a) Supervise other members of the Secretariat and ensure that they perform their tasks to the best of their abilities ;
b) Assist the ITF/MSG in preparing processes for grant calls for proposals, set criteria and arrange evaluation for the permission to use grant award and prepare a summary for the organisation’s approval;
c) Coordinate with the company on matters concerning the Secretariat’s budget and financial reporting requirements and make ITF/MSG aware of;
d) In consultation with the FLEGT Focal Point, ITF members and relevant stakeholders, prepare terms of reference for studies or other tasks related to ITF and MSG work-plans and, in cases where the DFID Support Fund will finance those tasks, arrange for the procurement of necessary services to carry out the work in coordination with organisation;
e) Assist the ITF/MSG evaluate grant applications and communicate as necessary with applicants; and
f) Receive reports from contracted service providers (technical studies and advisors) and grantees and prepare these for ITF/MSG review;
g) In coordination with company, prepare summary reports on use of the Support Fund for presentation to the Organisation:
h) Develop links and exchange experience with secretariats of other similar initiatives, including REDD+ and EITI;
i) Report monthly to the ITF/MSG on the Secretariat’s activities and to organisation on expenditures; and
j) Maintain communications with organisation concerning any HR issues related to the Secretariat’s personnel in consultation with ITF/MSG.

a) A Master’s degree in Commerce, Business Administration or equivalent (for example, forestry and MPA (Master of Public Administration)/M Dev. (Master of Development);
b) 5 years’ experience and above in supervising of teams providing logistics and administration support within or for organisations;
c) Experience in financial control;
d) Ability to use business software (Internet, word processing, spreadsheets, presentations) and also use Myanmar 3 and Zaw Gyi fonts
e) Fluency in writing, reading and speaking Myanmar and English languages;
f) Experience working in international organizations, either in Myanmar or abroad; and
g) Demonstrated ability to lead a team of Secretariat staff members.
h) Knowledge of the forest sector in Myanmar, including use of technical terms and a network of key actors; and
i) Experience with and ability to work with multi-stakeholder groups (government, private sector, civil society)