Education For Nature - Vietnam (Env)

Position Description
The Law Officer is responsible for development and execution of ENV’s legislative and policy advocacy program.

Responsibilities Include:
• Produce project concepts, implement approved projects that are assigned by the ENV Management Board and/or Policy and Legislation Program Manager
• Research and provide inputs on drafting laws and legislation upon requests from the ENV Management Board and/or Policy and Legislation Program Manager
• Contact and/or set up regular meetings with key decision-makers at the central and provincial level to solicit support on matters relevant to conservation such as strengthening the law or addressing loopholes in the law, and building support for specific decisions or policies of government
• Design and execute other means to build support amongst decision-makers for key ENV policy and legislative objectives such as campaigns on particular issues, publications targeting decision makers such as the Wildlife Crime Bulletin, press conferences, etc.
• Work with the Communications and Public Awareness (CPA) team to synchronize outputs that lend support to ENV policy and legislative objectives
• Work with the Wildlife Crime Unit on major cases requiring support or involvement of decision-makers in reaching a successful outcome

Additional Tasks
• Maintain an up to date law library including English and Vietnamese copies of all laws relevant to wildlife protection and a summary document highlighting the main importance of each law
• Maintain and develop the contact list of key policy makers and government partners to keep the list updated in close cooperation with the CPA department contact database
• Coordinate production and distribution of the quarterly Wildlife Crime Bulletin
• Produce monthly report, monthly donor report, and other reports upon request of the ENV Management Board and/or Policy and Legislation Program Manager