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Title | Chief Technical Adviser/ Team Leader NAMPARKS IV |
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Reference Number NA_TL_NAMPARKS_01 Position: Chief Technical Adviser/ Team Leader NAMPARKS IV Country: Namibia Sector: Natural Resources Management Donor: Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (German Development Bank) Project Phase: Proposal Preparation Project title: Namibia National Parks Programme (NamParks) – Phase 4 Duty Station: Windhoek Short Project Description The Namibian National Parks Programme (NamParks) is a programme of the Ministry of Environment and Tourism (MET) of the Republic of Namibia. The programme was established in 2006 and is supported by the Federal Republic of Germany through KfW Development Bank (German Financial Cooperation - FC). The new phase – “NamParks IV” - will mainly focus on the Tsau / Khaeb (Sperrgebiet) National Park (SNP) and its support zone and to a limited extend also on the north-eastern parks. The objective of the Measure has been formulated as “The Sperrgebiet NP and the North-eastern Parks and their support zones are managed effectively and efficiently by the Park Administration, in collaboration with the neighbours and other stakeholders, to protect the unique flora and fauna, secure national and transboundary migratory routes for wildlife, and come to be competitive tourism destinations in a way that neighbouring communities benefit economically.” The results leading to the objective are: (1) The selected Parks benefit from adequate infrastructure and equipment with regard to effective management and supervision; (2) Adequate plans and tools to steer the management transfer of Sperrgebiet NP from Namdeb to MET for sustainable park management and for transboundary integration are put in place and implemented, as well as updated for the North-eastern Parks; (3) Sustainable nature tourism products are developed in order to improve the economic situation of the population inside and around the parks as well as of the parks themselves; (4) Based on a coherent business plan the infrastructure for a research and training centre (Bwabwata Ecological Institute) is put in place and training measures for Namibian park staff and trainees of neighbouring countries are executed in a professional and regular basis; (5) Successful programme implementation and transboundary cooperation is supported by a Project Management Unit (PMU). Project / assignment duration: 3 years Estimated project start: Second semester of 2015 Job-description: The Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) will be responsible for the overall coordination of the project implementation and the supervision and guidance of the Consultant’s team. The tasks of the CTA are comprehensive and include:
Detailed requirements Postgraduate university degree in nature conservation management, natural resource management or another field of relevance to this project (community development, integrated rural development, etc.) with proven practical work experience in this field. Country / regional experience Work experience preferably in Namibia or African countries with similar socio-economic conditions (Regional experience includes SADC countries Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe) Languages
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Others Team player, who is capable of working under different and sometimes difficult conditions. Contact: Kindly express your interest in sending your application including your CV under ref no. NA_TL_NAMPARKS_01 to: Österreichische Bundesforste AG, PC Consulting Pummergasse 10-12, 3002 Purkersdorf, Austria Email: consulting-jobs [AT] bundesforste [.] at |