Landscape Operational Assistant at The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) Cameroon

Akwajobs   (Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroun)

Posted : 18 January, 2022

Category : Operations    Location : Yaoundé, Centre, Cameroun

Job type : Full Time

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WWF is one of the world’s largest conservation organizations. It was conceived on the 29th April 1961. Its first office opened in September 1961 in the Swiss town of Morges. The central secretariat for the network – called WWF International – is now located in Gland, Switzerland Want to make a positive difference for the future of people and our common home, Earth? Working with WWF could be the opportunity of your lifetime:  

People all over the world are waking up to the growing crisis of nature loss. They increasingly realize that nature is our survival system. And that no one will be spared the consequences of his disappearance. At WWF, we are helping to meet this enormous global challenge.     
Our associates come from a wide variety of backgrounds and possess a variety of skills, ranging from HR and finance to advocacy and conservation science. We welcome applications from anyone who thinks they can help us create a better future for people and wildlife.    

What we do:  
We are an independent conservation organization, working to preserve the natural world for the benefit of people and wildlife. Whether it’s individuals, communities, businesses or governments, we’re part of a growing coalition calling on world leaders to put nature on a path to restoration by 2030. Together, we seek to protect and restore natural habitats, halt the mass extinction of wild fauna and flora, and make our production and consumption patterns sustainable.   

For the Global Environment Facility (GEF) project in Cameroon, we are looking for a committed Landscape Operational Assistant, for the daily coordination of certain project activities at the local level.   

Under the responsibility of:  
Project Manager (PM) Location:  
Yokadouma/Ngoyla Duration:  
2 years renewable  

Mission of the department:  

The Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved the 6-year Congo Basin Sustainable Landscapes Impact Program (IP CBSL), which includes a regional component, managed by UNEP , and several national children’s projects in the Congo Basin countries.  

The Cameroonian Child Project is managed by WWF-US as GEF agency, executed by the Ministry of Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDED) with WWF Cameroon as financial administrator . It addresses the drivers of forest loss and degradation through strategies to strengthen the integrated management of Cameroon’s globally significant forest landscapes in the Congo Basin, to ensure its biological integrity and increase economic opportunities and livelihoods of forest-dependent people.  
Over the six-year project period, these strategies will be advanced through the implementation of five components:   



? Integration of integrated land use planning and management (LUP); 
? Improving the effectiveness of the management and governance of high conservation value forests, and targeted interventions to protect their threatened species; 
? Advance sustainable forest management (SFM) through non-timber forest products (NTFP) and hardwood value chains; 
? Increase the benefits derived from biodiversity through the development of sustainable tourism; ? Monitoring and evaluation (M&E), knowledge management (KM), and regional coordination.  

The project targets Cameroon’s key transboundary forest landscape, stretching from the Rio Maritime Landscape
Campo on the coast, through the Cameroonian segments of the Tri-National Dja-Odzala-Minkebe (TRIDOM) and Tri-National Sangha (TNS) landscapes to the east. The target areas for project interventions under each strategy depend on site-specific considerations, including the potential to achieve significant results within the six-year project period, baselines and available co-financing, and the ability to manage all environmental and social safeguard considerations. Several partners and subcontractors will be involved or hired for the implementation of the various project tasks. Their contribution will have to be coordinated and constantly monitored.

Given the complexity of the project, with the high number of partners and sub-contractors who will be involved in the implementation of different activities at the landscape level, we are looking for a landscape operational assistant, based in the landscapes and responsible for the day-to-day coordination of certain project activities at the local level.

Main duties :  
The Landscape Operations Assistant will work closely with project implementing partners, contractors, local administrative bodies, IPLCs and other stakeholders to support project implementation. He/she will also play an important role in project communication and monitoring by organizing regular meetings with key stakeholders to assess project progress.  

Main tasks and responsibilities:  
He/she will be responsible, among others, for:
? Coordinating and facilitating the implementation of project activities at the local level (landscape, councils and localities) in close collaboration with the staff of the PMU, the project implementing partners, contractors, local administrative bodies, IPLCs and other stakeholders;
? In collaboration with the Environmental and Social Safeguards and Social Inclusion Specialists and the Project Manager, ensure compliance with WWF’s integrated Environmental and Social Safeguards policies and procedures, including the implementation of safeguard procedures and the implementation of the project’s gender action plan;
? Work with the Communications, Knowledge Management and M&E Specialist and Project Manager on project communications and monitoring, including conducting regular meetings with key stakeholders to assess project progress;
? Support capacity building activities on the application of project strategies;
? Ensure coordination with other relevant initiatives underway at the local level; and ? Provide inputs to the development of the annual project work plan and progress reports.

Profile:
Qualifications required:
? Holder of a minimum BAC+3 in one or more of the following fields: geography, forestry and wildlife, natural resource management, or any other related specialization; 
? At least 3 years of professional experience in the field of protected area management and sustainable management of natural resources, with experience in community development.
? Expertise in engaging with various stakeholders at different levels, including with local communities and indigenous peoples, women and youth;
? Experience working with government and donors; 
? Skills in using MS Office and GIS applications, especially an advanced level
in MS excel, are required.  

Skills and competencies required:  
? Technical skills in land use planning and natural resource management
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? Strong technical skills in the design and implementation of community projects;
? Knowledge of the application of social sciences in the field of conservation is an asset;
? Good knowledge of wildlife management and protected areas; 
? Good knowledge of the legal and institutional framework in the field of forest and wildlife resource management, and land use planning in Cameroon; 
? Strong technical, communication and organizational skills; 
? Ability to work and interact with people from different backgrounds; 
? Good team spirit and familiarity with the functioning of local and international organizations; 
? Fluency in French, knowledge of English and local knowledge of the region will be an advantage. Values ??and behaviors:   ? Align and identify with the core values ??of the Government of Cameroon and the WWF organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration; ? Demonstrated behaviors: Striving for impact, listening deeply, collaborating openly and innovating fearlessly; ? Act with the utmost integrity, accountability and transparency. Professional relationships :
 

Collaborate and work closely and regularly with partner project managers and key technical staff at the landscape level, as well as with PMU staff (Environmental and Social Safeguards Officer, Landscape Operational Assistants, Monitoring Specialist, evaluation and knowledge management, financial manager).

External
He will collaborate with the national director and technical advisors of the project, the technical staff of the project partners and other sub-contracting partners and consultants involved in the implementation of the projects at the landscape level.

How to apply?  
Apply through the following link: https://cameroon.panda.org/apply_to_a_job/apply_to_a_job/
Deadline for submitting applications: February 2, 2022.

We thank you in advance for your interest in this position. Please note that only candidates under consideration will be contacted for follow-up.   

WWF is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce.

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