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Organization: German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ)
Country: Cameroon
City: Yaounde
Office: GIZ Yaoundé, Cameroon
Technical assistant (m/f/d) in the Forest Environment Climate Project in Cameroon
expert in biodiversity and wildlife management
A better life for all and meaningful missions for our employees
this is the model that underpins our success. For more than fifty years, as a federal government enterprise, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) has supported the achievement of development policy goals worldwide. Indeed, we engage in extremely diverse projects alongside partner organizations in more than 130 countries. If you want to make a difference in the world while working on your personal development, you will make the right choice by joining us.
Job-ID: V000054912
Settings: Yaoundé, Yoko
Area of expertise: forest, biodiversity, marine conservation
Type of employment: full-time
Application deadline: 03.09.2023
Field of activity
The project supports the ministries in charge of forests and the environment of Cameroon in the implementation of their national programs. A key contribution is the consolidation of methodological approaches and models to ensure inclusive, sustainable and climate-sensitive management of Cameroon’s forest environment and resources by local actors in selected communities and to contribute to value creation. The programme’s advisory services are provided at national, regional and local levels and target both ministry staff and representatives of communities, civil society and the private sector.
Your tasks
As part of your service as a Technical Assistant, you will assume the following tasks:
Organize the development and execution of studies/preliminary inventories and/or monitoring of biodiversity in communal and community forests and partner forest landscape restoration sites
Develop a participatory biomonitoring program in communal and community forests and selected partner FLR sites
Support partner forest municipalities in the development and implementation of annual biodiversity action plans
Support partner forestry companies in the implementation of wildlife management plans integrated into forest management plans, including the management of human-wildlife conflicts
Support the project monitoring and evaluation team in the development and implementation of capacity building activities in biodiversity management and environmental awareness/education
Strengthen the capacity of women, young people and local and indigenous communities to better describe their interests in the main decision-making processes concerning the management of biodiversity and forest resources
Contribute to the writing of scientific and popular articles relating to the implementation of biodiversity management activities by the project and its partners
Ensure, if necessary, the execution of any other activity or task relating to the management of biodiversity and/or the implementation of the project with other partner organizations (sectoral, private, civil society organizations) or institutions (protected areas, safari, teaching, etc.)
your profile
University degree or professional qualification related to forestry, conservation biology, ecology, protected area management or any other applicable field of study or expertise or similar professional qualification
At least 10 years of work in topics related to professional qualification with good work experience with technical or financial cooperation and with the private sector (protected area, safari, logging)
Expertise in wildlife management (mainly large mammalian fauna) and biodiversity in forests or protected areas in Central or West Africa, in participatory conservation of natural resources and in human-wildlife conflict management
Mastery of tools for ecological monitoring and processing of biodiversity inventory data and mastery of associated computer tools; Overseas experience, ideally in French-speaking Africa and experience working in cross-cultural contexts and remote and isolated areas
Available to carry out long and repeated field missions
Structured work style with a high degree of self-organization and creativity and good writing and documentary research skills; Teamwork and networking skills combined with the talent to think conceptually and analytically
Strong communication, presentation and facilitation skills
Fluent in French, very good knowledge of English or German
location information
We offer you a first overview on a number of topics such as the climate, the possibilities of purchases and supplies, the offer of school education and health care in Cameroon.
The security situation requires heightened vigilance. Special precautionary measures apply to GIZ staff in the field. The GIZ safety regulations must be observed at all times. Please also always consult the country-specific guidelines published by the German Foreign Office. GIZ implements professional security risk management on site. Freedom of movement is restricted. GIZ places no restrictions on family expatriation. We ask you, if necessary, to find out about the legal and socially accepted forms of couple relationship in the country of intervention.
Further information can be found in the country-specific guidelines published by the German Foreign Office at https://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/de/.
Hints
The GIZ Development Department welcomes applications from individuals with a vocational or school leaving certificate and at least two years of work experience in a field relevant to the position offered. You also have German nationality or the nationality of another EU member state.
you are willing
to undertake regular business trips.
If dependent partners have general questions about local job opportunities, please contact us at map@giz.de.
Please respect the specific regulations of the country of intervention in terms of vaccination to enter and work there, in particular with regard to COVID-19.
We can only accept and process applications that have been submitted to us through our electronic recruitment system. Thank you for your understanding. After confirming receipt of your application, please regularly check your e-mail spam folder, as some e-mail providers consider e-recruitment e-mails to be spam.
An extension is being considered.
Our benefits
We are a service provider for international cooperation for sustainable development and work worldwide for a future worth living. We support projects in more than 130 countries in order to achieve sustainable goals together with our partners.
At the beginning of your work there is an induction and preparation phase, which gives you an initial insight into GIZ and lays the foundations for the forthcoming assignment and for establishing contacts and networks.
Extensive examinations and precautionary measures (e.g. upon hiring, before leaving the country, during a stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are a matter of course for our employees and family members traveling with them.
As a development worker, you can use the project vehicle for trips to school or to the doctor or receive a monthly mobility allowance as a replacement. Private trips with the project vehicle are also possible with the consent of the manager.
As a development worker, you will receive a wide range of other benefits (e.g. foreign allowance, family allowances, private group health insurance) in addition to the basic maintenance allowance during your assignment.
So that you can prepare for your development worker assignment and your departure, you will receive leave to leave the country after your preparatory period in Germany.
For children under the age of 14 who are traveling with you and are entitled to maintenance, we will cover a large part of the care costs, provided your partner is not traveling with you and is not working as a development worker or integrated specialist. Most of the costs for kindergarten or school are covered.
We reimburse your rental costs based on the country-specific rent index and pay an additional equipment and furnishing fee.
You and your family members traveling with you have health and liability insurance through us, and your family members also have accident insurance. For crisis countries, we have a comprehensive risk management system for your protection, which minimizes personal dangers and risks.
So that you can prepare for your development worker assignment and your departure, you will receive leave to leave the country after your preparatory period in Germany. As a development worker, you will receive a wide range of other benefits (e.g. foreign allowance, family allowances, private group health insurance) in addition to the basic maintenance allowance during your assignment. At the beginning of your work there is an induction and preparation phase, which gives you an initial insight into GIZ and lays the foundations for the forthcoming assignment and for establishing contacts and networks. For children under the age of 14 who are traveling with you and are entitled to maintenance, we will cover a large part of the care costs, provided your partner is not traveling with you and is not working as a development worker or integrated specialist. Most of the costs for kindergarten or school are covered. You and your family members traveling with you have health and liability insurance through us, and your family members also have accident insurance. For crisis countries, we have a comprehensive risk management system for your protection, which minimizes personal dangers and risks. We are a service provider for international cooperation for sustainable development and work worldwide for a future worth living. We support projects in more than 130 countries in order to achieve sustainable goals together with our partners. Extensive examinations and precautionary measures (e.g. upon hiring, before leaving the country, during a stay in a country of assignment, in an emergency) are a matter of course for our employees and accompanying family members. We reimburse your rental costs based on the country-specific rent index and pay an additional equipment and furnishing fee. As a development worker, you can use the project vehicle for trips to school or to the doctor or receive a monthly mobility allowance as a replacement. Private trips with the project vehicle are also possible with the consent of the manager.
About Us
The GIZ Development Department welcomes applications from individuals with a vocational or school leaving certificate and at least two years of work experience in a field relevant to the position offered. You also have German nationality or the nationality of another EU member state.
NOTE: Please respect the specific regulations of the country of intervention in terms of vaccination to enter and work there, in particular with regard to COVID-19.
We can only accept and process applications that have been submitted to us through our electronic recruitment system. Thank you for your understanding. After confirming receipt of your application, please regularly check your e-mail spam folder, as some e-mail providers consider e-recruitment e-mails to be spam.
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