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WWF Cameroon, Income Generating Activities Officer

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Income Generating Activities Officer


The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) is one of the largest independent conservation organizations in the world. WWF is an international NGO committed to environmental protection. The global conservation organization, active in almost 100 countries, has been working in the Congo Basin in Central Africa for more than 20 years

Our mission is to stop the environmental degradation in the world and build a future where humans live in harmony with nature.

In order to provide technical support to key stakeholders for income generating activities in Ngoyla - Mintom area, the WWF seeks an Income Generating Activities Officer for its Cameroon Country Programme Office.


Under the supervision of the Co-management and Livelihoods Advisor, the Income Generating Activities Officer’s major duties and responsibilities are:
  • Provide technical assistance to local populations and councils in the development of appropriate income generating activities and alternative/complementary protein
  • Providing support in acquiring and managing community forest and hunting zones;
  • Facilitate local stakeholders involvement and commitment in direct conservation activities and land use planning process trough information; sensitization, capacity building, organisational support and equitable benefit sharing;
  • Work with logging and mining concessions to vulgarize best practices;
  • Provide input in the develop and promotion of a local equitable benefit sharing mechanism for proceeds from the management of income from REDD, logging and Mining and other forest related royalties;
  • Technically assist the implementation of conservation activities within the CBOs groups
  • Assist REDD Advisor in the implementation of other REDD related activities
  • Work closely with Communication officer to generate success stories emanating from landscape (big Wins);


Profile


Required Qualifications
  • Bachelor degree or GCA Advanced level +2 years in agricultural sciences, agricultural Economics, economics, Economics of natural resources or relevant domains with an exposure to conservation and natural resources management issues
  • At least 3 years professional experience in relevant fieldGood knowledge of government policy and projects in agriculture, handicraft and small and medium size enterprise
  • Excellent communication skills and Computer-literacy;
  • Fluency in written and spoken French and working knowledge of English;
  • Experience in working with local communities in the forest region of Cameroon is an added value;
  • Working experience with indigenous people is an asset.

Required Skills and Competencies
  • Excellent communication skills, ability to work effectively with a wide variety of partners and disciplines;
  • Skilled in negotiation with communities, private sector, liaison, and in relationship and conflict management;
  • Strong skills in project planning, management, implementation, and evaluation, and experience working with donors;

Location:

The position is based in Ngoyla, Cameroon


How to Apply:

Interested candidates who meet the above requirements should send a cover letter and a detailed CV to the address recruitccpo@wwfcarpo.org by May 27, 2012 at the latest. The subject should read 006IGAO.

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