Forest Management & Silviculture Specialist, HARVEST Project, Cambodia Country Programme

Forest Management & Silviculture Specialist, HARVEST Project, Cambodia Country Programme
Fauna & Flora International

Salary: circa USD 40,000 dependent on expertise
Start Date:   As soon as possible
End Date: September 2015 (pending final approvals)
Location:  This position is field-based in the 4 provinces around the Tonle Sap lake (Siem Reap, Kompong Thom, Pursat and Battambang) and headquartered in Phnom Penh

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest-established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

Working closely with local partners, the Asia Pacific Programme currently includes a broad range of species and landscape targeted conservation initiatives in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam, Laos and Myanmar, and has country programme offices in Phnom Penh, Nanning, Jakarta, Manila and Hanoi. Around 70 projects are being implemented in the region by a team of approximately 200 staff, consultants, volunteers and partner organisations with an annual regional budget of approximately USD 9 million.

FFI has been active in Cambodia since 1996 and was one of the first conservation NGOs to work in the country. We currently work in partnership with the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries. The priorities of our work in Cambodia are to secure and improve the management of areas important to the country’s biodiversity, to help build national capacity, by providing Cambodian nationals with the necessary skills, experience and materials to conserve their unique natural heritage, and to preserve some of the region’s most threatened species.

The Helping Address Rural Vulnerabilities and Ecosystem STability Program (USAID-HARVEST) is a multi-year USAID effort aims to improve food security through enhanced agricultural development and rational management of natural resources in Cambodia.  The five-year project is designed to increase food availability and access by bolstering productivity of agriculture, fisheries and forestry; strengthening value-added chains; and creating private sector led rural employment. The program will benefit 70,000 households and will maximize working relationships with the Royal Government of Cambodia, private sector allies, community based organizations and local non-governmental organizations.
FFI is the lead sub-contractor for all NRM and Forestry related activities under USAID-HARVEST and is implementing a complex suite of conservation actions to be delivered over the next two years.  Thematic areas of investment under the project include: watershed protection and enhancement; dry and wetland forest restoration; river fisheries biodiversity and production; protected area management; community forestry and enterprise development; partnership forestry; and large-scale NTFP production including, charcoal, fuel wood, bamboo and rattan.
FFI is seeking a dynamic and competent individual to provide technical specialist inputs to our forestry activities under the USAID-funded Cambodia HARVEST project in the Tonle Sap basin, Cambodia.  The successful candidate will be an experienced tropical forester, having worked a minimum of six years in the field of natural resource management, community forestry or a related sector.  Experience in tropical silviculture and fire prevention practices is required. S/he will have an MSc, or equivalent level, in a relevant discipline. S/he will have demonstrable experience engaging with government, corporate and local partners at all levels. Ideally the successful candidate will have good technical understanding of what is needed to generate revenues from community and other forestry activities.   

The candidate will be able to speak confidently on technical concepts with diverse audiences and be comfortable working in basic field conditions.  The individual must have a commitment to working in partnership with national staff and local communities to address key environmental issues.

For further details and to apply please visit: http://www.fauna-flora.org/about/jobs/

The closing date for applications is 10 March 2014.  No agencies please.

FFI values diversity and is committed to equality of opportunity