Reference number: 202410241
Job status: In-progress
Job category: Consultancy-AFF
Duty station: Home-based
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Overview

The African Forest Forum (AFF) is an association of individuals who share the pursuit and commitment to the sustainable management, wise use, and conservation of the forest and tree resources of Africa for the betterment of the socio-economic wellbeing of its people and for the stability and improvement of its environment. The purpose of AFF is to provide a platform and create an enabling environment for independent and objective analysis, advocacy, and advice on all relevant policy and technical issues pertaining to achieving sustainable management, wise use, and conservation of Africa’s Forest and tree resources as part of efforts to reduce poverty, protect the environment, and promote economic and social development. We invite you to learn more about AFF and World Agroforestry by accessing our web sites www.afforum.org and https://worldagroforestry.org/.

Duties and responsibilities

In the context of the 2024 annual work plan of the AFF-UNREDD partnership project on “Strengthening REDD+ implementation in Africa: capitalizing on lessons learned for an evolving environment” AFF is recruiting one regional expert to moderate an online Community of Practice (CoP) on “Strengthening social inclusion in REDD+ implementation in Africa” ”. The CoP will be hosted on UN-REDD Howspace platform and will involve one week webinar series and one week web-based interactions.

The online moderator is expected to encourage / engage and guide stakeholders to attend the webinar series and the web-based discussions and share their knowledge, experiences and best practices on their national REDD+ process as it relates to social inclusion and related aspects. At the end of each session, the moderator will synthesize views, lessons and recommendations to be posted on the CoP’s Howspace, easily accessible to all community members.

The CoP will be structured around the following topics: – The full and effective inclusion of historically marginalized groups including, women, youth, local communities Indigenous Peoples and ethnic minorities. – REDD+ benefits, incentives and sharing mechanisms. – Effective multi-stakeholders and cross-sectoral platforms in national REDD+ governance systems – Social inclusion and high integrity carbon credits. The event will also provide a platform for sharing of knowledge products tailored to better address specific capacity needs of African countries.

Education, knowledge and experience

• At least a master’s degree in forestry or natural resource management with experience in climate change as well as social and economic dimensions of forest resources management, a PhD will be an added advantage.
• At least five years’ working experience post Msc in sustainable forest management in the context of climate changes well as in social, cultural and legal rights on forest products and services;
• Good knowledge of environmental and social safeguards in the context of management of natural resources;
• Have proven writing skills with experience in writing technical reports on topics related to sustainable forest management, climate change and forest resources governance.
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills in English. Knowledge of French is an additional advantage.
• Experience in moderating CoPs, climate negotiations, multi-stakeholders’ participatory actions or events are desirable.

Terms and conditions

• The work is expected to take one (1) calendar month, commencing on 04 November 2024. The online regional facilitator will work from own location but be in close consultation with relevant staff at the AFF Secretariat while keeping to an agreed delivery schedule.
• Applications must be received by the AFF Secretariat on or before 29 October 2024.
• Consultancy activities must begin no later than 04 November 2024.
• Please email your application to AFF, attaching: (a) A cover letter stating how you meet the above qualifications and experience requirements; and (b) An updated CV. Indicate the subject line: “Consultancy: Online regional facilitator for a Community of Practice on Strengthening social inclusion in REDD+ implementation in Africa”” to d.gitonga@cifor-icraf.org with a copy to m.avana@cifor-icraf.org, exec.sec@afforum.org.

Application process

The application deadline is 29 Oct 2024
We will acknowledge all applications, but will contact only short-listed candidates.

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