Indigenous Peoples Global Manager for Forestry and

**Description**:
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES GLOBAL MANAGER FOR FORESTRY AND CERTIFICATION

Organization: FSC Indigenous Foundation (FSC-IF)

Location: Remote working

Reporting to: FSC-IF Managing Director (MD)

Work Percentage: 100%

THE FSC INDIGENOUS FOUNDATION (FSC-IF)

In 2019, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) established the FSC Indigenous Foundation (FSC- IF) as the operational office of the Permanent Indigenous Peoples Committee (PIPC). The FSC-IF is a private interest foundation in accordance with Law No. 25 of June 12, 1995, of the Republic of Panama. The mission of FSC-IF is to enable an enabling environment to guarantee the rights of Indigenous Peoples and promote sustainable forest-based solutions within 300 million hectares of indigenous forests on the planet. The vision is that Indigenous Peoples' global values, rights, livelihoods, ecosystem services, natural capital and communities are incorporated into forest governance, climate change governance and market systems.

FSC IF Mission:
We work to elevate Indigenous Peoples in their contribution to the protection of Mother Earth and recognize them as providers of solutions to global challenges.

FSC IF Vision:
We envision a future where Indigenous-based solutions and Indigenous-led actions generated within one quarter of the Planet safeguard everyone's future and Mother Earth.

FSC IF Governing Principles:
RESPECT AND RECOGNITION: Our actions respect and recognize the cultural, spiritual, traditional, identity, and landscape diversities and customary rights for self
- determined development of indigenous peoples and communities.

TRUST: We drive our actions and partnerships by commitment to trust
- building and adopting long-term reciprocal, transparent, accountable, and shared values guided by our ancestors and traditions.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION: We promote diversity and inclusion in all interactions and across all aspects of our organization. We use our Indigenous cosmovision and practices to prevent any type of racism, discrimination, violence or oppression.

EQUITY: We promote and value actions and efforts to produce more equitable, diverse, and inclusive results and collective benefit-sharing with equal balance and respect to cultural, gender, ecological, and traditional diversities.

We are committed to work driven by our mission of being guided by and supporting Indigenous Peoples' values of:
Respect for Mother Earth - Managing our lands, waters, and ecosystems with great respect to nature and care by recognizing that we only borrow them from future generations.
Respect for ancestral knowledge - Keeping our promises to our ancestors to manage nature and the resources provided by Mother Earth in a sustainable and respectful way.

OBJECTIVES OF THE POSITIION

Under supervision of the FSC-IF Managing Director (MD) and direct coordination with the FSC-IF Executive Coordinator for Indigenous Affairs and Program Management (EC-IAPM), the Indigenous Peoples Global Manager (IP-GM) will work collaboratively with FSC-IF and FSC teams as well as PIPC members and FSC-IF partners, to provide support in two areas:
Area 1: Serve as technical and programmatic focal point on areas related to sustainable forest management, FSC policy & standards, FPIC (Free Prior Informed Consent), ecosystem service, Indigenous Cultural Landscapes, and other topics of interests of Indigenous Peoples within FSC system, frameworks, approaches, tools, and programs including assistance to development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting on activities linked to FSC-IF, FSC, and PIPC strategies, annual work plans, and strategic planning.
Area 2: Assist the MD with strategic, operational, and management areas of the FSC IF and PIPC including support with governing and administration actions related to PIPC and FSC. She/he acts as the contact person and manager at FSC IF to identify problems, priorities and bring effective and timely responses and solutions in areas involving PIPC governance, Indigenous Peoples, FSC system, policies & standards, sustainable forest management. She/he shall interact and work collaboratively with FSC IF Council members, PIPC members, Indigenous Peoples’ organizations, FSC (BoD, membership, International office, Regional Offices, Network Partners, A.C. Office in Mexico) as well as FSC IF’s service providers, contractors, donors, and others. She/he shall assist in the FSC IF’s program & project development and partnership.

MAIN ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage, monitor, adapt and report on the development and implementation of annual work plans, project actions as well as prospect and support new opportunities in areas related to PIPC, FSC IF’s projects & programs, and tools as well as FPIC implementation, Indigenous rights, and Indigenous landscape planning.
Be well versed in FSC's regulations, standards, policies, and criteria in order to proactively assist PIPC in their role as advisor to the FSC BoD. This also includes having a goo