversity but also human well-being.  A number of efforts at The Nature Conservancy and our partners are working on developing this approach.  The Great Rivers Partnership (GRP) is creating a new model for sustaining the world's great river systems and the plants, animals and people that depend on them.  The Natural Capital Project (NatCap), a partnership among The Nature Conservancy, World Wildlife Fund, and Stanford University, aims to build a scientific basis and broad institutional support, for protecting Earth’s vital life-support services, using innovative conservation incentives.  Both projects are working to advance the science necessary for integration of ecosystem services into decision making and applying the approach at demonstration sites around the world, including China.  The China Ecosystem Services Coordinator is based in China, and acts as the key point person for implementation of this approach in-country.  Specifically, they will:
·Provide leadership in development, implementation and adaptive management of the ecosystem services approach in China, focusing on 3 scales: local, regional, and basin-wide or national.
·Implement the Natural Capital Project’s ecosystem services approach in China, supporting development of general tools and approaches through application in China, which will enable refinement of tools as well as achievement of real results in the field.
·Communicate with the full spectrum of key stakeholders, from government officials and scientific experts to TNC/WWF staff and local people to advance project objectives. 
· Analyze and do*****ent process and lessons learned, and exchange information and experience with peers.
  
DUTIES

1. The China Ecosystem Services Coordinator will be responsible for refining, implementing, and updating a strategic plan in China that follows the “ecosystem services approach,” currently under development by the Natural Capital Project and its partners and collaborators.  This approach will involve:
   o  Mapping & Valuation of Ecosystem Services.  Work with general mapping/modeling team to tailor mapping and valuation modeling tool to the China project
   o  Policy and Finance.  Guide analyses of policy context and development of appropriate policy alternatives and financial mechanisms to identify and influence key decision-points.
   o Scenarios.  Work with key stakeholders and NatCap/GRP Learning Center team to identify and analyze scenarios for decision-making
   o Stakeholders.  Analyze, identify, and engage key stakeholders.
   o Integrated Action.  Apply the above method to achieve real results at multiple scales in China.
2. Provide strategic leadership for program implementation in China and guidance on how to tailor approach to China’s local situation at the multiple scales. 
   3. Coordinate among TNC (including GRP), WWF, Stanford University, and other partners in all ecosystem service activities.  Help to mobilize collective and organizational-specific resources towards our common objectives.
   
3. Communicate the project’s goals, methodologies, and functionalities to government officials, scientific experts, local people, and the general public, and cultivate collaborations.
   
4. Serve as liaison between in-country and out-of-country project staff and affiliates.  Ensure smooth and frequent communications, and exchange of lessons learned.
   
5. Conduct research and/or develop and manage contracts to ensure all relevant analyses are completed.
   
6. Prepare and administer annual Project workplans and budget for the China demonstration site.  Work with Philanthropy team as needed to develop support and funding for conservation work.
   
7. Support fund-raising activities, including proposal-writing and guiding donor tours.
   
8. Coordinate and arrange in-country meeting, workshop, and/or travel logistics.
   

ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS