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Title | Assisant Director Freetown, Sierra Leone, U.S. Forest Service International Programs |
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TERMS OF REFERENCE Assistant Director Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West African Regional Development (STEWARD) Program
The US Forest Service, International Programs (USFS/IP) and Management and Engineering Technologies International, Inc. (METI) seeks a full-time Assistant Program Director for the STEWARD Program, a three and a half year (March 2011-September 2015) integrated natural resource management program funded by US Agency for International Development (USAID) West Africa Regional Mission based out of Accra, Ghana. STEWARD Program activities focus on biodiversity conservation, climate change, environmental policy, and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and the Ivory Coast. Background:
STEWARD is a forest conservation and sustainable livelihoods program focusing on transboundary priority zones (PZs) in the Upper Guinean Forest ecosystem. The overall goal of STEWARD is to enhance economic opportunity, peace-building and well-being through the sustainable management of forest landscapes in targeted priority zones in the Upper Guinea Forest Ecosystem. The program has three main objectives:
Position Description: The Assistant Program Director will take the lead role in program monitoring and evaluation (M&E) to ensure accurate and comprehensive data collection, analysis, and reporting of program indicators to USAID, against the agreed targets, for program activities implemented by USFS/STEWARD funded partners. In addition, responsibilities include, but not limited to:
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Position Location:
Based in Freetown, Sierra Leone with monthly trips to project sites in Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and the Ivory Coast. Application Instructions:
Candidates from the Mano River Union and neighboring countries are strongly encouraged to apply. To apply please send a resume and cover letter to Annie Nagy amnagy@fs.fed.us no later than November 30, 2012. Please note that the successful applicant will be hired through a USFS/IP contractor. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
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