World Agroforestry Centre Senior Expert Jobs 2022 – Kenya NGO Jobs. World Agroforestry Centre Kenya looking for “Senior Expert”. Applicants with a degree in PhD Degree may apply on or before 4th Aug 2022.
World Agroforestry (ICRAF) is a centre of science and development excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment. Leveraging the world’s largest repository of agroforestry science and information, we develop knowledge practices, from farmers’ fields to the global sphere, to ensure food security and environmental sustainability.
World Agroforestry Centre Senior Expert Jobs 2022
The World Agroforestry Centre has published a job vacancy announcement on 2nd April 2022 for qualified Kenyans to fill in the vacant post of Senior Expert to be based in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Recruiter | World Agroforestry Centre |
| Position | Senior Expert Environmental Law and Policy |
| Location | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Country | Kenya |
| Total Vacant Post | 1 |
| Qualification | PhD Degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum Seven years |
| Application Deadline | 4th Aug 2022 |
World Agroforestry Centre Job Vacancy 2022
Job Description:
- Co-lead at least one project ensuring proper project management including timely project deliverables (staff, trainings, synthesis, tools, publications) and reporting as mandated by donor.
- Maintain cordial and effective communications with the project donor, notably the European Commission.
- Build and develop partnerships with forest institutions in implementing countries, regional bodies (IGAD, SADC, EAC) and ongoing initiatives (OFAC, GMES, BIOPAMA).
- Maintain and develop relationships with research, development and boundary partners involved in the implementation of relevant projects.
- Carry out legal research and analysis, critically analyses laws, legislative proposals and policy proposals relevant to SADC, EAC and ECCAS. There will be a special focus on data sharing policies, forest and environmental policies, intra-African timber trade, private standards and sustainable timber value chains.
- Carry out legal research and analysis of customary tenure systems and small-scale timber value chain, leading to an improved regulation framework of artisanal timber and tenure system in Cameroon and DRC.
- Design, coordinate and monitor the implementation of research activities in existing projects (notably, OFESA, RiOFAC and SILM).
- Oversee the development of a governance framework for data sharing endorsed by national forestry agencies in OFESA implementing countries.
- Oversee data analysis to generate information and understand the implications of the data, leading to preliminary on-line publications and analyses of relevant topics selected among a list agreed upon by participating countries and the EU.
- Coordinate the development of a 2023 synthesis report on the State of Forests in Eastern Africa focusing on key topics such as the status of restoration initiatives, deforestation/degradation of the water towers of East Africa.
- Support design and implementation of evaluation missions for EC SILM projects located in Francophone Africa
- Develop and distribute communication materials leading to enhanced awareness of the OFESA use and potentials, and informed decision making of national forest agencies, policy makers and other actors on the state of forests in Eastern Africa and Southern Africa.
- Contribute to develop tenure and forest landscape restoration tools resulting in a widespread adoption of FLR practices with improvements in sustainable land management practices and food security.
- Author technical reports, working papers, briefing notes, communication material and peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to VFI research themes.
Position in Organization:
- Job Opening ID: 509
- Number of Positions: 1
- Industry: Research
- Duty station: Nairobi, Kenya
- Deadline: 04/08/2022
- Job Category: Internationally Recruited Staff
- Terms of offer: This is a Global Recruited position. CIFOR-ICRAF offers competitive remuneration in international currency commensurate with skills and experience.
- CityNairobi
- State/Province: Nairobi
- Zip/Postal Code: 30677-00100
Qualification:
- A PhD. in law, environmental law, international law and policy, and natural resources management (land, forestry, biodiversity etc.).
Experience:
- 7 years’ experience in development of legal and policy documents in the environment sector within an international research organization, university or development agency.
How to Apply World Agroforestry Centre Senior Expert Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
The Closing Date: 4th Aug 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | worldagroforestry.org |
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