Field Officer - International Union for Conservation of Nature in Arusha

Job Title: Field Officer Participation for Change Project, Arusha, Tanzania

Field Officer Participation for Change Project, Dar es Salaam

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Global Dryland: A UN system - wide response
The International Union for Conservation of Nature, IUCN is the worlds oldest and largest global environmental organization. IUCN operates through regional offices including the Eastern and

Southern Africa Regional Office (ESARO). ESARO has the following programme in fulfilling its intersessional goals: Drylands Programme, water and wetlands programme, forest programme, business

and biodiversity programme and conservation areas and species diversity programme. The above position falls under the regional drylands programme.

The goal of the ESARO drylands program is that Dryland landscapes are sustainably managed to protect biodiversity and contribute to local livelihoods and national economies. IUCN will use its influence to encourage and assist societies to promote good governance and to value local knowledge to ensure that dryland ecosystems are sustainably managed. To protect Drylands Biodiversity, IUCN addresses the underlying constraints to effective natural resource governance, builds the institutional capacity for sustainable natural resource management, and supports access to markets for the products of sustainably managed drylands. IUCN emphasizes building the capacity of local environment and development partners, empowering natural resource managers, and enabling them to influence policy processes that will lead to sustainable investment and resilient livelihoods.

Project Background

The Goal of the Participation for Change project is to ensure the development of appropriate pastoralist policies in East Africa that are based on local participation and knowledge and which

enhance food security for pastoralist communities. Specifically the project aims to strengthen the engagement and coordination of indigenous pastoral associations in local and national food security related policy processes to promote participation, accountability and transparency in policy formulation and implementation.

IUCN is therefore inviting applications from suitably qualified candidates to fill the following

position:
Position: Field Officer, Participation for Change Project
Location: Arusha, Tanzania
Local Recruitment
Deadline: 14-06-2013
How to Apply:
https://hrms.iucn.org/iresy/index.cfm?event=vac.offline.download&offline_vacancy_id=116