Congo: Technical Specialists, USAID Conservation through Economic Empowerment

Jul 16, 2018 | Tetra Tech
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Tetra Tech International Development Services is currently accepting expressions of interest from qualified Technical Specialist candidates for the anticipated five-year USAID funded opportunity titled: USAID Conservation through Economic Empowerment in ROC. The program aims to stimulate the growth of sectors complementary to conservation objectives in the ROC and bring direct benefits to both conservation and communities adjacent to protected areas.

Working under the direction of the Chief of Party (COP) and in coordination and collaboration with project administrative, financial and contracts staff, the Technical Specialists will be directly responsible for managing teams, leading consultations with communities, and producing technical documents to support project implementation.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of a graduate degree in biodiversity conservation, environmental governance or policy, natural resource management, local capacity development, and/or protected areas management required;
• At least 7 years of professional experience in field of study related to biodiversity conservation, environmental governance or policy, natural resource management, community conservation, protected areas management and/or a related field required;
• Excellent collaboration and coordination skills required;
• Prior experience working on donor funded projects in Central Africa; direct experience in the Republic of Congo or other Central African country preferred;
• Fluency in French required;
• Proficiency in English desired;
• Outstanding intercultural communications skills desired.

To be considered applicants must submit the following as part of the online application process:

• CV in reverse chronological format

Please ensure that all necessary documents are uploaded, as incomplete applications and/or corrupt files may delay processing of your application or remove you from consideration. Applications that do not meet the minimum requirements listed above will not be considered. No phone calls will be accepted.

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