Development of climate resilient value chains of biodiversity products and services in Africa’s biodiversity hotspots

Reference number: 202408273
Job status: In-progress
Job category: Consultancy-AFF
Duty station: Various Locations
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Overview

The African Forest Forum (AFF) is a pan-African non-governmental organisation with its headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. It is an association of individuals who share the quest for and commitment to the sustainable management, use and conservation of the forest and tree resources of Africa for the socioeconomic wellbeing of its people and for the stability and improvement of its environment. The purpose of AFF is to provide a platform and create an enabling environment for independent and objective analysis, advocacy and advice on relevant policy and technical issues pertaining to achieving sustainable management, use and conservation of Africa’s forest and tree resources as part of efforts to reduce poverty, promote gender equality and economic and social development.

AFF has secured funding from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to implement a project entitled “Transforming the African Forest Forum to enhance its capacity to improve livelihoods and environmental stability through better management of African forest and tree resources. The project seeks to generate and share knowledge that enhances sustainable management of forests and trees outside forests, in the context of climate change for improved human wellbeing and environmental protection in Africa. One of the key project objectives is to “Improve management of forest biodiversity to secure supply of ecosystem goods and services and safeguard human wellbeing in selected biodiversity hotspots.”

Duties and responsibilities

For its plan of work for 2024, AFF plans to conduct studies on opportunities and interventions to facilitate improvement of value chains of biodiversity products and services in forest biodiversity hotspots to support community resilience to climate change. For this, AFF is recruiting five national experts one per country to undertake country studies in five forest biodiversity hotspots in Africa. There will be one study per hotspot namely, Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands; Guinean Forests of West Africa; Eastern Afromontane; Coastal Forests of Eastern Africa; and Maputaland-Pondoland-Albany. Each of the five national experts will cover one biodiversity hotspot.

Education, knowledge and experience

• Have at least a master’s degree in natural resources management, forestry, natural resource economics, environmental management or any related area; a PhD will be an added advantage;
• Be a regional expert with broad knowledge and at least five years’ experience post MSc, in forestry and biodiversity management; and forest products development in Africa;
• Have good writing skills and have at least written a book chapter and published peer reviewed journal papers; and
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English or French.

Terms and conditions

Please email, quoting the title and number of this consultancy on the subject line and attach a proposal containing:
• Cover letter stating how you meet the above qualifications and experience requirements;
• A methodological note (of 4 pages maximum) indicating for each key results area, corresponding specific activities and methodology for executing them;
• A data matrix listing information needs plotted against data sources;
• A draft work plan (clear deliverables plotted against work weeks for each key result);
• A tentative table of contents for the report with corresponding number of pages; and
• An updated CV.

Please apply, with the subject line: “CONSULTANCY SERVICES NO 04-1.1.4 AFF – “DEVELOPMENT OF CLIMATE RESILIENT VALUE CHAINS OF BIODIVERSITY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES IN AFRICA’S FOREST BIODIVERSITY HOTSPOTS ” and indicating for which biodiversity hotspot and country you are applying for, to Dr Doris Mutta at d.mutta@cifor-icraf.org and Dr Djibril Dayamba at d.dayamba@cifor-icraf.org with a copy to exec.sec@afforum.org

Application process

The application deadline is 17 Sep 2024
We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.