La Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) est une organisation privée américaine à but non lucratif, exonérée d’impôts, créée en 1895, qui sauve la vie sauvage et les lieux sauvages en comprenant les problèmes critiques, en élaborant des solutions scientifiques et en prenant des mesures de conservation qui profitent à la nature et à l’humanité. Forte de plus d’un siècle d’expérience, d’engagements à long terme dans des dizaines de paysages, d’une présence dans plus de 60 pays et d’une expérience dans la création de plus de 150 zones protégées dans le monde, WCS a accumulé les connaissances biologiques, la compréhension culturelle et les partenariats nécessaires pour garantir que les lieux sauvages et la vie sauvage prospèrent aux côtés des communautés locales. En collaboration avec les communautés et les organisations locales, ces connaissances sont appliquées pour résoudre les problèmes de gestion des espèces, des habitats et des écosystèmes, qui sont essentiels pour améliorer la qualité de vie des populations rurales pauvres dont les moyens de subsistance dépendent de l’utilisation directe des ressources naturelles.
Position Summary:
The DCoP for the Hearth Gorilla Coffee Alliance will provide technical and coordination support to the Chief of Party on a multi-sectoral program focusing on economic resilience, coffee production, and gorilla conservation around the Kahuzi Biega National Park in eastern DRC. As the WCS lead on SA2 (Strengthen KBNP Landscape Constituency Building) and SA3 (Support enterprises incentivizing conservation action) of this program, the DCoP will provide technical oversight on the linkages of economic activities to conservation, ensure strong design of community conservation programs with KBNP buffer communities, and ensure strong coordination and alignment with the other Strategic Approaches of the program.
Core Responsibilities:
- Provide leadership to the design, implementation, and partnership strategy for interventions to improve the conservation linkages to market systems that are inclusive and increase community support to KBNP.
- Oversight of implementation on the conservation strategic approach, conservation contracts, and beneficiary identification for non-coffee livelihood programming.
- Facilitate joint activity design and planning, coordinated implementation, and learning between conservation, coffee productivity, livelihoods, marketing and nutrition teams.
- Build capacity of technical and other project staff, partners, and stakeholders for implementing multi-sectoral agriculture system strategies for increasing food production and diversifying incomes.
- Co-facilitate regular Pause and Reflect sessions to capture learning, introduce improvements, and achieve meaningful results;
- Understand and manage to expected project results, including monitoring and evaluation of ongoing activities as part of a collaborating, learning, and adapting approach;
- Work closely with the field team and project staff, including regular field visits, to develop annual workplans aligned with annual and life of project targets;
- Build and maintain constructive relationships with government officials, project partners, conservation sector leaders, donors/collaborators, and others as appropriate.
Expériences / Formation
WCS is looking for a candidate who has:
- Advanced degree (masters) in a natural resource management, conservation, development, agronomic studies or comparable
- At least 5-7 years’ experience in natural resource management, sustainable agriculture, or socio-economic related interventions
- Demonstrated knowledge of USAID project management including USAID rules and reporting requirements
- Experience working and collaborating with diverse sets of stakeholders, such as local NGOs, government officials, donor representatives and the private sector a distinct advantage.
- Experience with conflict sensitivity and management is a key advantage
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, working capabilities in French; knowledge of Swahili or other local languages are a distinct advantage
Comment postuler
Interested candidates who meet the above criteria should submit their application (combined CV and cover letter in a single attachment including the contacts of three references) to [email protected].
Please indicate ” DCOP Hearth Gorilla Coffee Alliance ” in the subject line of your email. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted for interviews.
Deadline for applications: 31 December 2021
