Responsibilities
• Initiate planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting on BIODEV30 initiatives in Cameroon; • Initiate terms of reference for workshops, service providers or consultants, civil support organizations (CSOs) to assist in the implementation of approved activities;
• Prepare requests for services and purchases agreed in work plans and budgets;
• Ensure permanent liaison with the CBD Focal Point and his team at MINEPDED within the framework of the BIODEV30_phase 2 initiative;
• Participate in various initiatives in liaison with the CBD and CC where WWF Cameroon is requested; • Participate in the process of developing internal WWF project/programme proposals to take into account issues of adaptation, mitigation and biodiversity loss.
Mission of the Department
Halting the decline in biodiversity is an urgent imperative if we are to guarantee lasting access to the ecosystem goods and services that underpin the survival and sustainable development of humankind, such as food, fibre, wood, carbon sequestration, water regulation and so on. By adopting the Kunming-Montreal Global Framework for Biodiversity in December 2022, the States have affirmed a strong ambition for biodiversity, notably through its integration into all economic sectors and the adoption of sustainable production practices that preserve nature (links to targets 10, 14, 15, 16, 18 and 19). Launched in 2020 in 16 pilot countries, the first phase of BIODEV2030 project, of which WWF Cameroon was a beneficiary, initiated a dynamic multi-stakeholder dialogue based on science, which mobilized, in each country, all stakeholders in society – States, private sector, civil society organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities, citizens, men, women and young people – around this vital issue, in close collaboration with each National Focal Point (NFP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). WWF Cameroon has just been officially informed by WWF France that he is eligible for phase 2 of the project, which will run from September 2023 to June 2026, a period of 30 months. Building on the results of phase I and the dynamics of the multi-stakeholder platforms, the overall objective of phase II of the project (2023-2026) is to contribute to the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement by promoting the adoption of production practices that reconcile biodiversity and development. To this end, WWF Cameroon would like to recruit a ‘Forest & BIODEV Officer’ (Technical Assistant) who will work closely with the Coordinator for the duration of this project.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
• Master’s degree in natural resource management, sustainable development, economics, agricultural economics or other related field;
• Minimum of two (02) years’ experience working with public sector stakeholders, CSOs and the private sector on conservation and/or sustainable management, including significant project management experience;
• Additional experience of public and private sector policy engagement;
• Fluency in French and/or English. Required Skills and Competencies
● A good overview of the legal and institutional framework for biodiversity in Cameroon;
● A network of external relations that extends the current reach of WWF Cameroon
● Excellent communication and organizational skills;
● Team spirit and internal organizational networking;
● Proactive approach to meeting deadlines and achieving results with limited supervision. WWF’s Values & Behaviors:
● High ethics and a personal commitment to transparency and accountability;
● Aligns and identifies with the core values of the WWF organization: Courage, Integrity, Respect and Collaboration.
