Skills Search Country Program Coordinator Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo - FOREST SERVICE SHIELD

12.01.2022

The USFS may seek a full-time Country Program Coordinator, based in Kinshasa, to helpadminister its CARPE/USAID-funded program and related donor-funded activities in coordination with other USFS International Programs management staff.

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS), as a part of the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Central Africa Regional Program for the Environment (USAID/CARPE), may require the services of a Country Program Coordinator to help administer its USAID/CARPE-funded program and related donor-funded activities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Background

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as one of the world’s least developed countries and part of the world’s second largest rainforest ecosystem, presents a critical challenge and opportunity for biodiversity conservation, sustainable development, and climate change mitigation. Since 2007, USFS has worked to support the sustainable management of forests in the DRC as part of USAID/CARPE as well as other regional U.S.

Governmentprograms. Drawing on a range of expertise covering the many dimensions of forest, resource and land management, USFS works in Central Africa with partners on land use planning and forest zoning, forest inventory and monitoring, fire and rangeland management, community forestry, ecotourism, illegal logging and capacity development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of the Congo, Cameroon, and Gabon.

In DRC, one of USFS’s roles is providing technical support to the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) on community forestry, forest inventory and forest monitoring, land use planning and other technical issues so that the DRC can pursue its development objectives while meeting its commitments to sustainable forest management at local, national, regional, and international levels.

Position Description

Responsibilities of the Country Program Coordinator would include, but are not limited to:

− Implementing, in coordination with other USFS staff, an ambitious annual work programof sustainable forest management activities funded by USAID and other US government agencies.

− Advising the MEDD in coordinating the implementation of technical and administrative programs that contribute substantively to sustainable forest management and climate change mitigation. This work takes many forms, including working with local, national, and international NGOs to coordinate efforts and ensure participation in biodiversity conservation, land use mapping, and forest zoning, encouraging dialogue between community groups and MEDD officials.

− Coordinating with other related USFS technical assistance programming in the Central Africa region to ensure maximum programming impact and effectiveness.

− Providing technical assistance inputs and updates on forestry and land use planning issues to USAID and implementing partners.

For more Information, please, download the Document here below:

DRC Country Program Coordinator for US Forest Service in DRC 2021.pdf (82.6 KiB)

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