CHARITY JOBS IN AFRICA

Organization: Agriconsulting
Country: Sierra Leone
Closing date: 21 Nov 2014

Agriconsulting is looking for a Forests and Carbon Inventory expert for the EU funded project “Technical Assistance for the REDD+ and capacity building project in Sierra Leone”

Qualifications and skills

-A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university in forestry (or natural resource/ environmental management) or related disciplines e.g. biometrics, statistics, geography. Post-graduate qualification in a related field will be additional value.

-Additional qualifications in education/training, training of trainers, lecturing or provision of extension services would also be added value.

General professional experience

• A minimum of 8 years of proven experience in designing and implementing forest inventories and/or forest carbon stock inventories in developed or developing countries.
• Experience in implementing sustainable forest management practices will be an added advantage.
• Proven experience in transferring analytical inventory results into simple and workable modules.
• Excellent oral and written presentation and documentation skills.
• Proficiency in GIS/remote sensing software and MS Office applications.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Specific professional experience

• A minimum of 2 years of proven experience of practical experience with using appropriate technology, i.e. GIS and remote sensing techniques for forest and carbon inventories, ground-truthing and mapping.
• Proven experience in training field staff in forest inventory techniques, including GIS proficiency.
• Direct experience working with projects related to international climate change, and specifically, REDD+ developments and discussions is an added value for this position.
• Experience in producing training materials, guidelines and manuals.

The assignment should start in February 2015 and the period of implementation will be of 14 months**. The expert will be required for 13 months.**

How to apply:

Interested people can apply by submitting their CV to Mrs Letizia Alimonti (l.alimonti@agriconsulting.it) by 21 November 2014.

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted back.

Organization: UN Development Programme
Country: Cabo Verde
Closing date: 18 Sep 2014

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) hereby invites you to submit a Proposal to this Request for Proposal (RFP) for the above-referenced subject.

This RFP includes the following documents:

Section 1 – This Letter of Invitation

Section 2– Instructions to Proposers (including Data Sheet)

Section 3– Terms of Reference

Section 4– Proposal Submission Form

Section 5– Documents Establishing the Eligibility and Qualifications of the Proposer

Section 6– Technical Proposal Form

Section 7– Financial Proposal Form

Section 8 - Contract for Professional Services, including General Terms and Conditions

Your offer, comprising of a Technical and Financial Proposal, in separate sealed envelopes, should be submitted in accordance with Section 2.

How to apply:

You are kindly requested to submit an acknowledgment letter to UNDP to the following email: procurement.cv@cv.jo.un.org or address:

The Joint Office of UNDP, UNFPA and UNICEF

Av. OUA, Achada Santo António, Praia, Cape Verde

Attention: Mr. Operations Manager

The letter should be received by UNDP no later than September 9, 2014*.*The same letter should advise whether your company intends to submit a Proposal. If that is not the case, UNDP would appreciate your indicating the reason, for our records.