Employment

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).

Plan Vivo Foundation Technical Advisory Panel | Call for applications

Dear Colleagues,

The Plan Vivo Foundation Technical Advisory Panel will be launched in April 2010, and I would like to invite you to submit your nominations and applications to join the Panel.

Mahale Mountains National Park (MMNP) forms a remote peninsula on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and is one of Tanzania's foremost biodiversity hotspots.

Norway is a dedicated development partner of Tanzania with special focus on Energy; Environment/ Climate Change; Maternal and Child Health; and General Budget Support (GBS). From April 2010, the Norwegian Embassy will act as Lead Partner for the group of 14 development partners providing GBS.

We would like to inform you that the Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office of IUCN is looking for a Portfolio Manager, Drylands/Pastoralism (Nairobi, Kenya)

The Ford Foundation International Fellowship Program ( IFP) provides opportunities for advanced study to exceptional individuals who will use this education to become leaders in their respective fields, furthering development in their own countries and greater economic and social justice worldwide.

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.

Grade: Executive Officer Responsible to: National Coordinator

Location: Kilwa Masoko, Tanzania

Trias Tanzania is looking for its food security program in Mufindi for a professional and enthusiastic

Program Advisor

Duty station : Mufindi, Iringa
Starting date : a.s.a.p.
Duration : 2 years

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For more information, please contact the TNRF Secretariat at +255755022267 or info@tnrf.org.

Please log-in to your TNRF account to view the attached job description. If you would like a TNRF member account, please register for free at www.tnrf.org/join.

For more information, please contact the TNRF Secretariat at +255755022267 or info@tnrf.org.

ForumCC - the Tanzania Civil Society Forum on Climate Change - welcomes applications for its first Project Manager. Responding to the growing impact of climate change in Tanzania, ForumCC is creating a platform for learning, dialogue and joint action among civil society organizations in Tanzania.

Mtandao wa Jamii wa Usimamizi wa Misitu Tanzania (MJUMITA) is Tanzania's Community Forestry Network, working in support of sustainable community forest management. MJUMITA is seeking an experienced Technical Advisor to support its activities.

Qualifications, experiences and skills required

The Mpingo Conservation Project is a Tanzanian NGO using Participatory Forest Management to achieve forest conservation and alleviate rural poverty in south-eastern Tanzania.

Objective and scope

This is a senior technical and professional role within the diverse areas of social and economic research. The overall objective of the role is to effectively contribute to research design and conducting research in line with REPOA's mandate.

Objective and scope

The overall objective of this role is to support research activities within the institution by taking an active role in research works. The incumbent is expected to grow professionally through a systematic career development scheme to higher levels within the research function.

Duties and responsibilities

Position: Advocacy Officer
Duty Station: Dar es Salaam - WWF-Tanzania Country Office

Scope of work:

The purpose of ‘Strengthening the Capacity of Environmental CSOs in Tanzania Programme' is to see the capacity, skills and ability of environmental civil society organizations (CSOS and CBOs) are strengthened so that they more effectively participate in decision making and governance such that management of natural resources in Tanzania, specifically the fisheries, forestry and wildlife reso

Short term Consultancy

International or Regional Consultant
Duty Station: Bujumbura, BURUNDI, with extensive travel to the Lake Tanganyika basin states
Duration: 10 weeks
Closing Date: Wednesday 30 December 2009

Background

Chumbe Island Coral Park (CHICOP) is a conservation and education project, funded by its eco-tourism facilities. CHICOP conserves and manages a Marine Sanctuary and a Forest Reserve, both located at Chumbe Island, 12 km southwest of Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania.

Winrock International is recruiting applicants for the position of Project Director for a Multiple-Use Water Services project in Tanzania. The description of duties and responsibilities is attached. The position is contingent on receipt of project funding.

GENERAL

Mtandao wa Jamii wa Usimamizi wa Misitu Tanzania (MJUMITA) is Tanzania's Community Forestry Network, working in support of sustainable community forest management.

Mtandao wa Jamii wa Usimamizi wa Misitu Tanzania (MJUMITA) is Tanzania's Community Forestry Network, working in support of sustainable community forest management.

Mtandao wa Jamii wa Usimamizi wa Misitu Tanzania (MJUMITA) is Tanzania's Community Forestry Network, working in support of sustainable community forest management.

Mtandao wa Jamii wa Usimamizi wa Misitu Tanzania (MJUMITA) is Tanzania's Community Forestry Network, working in support of sustainable community forest management.

PROGRAM OFFICER: Asset Building and Community Development Program, Natural Assets, East Africa

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

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• Please note that applications for this position must be sent directly to Africare.

Please log-in to your TNRF account to download the document attached below. Contact the TNRF web administrator for assistance. Please note that applications for this position must be sent directly to TFCG.

1. Introduction

1. Background

IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural resources, was founded in 1948 and brings together nearly 1,100 members (States ,government agencies, NGOs and affiliates) and some 10,000 scientists and experts from 181 countries in a unique worldwide partnership.

BTC has advertised for a mid-term review of the Project to Develop and Implement an Integrated Management Plan for the Kilombero Valley Ramsar Site.

Details can be found on the BTC website: www.btcctb.org under Tenders. Download the specifications and TOR on the BTC website here: http://www.btcctb.org/showpage.asp?iPageID=4073

A partnership between the Zoological Society of London and the Wildlife Conservation Society is looking for a suitably qualified person to coordinate the implementation of the regional strategy for the conservation of cheetah in East Africa, drawn up in 2007. This region covers the countries of Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia and Djibouti.

Twaweza, meaning "we can make it happen" in Swahili, is a ten-year initiative that seeks to enable people in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to improve their quality of life through a bold, citizen-centred approach to information access and public accountability. Twaweza is funded by a multi-donor group and hosted by Hivos.

We are seeking full time research assistants to live and work in Serengeti National Park on a project studying woodland vegetation change. The project involves considerable field work, laboratory analyses of plants and soil, and computer data entry.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, environmentally motivated candidate to fill the position of Project Coordinator for CBCF (see www.conservationfilms.org).

Eastern Africa has a wealth of natural resources, which if managed sustainably can support people's livelihoods and provide a sustained contribution to national economies. WWF is working in Eastern Africa to enable Government's and local communities to work together to sustainably manage and utilise these natural resources.

The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS), the region's leading conservation Non-Governmental Organisation whose mission is to promote the conservation and wise use of environment and wildlife in East Africa, is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified person to the position of the Executive Director.

Key Duties and responsibilities

Duty Station: Nairobi, Kenya

See the details below for more information.

The Board of Maarifa ni Ufunguo is seeking an dynamic leader and manager to take charge of an exciting range of education and advocacy work. We are looking for someone who is fully committed to our vision and mission, can to bring out the best in a talented staff team, and work with partners to bring about lasting change.

Social and Economic Development Initiatives of Tanzania (SEDIT) is a local NGO which was established in year 2002 with the mandate of bringing social and economic development for the majority rural Tanzanians. SEDIT has its headquarters in Dar.

Place of Work: Natron (N) Game Controlled Area and Monduli Juu Open Area
Field Base: Longido

Qualifications:
Bachelors Degree in a field pertinent to Conservation
work (e.g. Community Conservation, Wildlife Management,

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Tanzania Water and Environmental Sanitation (TWESA), a non profit sharing and non political NGO, providing water and sanitation services to rural areas and small towns in Tanzania is seeking qualified and experienced Tanzanian Nationals to fill the following positions:-

1. Programme Manager- based in Ngara District

Responsibilities:

Vacancy announcement number: 08-PGM-UNEP-419833-R-NAIROBI

WORK DESCRIPTION:

The Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) is a collective civil society-based initiative to improve natural resource management in Tanzania by addressing fundamental issues of natural resource governance.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, environmentally motivated candidate, full of initiative, computer literate on Apple computers with a good working knowledge of Final Cut film editing software and with experience and passion for environmental conservation.

WaterAid is a highly respected International NGO dedicated exclusively to the provision of safe domestic water, sanitation and hygiene education to the world's poorest people.

If you care about poverty in Tanzania? If you want to make a real difference?

Carbon Program Manager

Ecosystem Marketplace is seeking a Forest Carbon Program Manager. Ecosystem Marketplace, a project of the non-profit Forest Trends, is a comprehensive source of information and analysis on payment for ecosystem services and environmental markets. For more information about Ecosystem Marketplace, see: www.ecosystemmarketplace.com.