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Title | Environmental Policy Advisor, Mano River Union, Freetown, Sierra Leone |
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Environmental Policy Advisor, Mano River Union, Freetown, Sierra Leone Fauna & Flora International Salary: USD 42,000 Start Date: As soon as possible Duration of contract: One-year fixed-term contract with potential to extend up to a maximum of Location: The position is based at the MRU office in Freetown, Sierra Leone Fauna & Flora International (FFI) protects threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that To achieve its mission in Africa, FFI has adopted an innovative approach based on local partnerships that helps give prominence to the socio-economic elements of effective conservation. In all its projects inAfrica, FFI seeks to:
Named after the Mano River which begins in the Guinea highlands and forms a border between Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Mano River Union (MRU) is an international organisation established on 3 October 1973 as a customs union by Presidents William Tolbert of Liberia and Siaka Stevens of Sierra Leone and signed in Malema, Sierra Leone. The then People’s Revolutionary Republic of Guinea joined the Union on 25 October 1980 thus transforming the Union into a three-country instrument for multi-lateral cooperation for sustainable development. The Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, which had indicated interest in joining the Union and had also been attending meetings of the Union as an observer since 2004, formally joined the Union on 15 May 2008 thus making it a four-state Union. The goal of the Union is to foster economic cooperation among the member states to promote trade and a unified tariff and customs policy with the attendant objective of establishing a firm economic foundation for lasting peace, friendship, freedom and social progress through the following aims and objectives:
Sustainable and Thriving Environments for West African Region Development or STEWARD is a USAID-funded biodiversity, climate change and sustainable livelihoods program managed by United States Forest Service-International Programs. Since 2009, it has supported efforts within the Upper Guinea Forest region (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ghana) to scale up best practices in community-based conservation, community forestry, sustainable forestry, market chains for key
STEWARD has begun its third phase (STEWARD III) with a four-year programme that works closely with partners and media specialists in the following priority zones:
As part of this four-year programme, STEWARD has asked FFI to establish and run the position of Environmental Policy Advisor to be based at the MRU office in Freetown. FFI is seeking an Environmental Policy Advisor who will take forward STEWARD’s policy work, which until today has entailed working with the Mano River Union to identify the obstacles faced by stakeholders in natural resource management and to assess the need for harmonisation in legal and regulatory frameworks related to the management of wildlife and other natural resources. The work plan of the MRU includes the following priorities:
STEWARD will continue working with the MRU to support this work plan and STEWARD’s own objective of promoting biodiversity conservation in the Upper Guinea Forest Ecosystem. The Environmental Policy Advisor will assist in all areas related to policy harmonisation/improvement and will work closely with the MRU and policy makers from all of the MRU countries (Guinea, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Cote d’Ivoire) and Ghana to help establish and encourage enforcement of policies and legal frameworks related to sustainable management of forests, wildlife, climate change, and water supply. For further details and to apply please visit: www.fauna-flora.org/ourvacancies.php The closing date for applications is Monday 4th June 2012. No agencies please. FFI values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity |