The African Forest Forum (AFF) is an association of
individuals who share the pursuit and commitment to the sustainable management,
use and conservation 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 platform and create
an enabling environment for independent and objective analysis, advocacy and
advice on all 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, protect the environment and
promote economic and social development.
The African Forest Forum is recruiting for the position
of a Senior Programme Officer to be based at its headquarters in
Nairobi, Kenya, or some other location, reporting directly to the Executive
Secretary.
- To
coordinate and provide leadership in the development of priorities and
implementation of activities on:
- Climate
change as it relates to forest resources and livelihoods;
- The
fuel-fibre-food nexus;
- Forest-water
relations.
- To
articulate the interactions among the three items above.
- To
represent the AFF, on behalf of the Executive Secretary, on matters relating
to the above duties, and on any other matters as directed by the Executive
Secretary and the Governing Council of AFF.
- To
assist the Executive Secretary on any other duties and responsibilities
(financial, administrative or technical) as may be directed.
- Master’s
degree in forestry, environment, natural resources management or related
area.
- Minimum
of 10 years of post masters experience
- Minimum
of 5 years of relevant post-PhD experience
- Must
have the capacity and demonstrated experience in leadership, management
and forest science
- Must
be a good team player
- Excellent
written and oral communication skills in English. Working knowledge of
French or Portuguese will be an added advantage.
The World Agroforestry Centre/AFF is an equal
opportunity employer and offers a collegial and gender-sensitive working
environment. We believe that staff diversity promotes excellence and strongly
encourage applications from qualified women.
This position is on competitive terms and will be for
an initial period of three (3) years, renewable subject to nine (9) months’
probation period, assessment of performance, continued relevance of the
position and availability of resources.
- A
cover letter illustrating your suitability for the position against the
listed requirements and salary expectations
- A
detailed curriculum vitae
- The
names and addresses of three referees, including telephone, fax numbers
and email addresses.
All correspondence should be addressed to the Human
Resources Unit, World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya
OR via email: icrafhru@cgiar.org and
should indicate “Application for Senior Programme Officer-AFF” on their
application letters and email submissions.
Applications will be considered until 10 February 2012.
Please note that only short-listed applicants meeting
the above requirements will be contacted.
We invite you to learn more about AFF and ICRAF by
accessing our web sites: http://www.afforum.org
and www.worldagroforestry.org.
No comments:
Post a Comment