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We are looking for the Yaoundé/Cameroon site, a
Technical assistant (M/F/D) co-management of natural resources
Cameroon
Period of use: 01/01/2024 – 12/31/2025
Business areas
The global Forests4Future project, commissioned by the BMZ, aims to ensure that state and private actors contribute to national and international objectives of forest landscape restoration, poverty reduction and sustainable rural development, as well as good governance in the sector forest. From 2022, the new Cameroon country module has started to implement activities. The objective of the module is to support forest landscape restoration measures as a contribution to forest conservation and the restoration of forests and forest-rich landscapes. In collaboration with partners, the module includes topics such as land use planning, co-management for sustainable forest management, restoration of savannahs and degraded forests, including sustainable pastoralism, income-generating measures (e.g. via sustainable value chains) for local producer and user groups, and adaptation to climate change. With different actors, the project supports a holistic, cross-sectoral approach by closely exchanging with the advisory unit in Bonn and the ProFEC anchor project on the ground, involving municipal and state partners such as the ministries of forestry, environment , land use planning as well as the private sector. The project works close to its beneficiaries in the landscape around the Yoko Communal Forest, which includes the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga-Eboko. income-generating measures (e.g. via sustainable value chains) for local producer and user groups, and adaptation to climate change. With different actors, the project supports a holistic, cross-sectoral approach by closely exchanging with the advisory unit in Bonn and the ProFEC anchor project on the ground, involving municipal and state partners such as the ministries of forestry, environment , land use planning as well as the private sector. The project works close to its beneficiaries in the landscape around the Yoko Communal Forest, which includes the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga-Eboko. income-generating measures (e.g. via sustainable value chains) for local producer and user groups, and adaptation to climate change. With different actors, the project supports a holistic, cross-sectoral approach by closely exchanging with the advisory unit in Bonn and the ProFEC anchor project on the ground, involving municipal and state partners such as the ministries of forestry, environment , land use planning as well as the private sector. The project works close to its beneficiaries in the landscape around the Yoko Communal Forest, which includes the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga-Eboko. With different actors, the project supports a holistic, cross-sectoral approach by closely exchanging with the advisory unit in Bonn and the ProFEC anchor project on the ground, involving municipal and state partners such as the ministries of forestry, environment , land use planning as well as the private sector. The project works close to its beneficiaries in the landscape around the Yoko Communal Forest, which includes the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga-Eboko. With different actors, the project supports a holistic, cross-sectoral approach by closely exchanging with the advisory unit in Bonn and the ProFEC anchor project on the ground, involving municipal and state partners such as the ministries of forestry, environment , land use planning as well as the private sector. The project works close to its beneficiaries in the landscape around the Yoko Communal Forest, which includes the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga-Eboko. of land use planning as well as the private sector. The project works close to its beneficiaries in the landscape around the Yoko Communal Forest, which includes the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga-Eboko. of land use planning as well as the private sector. The project works close to its beneficiaries in the landscape around the Yoko Communal Forest, which includes the municipalities of Yoko and Nanga-Eboko.
Your missions
- Capacity building with partner municipalities Yoko and Nanga Eboko and decentralized services of sectoral ministries in the development and implementation of a co-management approach for the restoration of forest landscapes (RPF) and management of forest resources
- Strengthening the capacities of actors who are members of the intercommunal platform on the co-management of natural resources and FLR
- Capacity building of forest peasant committees (CPF) in the project intervention villages in close collaboration with the ProFEC anchor project
- Monitor participatory land use planning in villages
- Support to the project manager in the management of service delivery for the implementation of participatory land use planning and FLR
- Contribute to knowledge management, the development of products resulting from lessons learned from the implementation of RPF measures and the dissemination of results through the AFR100 initiative
- Contribute to the introduction of technical innovations (depending on areas of expertise, but desirable in connection with digital technology)
Your profile
- First professional experiences in the context of international cooperation in sub-Saharan Africa in the management of natural resources, forestry, biodiversity or rural development
- A university degree (Master) in forestry, sustainable natural resource management, land use planning or rural development with knowledge of FLR is considered an advantage
- Excellent skills to work in intercultural contexts and excellent teamwork and communication skills
- Proven experience with participatory approaches and the organization of networks/groups is strongly desired
- Ability to work temporarily in rural areas in Africa without access to electricity, running water or telecommunications network
- Good knowledge of French, English would be considered an asset
How to apply
We are waiting for your application by : 10/29/2023
More information can be found here: https://jobs.giz.de/index.php?ac=jobad&id=69868
This job can be found under job ID Job-ID V000056672
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