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DEVELOPMENT WORKER AS TECHNICAL ADVISOR (M/F/D) IN CHARGE OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF FORESTRY MANAGEMENT ON MUNICIPALITY LEVEL
POSTED BY: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH
REF:GIZ 91
Date Published:Thursday, August 22, 2019
Date of Expiration:Tuesday, February 18, 2020 EXPIRED
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| LOCATION OF THIS JOB |
 Cameroon | BERTOUA, YAOUNDÉ in Cameroon |
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| Development Agency
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| Full-Time |
| MAIN JOB DESCRIPTION |
Development Worker as technical advisor (m/f/d) in charge of socio-economic aspects of forestry management on municipality level
Cameroon
Job-ID: P1533V2032
Location: Bertoua, Yaoundé
Assignment period: 01/01/2020 - 12/31/2021
Field: Strategy and Management advice
Type of employment: full-time
As a federal enterprise, GIZ supports the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field of international cooperation for sustainable development.
With the dispatch of qualified specialists as development workers, GIZ contributes to the sustainable improvement of living conditions of people in developing and transition countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION
The Forest-Environment Programme (PFE) is a bilateral project implemented by GIZ, supporting the sustainable management of forest resources in Cameroon. Through its component “management of forest resources in the municipalities” it aims to improve the capacity of councils to plan, implement and coordinate activities related to sustainable forestry. One of the component’s objectives is to enhance communication and collaboration between the councils and local community committees around the forests. Thereby, communities will be enabled to play a more active role in decision-making, for instance, in allocating revenues from council forest exploitation to local development projects.
YOUR TASKS
1. Advising the councils and the local population on establishing the community committees in accordance with legal frameworks
2. Advising on internal organization, roles and responsibilities of the community committees as well as the councils
3. Facilitating the collaboration and communication between councils and community committees
4. Supporting the councils and community committees to institute participatory decision-making processes in order to allocate a share of the council’s forest revenues to jointly planned community projects
5. Working towards a more transparent management of council forests revenues and promoting information sharing about the availability and the use of these revenues among all stakeholders
6. Contributing to PFE’s knowledge management
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| REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS JOB |
YOUR PROFILE
1. Master’s degree in sociology/organisational development or any other similar training
2. Several years of relevant work experience are required
3. Experience in participatory approaches and organisation of networks
4. Good sense for legal and organisational matters
5. First experience in planning and managing of projects
6. Curiosity of living abroad and working in a different cultural context
7. Team spirit and sensitivity to a multi-player collaboration, high adaptability to difficult contexts
8. Good knowledge of French
LOCATION INFORMATION
1. Proposed place of residence: Bertoua, East Cameroon. Yaoundé (capital, quartier Bastos) might be considered instead
2. Climate: Warm climate with rainy season from April – October; average temperature between 23,7°C and approximately 1600 mm annual rainfall
3. Healthcare: There exist basic medical services provided by local specialist doctors and private health clinics
4. Supply and shopping facilities: Basic items for the daily needs are locally available, European goods /products are available
5. Accessibility: City roads and overland routes are in a reasonable condition. No Flights. Yaoundé airport 255 km distance. Transport in the town is mainly by moto-taxi and restricted to 6 am to 0:00 am
6. Children/school situation: The location is not suitable for children.
7. The security situation requires increased alertness. There are special security risk mitigation measures applying to GIZ staff on-site. All staff must follow GIZ security instructions at any time. Please also read up on county-specific advice provided by the German Federal Foreign Office.
NOTES
GIZ's Development Service is looking forward to applications of candidates with a professional qualification and / or university degree and at least two years of professional experience. In addition you hold the German nationality or the nationality of a member state of the European Union.
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