| Project | Strengthening Indigenous Peoples Participation in Conservation of Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (SIPPC-AMWS) |
| Position | IP Community Engagement and Conservation Officer (IPCECO) |
| Budget code | 3.2.5 |
| Personnel category | Field Staff |
| Time allocation | 100% (40 hours per week) |
| Duty station | Agusan del Sur, with field travel within the project area and other authorized locations |
| Field assignment | CADT-077 Talacogon and CADT-270 La Paz |
| Reports to | Project Manager |
| Supervises or guides | Community volunteers or short-term facilitators when formally designated |
| Contract period | To be specified in the appointment or contract, subject to project requirements, funding, and satisfactory performance |
1. Project Background
ECOWEB is implementing Strengthening Indigenous Peoples Participation in Conservation of Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary (SIPPC-AMWS) to strengthen the meaningful participation of Indigenous Peoples in the governance, protection, and conservation of the Agusan Marsh Wildlife Sanctuary. The project works with Indigenous Political Structures and Indigenous Peoples Organizations, government agencies, protected-area institutions, local government units, and other partners across six ancestral domains. Its work links ancestral-domain governance, protected-area conservation, inclusive participation, and conservation-compatible and climate-resilient livelihoods.
2. Position Purpose
Facilitate sustained, culturally appropriate, safe, and inclusive participation of Indigenous Political Structures, Indigenous Peoples Organizations, and community members in conservation governance, planning, capacity strengthening, overlap-zone work, and conservation-compatible livelihoods.
3. Duties and Responsibilities
- Lead field delivery of Sub-Objective 1 activities: preparatory meetings and orientations; establishment of formal cooperation platforms, including the Coordination and Complementation Committee and Coordination Committee; and capacity strengthening of IPS and IPO members.
- Maintain respectful relationships with customary leaders, women, youth, persons with disabilities, elders, and other community sectors, observing Free and Prior Informed Consent requirements and culturally appropriate protocols.
- Mobilize community leaders and members for review and updating of ADSDPPs and preparation of Community Conservation Plans with the CADGO.
- Ensure that project and ECOWEB GEDSI commitments are reflected in participation, facilitation, decision-making, monitoring, and documentation within the assigned ancestral domains.
- Support the CADGO by mobilizing IPS and IPO members for participatory survey and demarcation of protected-area and ancestral-domain overlap zones with PAMO and NCIP.
- Support the LaRMO in identifying existing practitioners of conservation-compatible and climate-resilient livelihoods and facilitating Indigenous Peoples Livelihood Associations when appropriate.
- Support coordination with LGUs, NCIP, PAMB or PAMO, CENRO, academic institutions, and other stakeholders at field level.
- Prepare field plans, activity designs, budgets, attendance and consent records, minutes, community feedback records, monitoring data, and reports for assigned activities.
- Operate and explain accessible community feedback and complaint channels, immediately referring safeguarding, PSEAH, fraud, security, or protection concerns through authorized confidential procedures.
- Maintain accurate and secure field files and contribute evidence and community perspectives to project monitoring and learning.
- Perform other related duties assigned by the Project Manager or Executive Director.
4. Required Qualifications and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in sustainable development, community development, social work, social science, or a related field.
- At least three years of relevant NGO or cooperative experience and at least three years of community engagement or organizing experience with an NGO, private organization, or government agency. Equivalent concurrent experience may be considered.
- Ability to prepare activity designs, budgets, minutes, field records, and reports.
- Working knowledge of Republic Act No. 11038 and Republic Act No. 8371 and basic understanding of Indigenous Peoples’ rights, land rights, customary governance, and conservation issues.
- Experience coordinating with LGUs and agencies and working directly with Indigenous Political Structures and Indigenous Peoples Organizations.
- Proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, KoboToolbox or KoboCollect, and common mobile communication tools; ability to travel frequently within the assigned field cluster.
5. Core Competencies
- Commitment to Indigenous Peoples’ rights, dignity, self-determination, cultural protocols, meaningful participation, and the principle of Free and Prior Informed Consent.
- Commitment to conservation, climate resilience, conflict sensitivity, gender equality, disability and social inclusion, accountability, and do-no-harm practice.
- Clear communication, respectful collaboration, sound judgment, planning, problem-solving, and timely delivery.
- Integrity, impartiality, confidentiality, responsible stewardship of resources, and willingness to disclose and manage conflicts of interest.
- Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team and in diverse, remote, and changing field environments, as applicable to the role.
6. Key Outputs and Performance Standards
- Inclusive community meetings, orientations, and capacity-building activities completed and documented.
- Functional community coordination platforms with clear records of decisions and follow-up.
- Community inputs to ADSDPPs, Community Conservation Plans, overlap-zone work, and livelihood pilots submitted on schedule.
- Complete, accurate, safe, and confidential field documentation, monitoring data, and feedback records.
Performance will also be assessed against the approved workplan, job objectives, quality and timeliness of outputs, budget and policy compliance, teamwork, partner and community feedback, and observance of ECOWEB’s Code of Conduct and relevant policies.
7. Conduct Safeguarding and Institutional Compliance
The postholder must sign and comply with ECOWEB’s Code of Conduct and applicable human resource, finance, procurement, security, safeguarding, prevention of sexual exploitation abuse and harassment, child and adult protection, anti-fraud and anti-corruption, conflict-of-interest, data-protection, and complaints-handling policies. The postholder must complete required orientation and refresher training; maintain professional boundaries; protect confidential and personal information; use informed consent for stories, photographs, and data; and immediately report concerns through authorized channels. Retaliation against a person who raises a concern in good faith is prohibited.
8. Working Relationships and Conditions
The postholder will work closely with ECOWEB personnel, Indigenous Political Structures, Indigenous Peoples Organizations, community members, government agencies, protected-area bodies, donors, service providers, and other partners relevant to the assignment. Field travel and participation in meetings or activities outside normal office hours may be required, subject to prior authorization, ECOWEB policy, security protocols, and applicable labour standards. Reasonable accommodation will be considered in accordance with policy and the essential requirements of the role.
9. Recruitment and Appointment Conditions
Appointment is subject to verification of qualifications and employment history, satisfactory reference checks, disclosure and assessment of actual or potential conflicts of interest, and any lawful role-appropriate background checks. ECOWEB may withdraw an offer or take action under its policies when material information is withheld or misrepresented. Recruitment and employment decisions shall be based on merit and organizational requirements without unlawful discrimination. Qualified Indigenous Peoples, women, persons with disabilities, and applicants from the project area are encouraged to apply.
Submission Deadline: 10 November 2026
Applications should be sent to ecoweb@ecowebph.org; ecoweb2006@gmail.com with the subject line: IP Community Engagement and Conservation Officer (IPCECO) and Conservation & AD Governance Officer (CADGO) and address to Executive Director Regina Salvador-Antequisa.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
