Field Officer
The Mpingo Conservation Project is a Tanzanian NGO developing Participatory Forest Management and Forest Certification as a combined tool to achieve forest conservation and alleviate rural poverty in south-eastern Tanzania. We have also recently begun adapting our work to access carbon markets through the system known as Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD). We are looking for two junior foresters to join our team and assist with implementation of these innovative programmes.
Grade: Junior Executive Officer Responsible to: Chief Field Officer
Location: Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania Start Date: as soon as possible
Main Duties:-
1. Develop and implement Participatory Forest Management in MCP operational villages.
2. Assist rural villagers in managing their local forests and the revenue gained from them, and in meeting other challenges.
3. Provide support in the overall implementation of REDD field activities.
4. Prepare Village Land Forest Reserves for carbon and forest certification.
5. Support CBO activities in designated villages.
6. Be the principle MCP liaison officer in designated villages.
7. Provide general assistance to MCP's wider operations as and when required.
Qualifications / Experience:-
This an excellent opportunity for a young graduate in the natural resources sector to start their career in conservation and natural resources management. The successful applicant will receive extensive on the job training in all the various aspects of the role, and their responsibilities will be developed over time.
Candidates should have completed either a bachelor's degree or an advanced diploma in a relevant discipline, speak good English and Swahili, and be familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel. Enthusiasm, initiative and willingness to learn are of greater importance to this role than a long list of qualifications or previous experience. Applicants should be good communicators as they will frequently have to address village meetings.
The position is based in Kilwa Masoko, and carries with it a competitive salary plus allowances. Start date is flexible, but the sooner the better. This opening is only available to Tanzanian citizens. It is a junior role but excellent opportunities exist for internal promotion, and preference will be given to candidates likely to be suitable for later promotion. Women are strongly encouraged to apply!
To apply please email your CV and contact details for two referees with a covering email explaining why you think you would be suitable for the role to
jobs1002@mpingoconservation.org
Please do not include scans of education certificates, these will be requested at a later stage. The deadline for applications is 31st March 2010. Only those candidates who have been short-listed for interview will be contacted. If you have not heard any reply by 7th April 2010 you should assume your application was unsuccessful. The Mpingo Conservation Project cannot enter into any correspondence as to the reasons why any particular application did or did not succeed.
For more information on MCP see www.mpingoconservation.org.
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