• Supports the preparation of comprehensive annual and quarterly reports, work plans and budget consistent with approved SIBOL Project’s Strategic Actions;

• Works with ZSL Philippines SIBOL Project’s Project Manager and Project Technical Lead in the preparation of the Marine Team and individual monthly work targets, ensuring cost-efficient and cost-effective utilization of project resources;

• Ensures reporting of monthly accomplishments and fieldwork costs in accordance with existing policies and guidelines;

• Reviews accomplishments and activity reports to systematically draw out lessons learned, identify issues, concerns, and mitigating measures to improve team and individual performance levels;

• Ensures compliance to existing health, SCUBA diving and water safety protocols of ZSL Philippines;

• Represents the ZSL Philippines’ SIBOL Project’s Marine Team in periodic project management team meetings and events;

• Assists the ZSL Philippines SIBOL Project’s Project Manager in the preparation of periodic progress reports to RTI and ZSL’s senior management;

• Ensures the use of ZSL Philippines SIBOL Projects’ database as platform for project documentation, proper management & storage of datasets and information, timely completion of project reports and in accordance with ZSL’s and RTI’s guidelines;

• Plans and implements biophysical assessment and monitoring surveys in support to the Protected Area Management Board and the Protected Area Management Office;

• Spearheads GIS work of SIPLAS and MOBPLS locally managed MMPAs through spatial planning and generation of relevant vector data, technical descriptions and map layouts;

• Co-lead gathering data, analysis and preparation of habitat assessment and monitoring reports, ensuring results are accessible to the team, for the enhancement and/or updating of the protected areas’ general management plans;

• Provides technical support and relevant data to inform formulation and periodic assessments and updating of protected areas’ general management plans;

• Provides technical inputs on the identification, development and implementation of marine ecosystem-related biodiversity friendly enterprises (BDFEs);

• Provides support in the preparation and implementation of Blue Carbon work within the project and across ZSL Philippines;

• Spearheads establishment, management and monitoring of project-assisted MPAs in SIPLAS and MOBPLS;

• Facilitate MEAT/METT workshops to evaluate performance and effectiveness of PAs and MPAs;

• Facilitate and conduct training of relevant ZSL and partner staff, and community members in data collection, processing, and monitoring and evaluation;

• Conduct consultation meetings, IECs in SIBOL key sites pertaining to MPA establishment and strengthening;

• Assists in presentation and lobbying of MPA Management Plan for adoption and institutionalization of LGUs and PAMB;

• Supports formation of MPA management body and Composite PA monitoring Team;

• Assists in strengthening capacities of MPAMB, and monitoring team;

• Spearhead in planning of work schedules, organization and recording of expenses and oversight of travel logistics and safekeeping of project assets;

• Prepares monthly and annual activity plans and related reports;

• Liaises with communities, POs, LGUs, government agencies, academe, private and NGO project partners;

• Leads the inventory, maintenance and safekeeping of scuba gears and other field equipment; and

• Establish and maintain good working relationships with partners.