Recruitment notice: TECHNICAL ADVISOR INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT (M/F)

OFFER DESCRIPTION

CALL FOR INTERNAL/EXTERNAL APPLICATIONS FOR THE RECRUITMENT OF AN INSTITUTIONAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT TECHNICAL ADVISOR (M/F) FOR THE COMIFAC REGIONAL SUPPORT PROJECT OF THE DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR INTERNATIONALE ZUSAMMENARBEIT (GIZ/COMIFAC) GmbH IN YAOUNDE.

Context

The Sustainable Forest Management Program in the Congo Basin is an initiative of German technical and financial cooperation, which aims to improve the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity and forest resources in the Congo Basin and the savannas. nearby. The regional support project for COMIFAC is one of the technical cooperation modules of the said programme. It is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and under the political supervision of COMIFAC. Due to its regional orientation for the improvement of the operating capacity of the main institutions and actors of the Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC), this project creates the framework conditions inherent in the implementation of the latter (eg. harmonization of policies,

The COMIFAC regional support project as a technical cooperation module contributes to strengthening the framework necessary for the implementation of the COMIFAC Convergence Plan through the institutional strengthening of the actors of the COMIFAC system, the strengthening of environmental diplomacy of the institution, the improvement of the regional training offer and better communication integrating the gender dimension. These objectives are achieved through the following areas of intervention:

• Component 1: Strengthening the institutional and organizational functioning of COMIFAC;
• Component 2: Strengthening COMIFAC’s environmental diplomacy;
• Component 3: Improvement of the professional training offer in the field of Protected Areas Management (PAM) and landscape restoration in Central Africa;
• Component 4: Strengthening COMIFAC communication on sustainable forest management in the Congo Basin.

To accompany and monitor this dynamic, the Regional Support Project for COMIFAC (GIZ/COMIFAC) is looking  for one (01)  Technical Advisor for Institutional and Organizational Support  for its Coordination Office in  Yaoundé .

A- Areas of responsibility and powers 

• Make a qualitative and lasting contribution to international cooperation as well as to the protection and sustainable exploitation of the forests of the Congo Basin;
• Accompany the Executive Secretariat of COMIFAC, by providing technical support in the institutional and organizational fields;
• Manage his field of attributions in accordance with the objectives of the project, the agreements made within the team or the consultations with the hierarchical superior;
• Technically support the COMIFAC Executive Secretariat in building the technical and operational capacities of its experts (job training, coaching);
• Technically support the Executive Secretariat of COMIFAC for the integration of its operational and strategic planning into the strategy of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS);
• Support and advise the COMIFAC Executive Secretariat for the execution of its mandate within regional and international bodies, agreements, conventions and initiatives;
• Assist the current Presidency of COMIFAC in the development and implementation of its roadmap;
• Support the process of strengthening the operational capacities of the experts of the Executive Secretariat of COMIFAC, through the equipping of their workstations with basic equipment;
• Technically support the Executive Secretariat of COMIFAC in the implementation of the provisions of Article 8 of Decision No. 31/CEEAC/CCEG/XIII/07 which confers on COMIFAC the status of executing agency of ECCAS;
• Technically support the COMIFAC Executive Secretariat in the development and operationalization of its Annual Work Plans and Budget (PTBA) based on the Convergence Plan and their integration into the strategic and operational planning of ECCAS;
• Technically support the Executive Secretariat of COMIFAC in the execution of its mandate within the bodies of international agreements, arrangements and initiatives (in particular BSB Yamoussa, TNS, ECCAS, CBFP);
• Support COMIFAC in the development and implementation of its policies and strategies for the conservation and sustainable management of forest ecosystems in Central Africa;
• Support the current Presidency of COMIFAC in the implementation of its roadmap.

REQUIRED PROFILE

B- Qualifications required

Qualification and professional experience

• Master (BAC+5) in strategic and operational management, political science, public law, international law or equivalent;
• Have at least seven (07) years of professional experience in a similar position;
• Have at least five (05) years of experience in institutional and organizational support in the field of forests and the environment;
• Have proven experience in the field of strategic and operational planning in the field of forests and the environment.

Other knowledge/ skills

• Very good knowledge of the institutions of the COMIFAC system,
• Be familiar with international issues in the areas of forest conservation, biodiversity and climate, as well as with the actors in these areas and development in the Congo Basin;
• Experience in advisory support, organizational and institutional support for state institutions;
• Proven report writing and communication skills;
• Be willing to travel to COMIFAC countries and sometimes in difficult conditions;
• Excellent command of French and English. Fluency in Portuguese would be a significant asset;
• Excellent organizational management skills;
• Very good working knowledge of the use of information and communication technologies (related software as well as telephone, e-mail, Internet) as well as computer applications (such as MS Office).

Duty station:  Yaoundé  with regular missions in the eleven (11) member countries of COMIFAC (Angola, Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Chad, Central African Republic ).

Desired starting date: 01.03.2023

Duration of the contract: Two (02) years renewable

Deadline for admissibility of application files: until February 13, 2023

Internal classification: Band 4T, under the supervision of the GIZ/COMIFAC Program Director

C- Composition and submission of applications

• Composition of application files  : cover letter from the candidate; CV + 3 professional references; Photocopy CNI and photocopies diploma and certificates / work certificates.

• All applications will  only  be received on our career site, via the e-recruiting platform accessible through the link:  https://gizkamerun.jobs.net/fr-FR/join

Female candidates are strongly encouraged.