Forestry and Livelihoods Development Experts to Lao PDR

The Government of Finland has been engaged in the development of forestry sector in Lao PDR for almost two decades, and the cooperation will continue during 2013-2016. The new phase will start early 2013 and the Technical Assistance element will financed by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland.

The new project will be based on the foundation laid by Sustainable Forestry for Rural Development Project (SUFORD) which has been jointly financed by the World Bank and MFA/Finland during 2003-2012. Therefore we envisage that the new project will continue to aim at enhanced livelihoods of rural communities by institutionalizing participatory sustainable management of production forests, developing village forestry and livelihoods, and supporting forest law enforcement and governance in Lao PDR.

In view of the above, NIRAS Finland is looking for interested and experienced professionals in the above technical areas. The candidates should have significant professional qualifications and experience in the above fields, as well as relevant working experience in South East Asia.

The interested candidates should send their expression of interest by email to Ms. Wende Luvinga wlu@niras.fi with “Lao-Finland Forestry” in the subject line of the email.

The deadline for expressions of interest with CVs attached is 30 October, 2012.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further assessment. For more opportunities please also register your CV directly to https://cv.niras.com/.