Project Assistant Lazio

Project Assistant
Roma
Lazio, Lazio

EFFECTIVE PROJECT (

)"Enhancing social wellbeing and economic prosperity by reinforcing the eFFECTIVEness of protection and restoration management in Mediterranean MPAs"

Introduction to the projectThe EFFECTIVE main objective is to develop a comprehensive scientific knowledge base and practical guidance, combining science, technological nature-based solution, and digitalization, for the application of the Ecosystem-Based Management to the protection and restoration management of the EU's Mediterranean Blue Natural Capital.

EFFECTIVE's ambition is to promote large-scale marine protected areas establishment in the European seas (contributing to 30% by 2030) through innovative marine ecosystems restoration and different observations and monitoring scales, which will allow an integrated approach involving governance, participation and social engagement, and a new ecosystem-based management framework regarding common natural and socioeconomic links.

EFFECTIVE works through nine Worck Packages to be carried out in four pilot areas (1.

Empordà Sea (Spain) 2.

Ebro Delta (Spain), 3.

Sardinia (Italy), and 4.

Cabo Grecco (Cyprus)WP1

Project management and coordination (

CTN

)WP2

Policy frame and EBMS toolbox (

CSIC

)WP3

Reinf.

ecosystem services to increase the resilience of the blue natural capital in MPAs (

SV

)WP4

Marine Restoration Actions through Nature-Based Tech Solutions (

OE

)WP5

In-situ monitoring and small-scale modelling (

GPA

)WP6

Blue Parks Digital Twin and spatial-temporal modelling (

MARIS

)WP7

Blueprint for an effective and collaborative governance (

FEDERPARCHI

)WP8

Citizen and Social Engagement (

CTN

)WP9

Dissemination & Communication (

F6S

)

The work of the candidate will take place related to work Package 2 and Pilot Area 3 (Sardinia)

Work Package 2.

Policy Frame and the EBMS toolboxThe main objective is to provide the conceptual context and its policy frame for the EFFECTIVE project, contributing to a better management and use of marine biodiversity, blue capital, and marine and coastal ecosystems through a former standard tool, the Ecosystem-Based Management System (EBMS).

The proposed framework to develop and test this tool aims to be flexible enough for application at any geographical and temporal scale.

Work Package 2 was thought to work on two phases; a preparatory one to ensure areas for implementation and to develop formally all the pieces of the system, and an implementation phase later.

The preparatory phase ended in November 2024; two deliverables were launched.

The implementation phase started in December 2024.

Work to be carried out in 2025The work to be carried out during 2025 is related to the information system of the EBMS.

In this framework,

the candidate will collaborate directly with the management teams of the selected Sardinian MPAs

(Tavolara, Sinis, La Maddalena) as well as with the scientist of the project (this work has been already started in the two parks of the Pilot 1 in the Catalan Sea).

The candidate will undertake the following main tasks:Identify and document the types of indicators monitored by the MPAs and download the relevant data.

Based on that, gather relevant information on the management systems of the MPAs, including as a basic work the definition of a clear vision with indicators for the parks (State to be maintain or reached).

This will be carried out downscaling the "Good Environmental Status" concept.

By defining this vision, the system will contribute to the development of the MPA's vision, defining its conservation elements and the environmental health of its structure and operationCollect and analyse Marine Strategy-related data, with specific focus on spatial data.

The candidate will be working with our GIS technicians.

Assist in stakeholder mapping and ecosystem service evaluationPerform additional tasks as needed to support the project's implementation.

The candidate will work in direct contact with the MPA management teams and the EFFECTIVE scientific teams in charge of the two pilots were the EBMS implementation will take place, pilots 1 and 3. Scientific Coordinator:

Professor Rafael Sardà, Senior Scientist at CSIC, Spain

Duration

: Starting as soon as possible until December 2025 (TBD)The selected candidate must reside in Sardinia for the entire duration of the contract.

Languages required:

Italian and English (Spanish is desirable).

Please submit your CV and a short cover letter to by Monday, March 10, 2025.