The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cameroon Country Program Office is looking for a Technical Assistant

for the period of 01 months to help administer the
 

www.moneytrees.cm platform to support landscape restoration and small forest enterprises.

About WWF
The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is an international non-governmental organization founded in 1961 which works in the field of nature protection. Its mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth. Our vision is to build a future in which people live in harmony with nature. Thus, it seeks to: save the planet by balancing the needs of human beings with those of other species that share the Earth, practice human conservation in the broadest sense, and instill in people everywhere a quiet but undisguised respect , nature and balancing that respect with a deep belief in human possibilities, inspiring others who can further the cause of conservation.
 

The background:

In 2021, WWF endorsed the RPF Initiative in Africa covering 09 countries, including; Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, DRC and Cameroon. Through this initiative, WWF aims to restore 13.5 million hectares of degraded landscapes across Africa by 2027. More information on this initiative can be found here. It should be noted, however, that Cameroon alone in 2017 committed to restoring over 12 million hectares of its degraded landscapes through the Bonn Challenge and AFR100 platforms. On this commitment, more than 80% of the seriously degraded landscapes are in the 03 regions of the North of the country (Adamaoua, North and Far North), a region which is also home to about 34% of Cameroonians estimated at 22 million

WWF CCPO has worked in Cameroon for over 30 years and remains one of the largest nature conservation organizations in the country with a very wide geographical coverage. WWF CCPO pulled out of the northern regions more than half a decade ago due to restructuring and the need to redefine its core focus areas. Now, with a particular focus on inclusive and people-centered conservation, prioritizing the rebuilding of man’s broken relationship with nature, WWF, through its FLR Initiative in Africa (FLRinAI), has adopted a very bold ambition for Cameroon. As part of FLRinAI, WWF has identified the
As a result, a recent internal RPF planning session defined how this 300,000 ha restoration target should be distributed across five WWF-supported landscapes; TNS, TRIDOM, Campo Ma’an, Coastal Forests and now Savane du Nord. As the Northern Savannah is the only landscape where field activities are not currently taking place, a sub-national Restoration Opportunity Assessment (ROAM) methodology was implemented in UTO FARO, BENOUE in 2021. This ROAM report has identified a significant area of ​​severely degraded landscapes, and within them characterized the nature of degradation, restoration opportunities as well as restoration packages with good potential for success.

So today, WWF CCPO has developed a work plan for January to June 2023, completed a sub-national ROAM in the North, launched FLRinAI in Yaoundé and Garoua, and has baseline datasets with which to start s engage with pre-identified people. stakeholders; land users (e.g. local councils, Lamidas, outgrowers), restoration service providers (e.g. soil fertility and agroforestry researchers, nursery managers) and investors in the landscape restoration (private and parapublic sector investors; FACET POWER, etc.) according to the @moneytrees proposal.

WWF CCPO has a one-month window to update information on the @moneytrees platform. To this end, it is looking for a dedicated technical assistant with both the minimum level of knowledge and experience in natural resource management, mastery of technology, IT and useful quantitative skills; some experience of stakeholder engagement and in particular a good knowledge of FLRinAI and WWF core values ​​and standards. Additional attributes are described below.

WWF CCPO is committed to accelerating landscape restoration in the Northern Region of Cameroon through innovation, private sector involvement and through a performance-based system. To facilitate this, the platform functioning as an online “marketplace” www.moneytrees.cm bringing together the main stakeholders of the restoration of the FLR must be administered. The administration task will also involve working with the collaborative platform www.restor.eco to facilitate the real-time monitoring needed to drive fundraising for RPF.
To set them up and manage them, WWF CCPO is looking to hire a technical assistant to help take the platform to the next level. The selected candidate will be awarded an initial contract which will not exceed 1 calendar month and will include training on the use and management of the @moneytrees platform, the use and manipulation of @restor.

Expected deliverables

Under the direct supervision of the RPF Initiative in Africa – Cameroon focal point, and in collaboration with the Forests and Climate team, the RPF technical assistant will;
1. Be available for training on the handling and administration of @moneytrees;
2. Be available to be trained in handling @restor;
3. Contact all relevant FLR stakeholders in the 03 @moneytrees categories identified during the sub-national ROAM in FARO and BENOUE UTOs;
4. Develop the complete profile of each stakeholder in @restor;
5. Update basic GIS skills and/or be available for basic training to facilitate compiling all CHC Restoration Priority Site shapefile boundaries and working with the team @ restor, to download these sites;
6. Participate in the finalization of the WWF-FACET energy partnership and the signing of the memorandum of understanding;
7. Act as co-secretary of the WWF-FACET power Joint Implementation Unit (JIU);
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8. Undertake any other requested duties related to the WWF RPF initiative in Africa;

Candidate profile – Minimum requirements
– Have a university level qualification in a field related to the management of natural resources;
– Should have worked in a field of natural resource management; geography, ecological surveys, socio-economic analyzes or agricultural systems and development of associated databases;
– Have a good working knowledge of information technology or computer skills;
– Is 100% available for these full-time tasks (1 month) and will be available for coaching and mentoring;
– Already has a good command of computer applications; GIS/RS, Database, Basic Programming, Coding Skills and can learn very quickly
– Have done similar tasks as described here in the past; either as a developer or as a partner;
– Other attributes relevant to the tasks will be assessed

How to apply:
Interested candidates are invited to submit their application no later than January 31, 2023, via the address: recruit-cam@wwfcam.org, with the subject TA FLR .

The application will consist of: – A cover letter explaining why the candidate is suitable – A CV which must not exceed 02 pages.
– 02 references making specific reference to the minimum requirements of the candidate’s profile.

WWF is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce

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