We would like to encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds, including the private sector, academia and professional institutions, non-governmental organisations, independent experts and other stakeholders. You do not need to be based in the UK in order to apply for this position. ![]() Successful candidates will offer sound judgment, excellent interpersonal skills, discretion, the ability to assimilate complex information and preferably have previous experience of reviewing project applications and justifying their assessment in a committee-type forum of peers. We are looking for individuals who, as leaders in their field, are able to contribute at the highest levels and work effectively as part of the committee. The primary role of the DEC is to provide high quality and independent technical specialist advice to the Darwin Initiative. The Darwin Expert Committee (DEC) is made up of independent experts including academics, practitioners and NGO representatives, along with government officials, all with significant senior leadership, knowledge and experience of biodiversity conservation and/or poverty reduction programmes in low- and middle-income countries. The Darwin Initiative is a competitive UK government grant scheme aimed at protecting and preserving biodiversity and the local communities that live alongside it, in developing countries. ![]() ![]() Please take a look and tell your colleagues! This is just the best grants committee to be part of (I am the Chair and I love it!), and #defra are particularly keen to get applicants who are nationals of and/or based in, countries where their funding is spent - #LMIC and #UMIC countries, and people with a range of expertise including #biodiversity #conservation but also #poverty, #development, #sustainablefinance. The Darwin Expert Committee is recruiting!
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