Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, August 16, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:
The successful applicant will join the Sustainable Livestock Systems program of ILRI and will contribute to the One CGIAR initiative Livestock, Climate and System Resilience (LCSR) which seeks to improve understanding on how to develop and strengthen resilient, low-emission livestock agri-food systems.

Roles and Responsibilities:
• Coordinating the undertaking of a physical baseline in action-research intervention areas using LAND PKS and participatory community data collection tools,
• Ongoing monitoring of ecological changes,
• Establishment of action-research trials on rangelands restoration with communities, trainings of stakeholders as required, and liaison with government, NGOs and other researchers
• Facilitating visits and research being undertaken by ILRI scientists and partners.
• This work will be embedded in a participatory rangeland management (PRM) approach, that ILRI and partners have developed and which is in the process of being scaled-up. It is also anticipated that the ecologist will play a role in influencing a more enabling policy environment for PRM and engage with the private sector to develop partnerships for investment in rangeland restoration and/or payments for ecosystem services.

Qualifications and Experience:
• Master degree in rangeland ecology, dryland ecology, agriculture or related subject.
• At least two years working as a rangeland ecologist in pastoral areas of Tanzania including in rangeland restoration.
• Proven training and community facilitation skills.
• Experience in participatory or community-based rangeland management and monitoring.
• Experience in participatory land use planning an advantage.
• Knowledge of remote sensing an advantage.
• Fluent in written and spoken English and Swahili, and knowledge of Maa an advantage.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 24

Level of Education: Bachelor Degree

Job application procedure
Applications: Applications including curriculum vitae, copies of certificates, telephone number, email address, and names and addresses of two referees should be sent to the Country Representative, IITA-Tanzania, Plot No. 25, Mwenge – Coca-Cola Road, Mikocheni Industrial Area P.0. Box 34441, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania or by email to IITA-Tanzania@cgiar.org 


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