Expert In Forestry Internal Vacancy Announcement #038 GIZ- Biodiversity and Forestry Programme(BFP)
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In Ethiopia GIZ has been implementing development programmes on behalf of the German government for over 40 years jointly with our national partners. The focus of our work in the country is on vocational education, sustainable use of natural resources, land management and food security, biodiversity and forestry. Further programmes enhance the development of a sustainable textile sector and renewable energies.
GIZ Ethiopia is looking to recruit an expert in National Park advisory services to EWCA for the Biodiversity and Forest programme as specified below.
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Position: Expert in forestry for Southern Nations Project support
Place of Work: Addis Ababa with frequent travel to Arbaminch and other
program site
Remuneration: as per the GIZ scale
Application deadline: 24th of February 2018
A. Summary of Duties and Responsibilities
The incumbent of this post has the main responsibility for the:
· Communication between the Programme and the partners in the projects in SN;
· Support the project partners in their tasks;
· Synergy between the different activities of the programme in forestry and conservation;
· Technical monitoring of the programm’s field activities;
In this framework, the employee in the following duties:
B. The Tasks
Communication between the Programme and the partners in Southern Nations
· To be aware of what is being done at the international level in relation to the forestry and conservation (especially at the level of the Horn of Africa);
· To make the link between national level strategies and their implementation in the field;
· To follow the activities of partners on national and regaional level in the region of Southern Naitons, and particularly for Nech Sar and Chebera Churchura;
· To follow concretely the activities in:
o Chebera Churchura:
o DHL reforestation project in the basin of Nech Sar national park
· To be linked with all kind of regional projects, strategies and make sure that the programme is coordinated with and well connected to them;
Support the partners in their tasks
· To be available for all kind of planning of field activities in the projects assigned;
· To make sure that all stakeholders are linked in strategic events of the programme;
· To play a role of “communication bridge” between all stakeholders of the project
· Actively discuss all kind of concepts and approaches within the Programme and make sure, that messages to the partners are always in line with the Programme.
Synergy between the different activities of the programme in foresty and conservation;
· To cooperate in the strategic development of the projects;
· To ensure the involvement of the partner staff in all kind of project activities;
· To make the link to the monitoring and to guarantee at all time, that monitoring information from the field is smart and verifiable;
· To keep the link between the field and the group dealing with communication, and make sure,that the communication has always “food for communication” about achievements in the projects assigned;
Technical monitoring of the projects field activities related to conservation
· To coordinate all kind of activities between HQ and the projects assigned;
· To be involved in all missions to the field and communicate with the beneficiaries of people travelling;
· To ensure the proper implementation of all kind of plans of the programme in the project regions assigned;
· To support the close monitoring of the activities in relation to the indicators of the assigned projects;
C. Other responsibilities
· Be actively involved in the undertakings of the programme team and ensure that the common decisions are materialized in due time
· Be actively involved in transversal tasks (gender, HIV AIDS, etc.)
· Assume all other assigned tasks of the superior
Qualifications required
· Degree in forestry or very much related subject;
· Minimum of 5 years professional experience in the forest sector
· Have proven communication skills;
· Thorough experience in application of participatory approaches;
· Thorough experience in formation of community based institutions, alternative livelihoods, Climate Change, ABS;
· Good mastering of the English language and at least one Ethiopian languages
The incumbent has to prove his/her close relationship and knowledge of Awash