FRM 4.1

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Competence Level

Category name:

Financial and Physical Resources

Category code:

FRM

Category function:

Ensuring that protected areas are adequately financed and resourced and that resources are effectively and efficiently deployed and used.

Competence level:

LEVEL 4

Code:

Scope of work:

Direction and management of large organisations.

Typical function:

EXECUTIVE

Knowledge statement:

Coordinate mobilisation of funding for protected areas.

Knowledge criterion:

Legislation regulations and norms regarding financial planning and management. National policy for budgeting and financing PAs. Opportunities for donor support for PAs. Options for payments for ecosystem services from PAs. Range of possible self-funding methods for PAs.

Performance criterion:

Preparing financial analyses long-term financial plans and financial forecasts for the management and expansion of a protected area system. Preparing annual budgets based on rational analysis of management requirements. Identifying funding gaps and shortfalls. Securing adequate/improved central funding for protected areas. Identifying and mobilising potential sources of external funding and support (e.g. from donors projects partnerships etc.). See also PPP 4. Developing new approaches to sustainable PA financing (e.g. tourism charges for entrance and services fees for resource use payments for ecosystem services appeals and campaigns etc.).