{"id":547,"date":"2021-06-28T20:31:22","date_gmt":"2021-06-28T20:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/ecosystems\/livelihoods-and-community-development-manager\/"},"modified":"2021-06-28T20:31:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-28T20:31:22","slug":"livelihoods-and-community-development-manager","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/news\/livelihoods-and-community-development-manager","title":{"rendered":"LIVELIHOODS AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Based in Mbeya, reporting to the Project Manager, Southern Highlands Conservation Program, as part of the East Africa Regional Program. 1 year contract with potential for extension.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Project overview and Context
<\/strong>WCS seeks to evaluate the feasibility of cost-effective carbon sequestration within the Southern Highlands landscape in Tanzania. The region has the potential for carbon sequestration through a combination of interventions (avoided deforestation and restoration activities) on different forest reserves. For each intervention, successful project implementation depends on effective participation and meaningful engagement of local stakeholders particularly communities. Thus, WCS will jointly work with local communities to maximise socio-economic benefits and explore alternatives to the unsustainable use of natural resources. The carbon project will be validated against the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and Climate, Communities and Biodiversity Standard (CCB) where participatory approaches and effective stakeholder engagement is significant for project success.  <\/span><\/p>\n

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KEY DUTIES
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Initiate and Maintain stakeholder relations<\/strong><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Support the implementation of project\u2019s activities in targeted areas through collaborative partnerships with District officials, TFS managers, Village Governments and Local communities.<\/span>
\u2022 Pursue and develop effective working relationships with participating villages, and key local decision makers ensuring they are kept abreast of project developments and communication channels remain open with communities. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Technical<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Oversee the process of Free, Prior and Informed Consent with rights\u2019 holders<\/span>
\u2022 Together with the participating communities, identify viable income generating activities that address conservation threats and meet community needs. <\/span>
\u2022 Identify and assess socio-economic and environment risks as a result of project and develop appropriate and timely mitigation measures.<\/span>
\u2022 Facilitate the development of locally appropriate communication materials to be used in project awareness and community mobilization.  <\/span>
\u2022 Ensure data capture of success stories emphasising project outcomes and impacts and highlighting lessons learned. <\/span>
\u2022 Conduct training needs assessments among beneficiaries and community groups, and facilitate capacity building and sensitisation activities.  <\/span>
\u2022 Establish an effective Grievance redress mechanism together with local stakeholders and facilitate resolution of conflicts before they escalate. <\/span>
\u2022 Maintain and continuously update project documentation and relevant files.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Monitoring, Evaluation and Reporting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

\u2022 Design socio-economic indicators, monitoring plans and conduct periodic assessments as per expected outputs and outcomes.<\/span>
\u2022 In liaison with the project manager, monitor financial spending on community and livelihood related activities ensuring delivery against costed workplans.<\/span>
\u2022 Ensure that follow up of document approvals by concerned authorities is done in a timely manner.<\/span>
\u2022 Provide input in project concept notes, presentations and project documents.<\/span>
\u2022 Frequent site monitoring to ensure project activities, and services provided are compliant with Climate Community & Biodiversity (CCB) requirements and relevant international safeguards standards. <\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE  
<\/strong>\u2022 Bachelor\u2019s degree in the relevant field e.g. Social sciences, Sociology, Development studies, Community development etc <\/span>
\u2022 Extensive experience (above 5 years) in the field of rural community engagement and mobilization using participatory approaches to achieve livelihood objectives.  <\/span>
\u2022 Prior work experience on conservation projects is desirable <\/span>
\u2022 Experience in conducting environment and social impact assessments <\/span>
\u2022 Familiarity with the International social safeguards standards is an added advantage.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Skills and competences <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n
\u2022 Demonstrated capability in community participatory and development programmes. <\/span>
\u2022 Strong public speaking skills in both private and open meetings<\/span>
\u2022 Strong interpersonal communication and writing skills<\/span>
\u2022 High level mobilisation, negotiation and mediation skills<\/span>
\u2022 Fluency in English in essential<\/span>
\u2022 Readiness to frequently travel to remote areas<\/span><\/p>\n
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TO APPLY<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n

Qualified candidates should send their Cover letters & CVs including 3 referees addressed to WCS Tanzania, County Director at wcshrtanzania@wcs.org.<\/a> not later than 15th July 2020.<\/em><\/strong><\/span>
Hand delivered CVS will not be accepted.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Based in Mbeya, reporting to the Project Manager, Southern Highlands Conservation Program, as part of the East Africa Regional Program. 1 year contract with potential for extension. Project overview and ContextWCS seeks to evaluate the feasibility of cost-effective carbon sequestration within the Southern Highlands landscape in Tanzania. The region has the potential for carbon sequestration […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/547\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cfwt.sua.ac.tz\/ecosystems\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}