Call for National Experts: Research and Contextualization of Knowledge on Challenges and Opportunities for African Youth in Forestry (Kenya and Cameroon)

Reference number: 202410142
Job status: in-progress
Job category: Consultancy-AFF
Duty station: Home-based
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Overview

The African Forest Forum (AFF) is an associaton of individuals who share the pursuit and commitment to the sustainable management, wise use, and conservaton of the forest and tree resources of Africa for the betterment of the socio-economic wellbeing of its people and for the stability and improvement of its environment. The purpose of AFF is to provide a plaƞorm and create an enabling environment for independent and objectve analysis, advocacy, and advice on all relevant policy and technical issues pertaining to achieving sustainable management, wise use, and conservaton of Africa’s Forest and tree resources as part of efforts to reduce poverty, protect the environment, and promote economic and social development. We invite you to learn more about AFF and World Agroforestry by accessing our web sites www.afforum.org and cifor-icraf.org.

Duties and responsibilities

The tasks in these TORs are for a one-man month (spread over two months) workload.

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Education, knowledge and experience

• At least a master’s degree in forestry, natural resource management or any related area, with experience in climate change, a PhD will be an added advantage.
• At least five years’ working experience in sustainable forest management in the context of climate change;
• Proven experience in the issues youth and young professionals in forestry or in the issues of gender in natural resources management in general;
• Proven skills and experience in writing technical reports and the like, on topics related to sustainable forest management taking into account gender issues particularly youth partcipation;
• Excellent communication skills in English. Knowledge of French is an added advantage.

Terms and conditions

• Consultancy actvites must begin no later than 11 November 2024.
• Please email your application to AFF, attaching:
(a) A cover letter stating how you meet the above qualifications and experience requirements;
(b) An updated CV
(c ) a brief methodology of how you intend to undertake the assignment in the respective country.
Indicate the subject line: “RESEARCH AND CONTEXTUALIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE ON CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR AFRICAN YOUTH IN FORESTRY (KENYA / CAMEROON)” to d.gitonga@cifor-icraf.org with a copy to d.mutta@cifor-icraf.org, m.avana@cifor-icraf.org and exec.sec@afforum.org. Only successful applicants will be contacted.

Application process

The application deadline is 28 Oct 2024
We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.