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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> HIGGINS Valerie <a
href="mailto:%5bmailto:higgins@ramsar.org%5d">[mailto:higgins@ramsar.org]</a><font
color=navy><span style='color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> 06 August 2009
14:08<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> ramsar-forum@indaba.iucn.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Ramsar opening for Intern
for <st1:place w:st="on">Africa</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Greetings. The Ramsar
Secretariat welcomes applications for the position of Intern/Assistant Advisor
for the Africa region, a 12-month posting (possibly extendable up to 18 months)
in the Ramsar Secretariat in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place>
to begin <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>in mid-January 2010</span></b>. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText><font size=2 face=Consolas><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>IUCN,
the International Union for Conservation of Nature, provides administrative
services for the Ramsar Convention, and more information and online application
for this post is available on the IUCN website at: <a
href="http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=125">http://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.show&vacId=125</a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Here is a checklist of
Ramsar’s requirements for this position:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;
text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 face=Symbol><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Are you under 30 years old?<o:p></o:p></p>
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text-autospace:none'><![if !supportLists]><font size=3 color=black face=Symbol><span
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Ignore'>·<font size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font color=black><span
style='color:black'>Do you have a university degree (preferably a post-graduate
qualification) in a subject relevant to wetland conservation and sustainable
use, such as, biology, hydrology, marine sciences, natural resources
management, land use planning, geography or anthropology/sociology? <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Are you a national of an African
country, and have you lived most of your life in the region?<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]>Do you have perfect fluency in
both French and English?<o:p></o:p></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>The
deadline for applications is 30 September 2009. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Note: A candidate
should SUBMIT HIS/HER APPLICATION ONLINE, USING THE LINK ABOVE. No other method
of application will be considered. <o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Best
regards,<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Valerie Higgins<br>
Administrative Officer<br>
Ramsar Convention Secretariat<br>
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place> </span><br>
</font><span lang=EN-GB>higgins@ramsar.org, </span><a href="http://ramsar.org/"><span
lang=EN-GB>http://ramsar.org</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p>
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