Regreening The Globe Project Officer

Agriculture, Food & Natural Resources
Addis Ababa
March 1, 2023
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Job Description

With over 70 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith.

Come join our 34,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories!

Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)

Job Description

Place of Work: Ambassel AP

Contract Duration: Until December 31,2024

  • Major Responsibility
  • Delineating operation area using GPS, map, establish shape file, facilitate community bylaw, make sure ownership towards sustainability, and engage in community mobilization.
  • Advocacy on sustainable natural resources (water, soil & trees) management and its link to sustainable land management & livelihood improvement.
  • Integrating with sponsorship and other livelihood and re-greening projects and closely work with designate woreda and kebele sector staff and administration as well as other contributing partners towards leveraging resources and increasing outcomes.
  • In collaboration with other livelihood and environment projects identify right seedling source, ensure 90% of seedling survival of agroforestry through complementing with alternate water harvesting, and execute energy efficient cooking stoves, apiculture and other components.
  • Creating platform, leading platform, engaging and network with relevant government offices, FBO and CBO in the AP area and ensure inclusive and bottom-up growth.
  • Work closely with the TP environment & climate change technical team to prepare training document, demonstration site, collaborate with local government for field visit and scale up best practices in the existing projects.
  • Actively participate in local networks in landscape restoration to raise the profile of FMNR, and the work of WV Ethiopia.
  • Prepare various donors/government reports as per the standard.
  • Facilitate and conduct trainings and/or capacity building on conceptual understanding of the FMNR and sustainable land management and undertake other related tasks as appropriate.
  • Ensure mainstreaming the project into relevant cross cutting issues/Gender, Disability, Protection, Peace Building, job creation etc.

Knowledge/Qualification For The Role

Educational Qualification: BSc Degree& above in NRM/Forestry/Agro-Forestry

Work Experience: Minimum of 5 years of work experience in NRM/Forestry/Agro-Forestry. FMNR experience is preferable.

Applicant Types Accepted

Local Applicants Only