GIZ recruits 01 Development Worker as Advisor for Land Use Planning

GIZ recruits 01 Development Worker as Advisor for Land Use Planning The Forest-Environment Programme (PFE) is a bilateral project implemented by GIZ, supporting the sustainable management of forest resources in Cameroon. Within the framework of the African Forest Landscape Restoration (AFR100) initiative, the Forest-Environment Program proposes to contribute to the design and implementation of adapted restoration approaches through local landscape land use planning (at least 20 000 ha) in its areas of intervention, AFR100 joint projects of the ‘Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau’ (German Development Bank / KfW) and council forests. The expected results aim to ensure integrated land use planning for land areas with a high forest component for selected landscapes; the coordination of the land use planning occurs at the intersectoral/national, regional, local and council levels; the assessment of the conditions for landscape restoration and the creation of local feedback mechanisms on land use is envisaged, including the participation of women and indigenous peoples. Your tasks Ensure ongoing consultation and good coordination between the various actors and promoters of the Land Use Planning (LUP) in Cameroon, particularly those involved in degraded land and forest restoration and management approaches; inform and advise PFE in this area of expertise; drive the PFE’s LUP achievements Support to the establishment of a connection between the ongoing regional and local land use plans and integration of FLR at all levels Support to the organization of an intersectoral and multi-actor approach on regional level; coordination of the involvement of the local administration and traditional structures in charge of the planning, including sectoral entities and groups of influence in the land use planning approach Support to the understanding and documentation of the positioning of land users, managers and other stakeholders related with PFE Advisory support in the search for appropriate managers in the implementation of restoration projects in the municipalities targeted by PFE and KfW and in the development of landscape management plans and agreements Support the process of assessing the conditions for restoring and implementing restoration options and their governance; collecting the best knowledge provided by local actors and the best available scientific data for landscapes; sharing this knowledge for analysis and case construction for restoration options Support capacity building of communal development services to better manage conflicts over land use and ownership; assist in the appropriation for communal purposes of the information available in the databases Support the FLR component of the PFE through close collaboration with other LUP actors at national and regional level
Town/City	Garoua, Yaoundé
Experience / Qualifications	Your profile Training at Master level in a specialty related to geography, agriculture, environmental management, agronomy, tropical forestry or any other similar specialty Knowledge of geomatic tools and Geographic information system (GIS) competence appreciated, experience in mapping would be an asset Several years relevant work experience is required A first successful experience oriented toward “multi-actor participation” would be an asset Mastery of IT tools Curiosity of living abroad and working in a different cultural context Team spirit and sensitivity to a multi-player collaboration, high adaptability to difficult contexts Fluency in French and English
Experience	3 to 5 years
Positions	Program/Project management, Other
Areas of activity	Agriculture, Environment & Climate, Education / Training
Country	Africa, Cameroon
On-line application link	https://jobs.giz.de/index.php?ac=jobad&id=45141
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