Location: flexible: Yaoundé or Libreville
Contract type: fixed term (2 years) renewable
Deadline for applications: 18 February 2025
Mission:
Initiate, enable and support the implementation of the global forest and forest related programs in the Congo Basin and the delivery of the Global Forest Practice Outcomes for the Congo Basin.
Main function and responsibilities:
The Congo Basin Forest Hub Coordinator is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the WWF Forest program in the 5 countries in the Congo Basin where WWF works: Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Gabon, Democratic Republic of Congo and Central African Republic. This includes the global Forest Forward and the Forest Foresight programs as well as Landscape Finance initiatives. The position provides strategic guidance and support to the national forest managers and acts as representative of the Congo Basin in the global WWF forest program. This entails among others:
Coordination, policy level responsibilities, advocacy and partnership/coalition building
- Establish, operate and manage the Congo Basin Forest Hub, composed of the national forest program managers and supported by the WWF Network.
- Provide strategic oversight, thought leadership, technical guidance and support to forest programs across the Congo Basin, with emphasis on emerging opportunities for the region including climate finance, nature based solutions and private sector engagement.
- In consultation with country teams, develop and strengthen strategic partnerships with regional institutions, NGOs, development partners, the private sector, donors and relevant implementation agencies.
- Identify regional policy opportunities and processes and support effective coordination of WWF regional and local staff to engage.
Program support
- Manage the Forest Forward community of practice, composed of logging industry members of the program; support the implementation and expansion of the program.
- Support capacity development across the region with local, national and regional stakeholders on forest issues by identifying capacity gaps and facilitating access to resources, training programs and technical guidance.
- Represent WWF Central Africa region in IRF, GRAA and other ranger related meetings at national, regional and international level.
Program development & monitoring
- Lead the renewal of the Congo Basin Forest strategy and approach for a new generation of industrial and community forest concessions that deliver for people, nature and climate
- Support the development of project programme proposals and resource mobilization based on country and regional strategies. With a particular focus initially on leading support for an upcoming call by the UK government for proposals under the Forest Governance, Markets and Climate (FGMC) II programme.
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