Vacancy title:
Chief Forestry Officer - ECNR

Jobs at:
African Development Bank (AfDB)

Deadline of this Job:
1th December 2018

Duty Station:
Tanzania

Summary
Date Posted: 15th November 2018 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed , Employment Type: Full-Time

Established in 1964, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is the premier pan-African development institution, promoting economic growth and social progress across the continent. There are 80 member states, including 54 in Africa (Regional Member Countries (RMC)). The Bank’s development agenda is delivering the financial and technical support for transformative projects that will significantly reduce poverty through inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In order to sharply focus the objectives of the Ten Year Strategy (2013 – 2022) and ensure greater developmental impact, five major areas (High 5s), all of which will accelerate our delivery for Africa, have been identified, namely: energy, agro-business, industrialization, integration and improving the quality of life for the people of Africa.

JOB DETAILS:

THE POSITION:
As part of the ANRC, the Chief Forestry Officer will:

• Provide strategic advice to the director and operational leadership to forestry experts and consultants responsible for producing policy briefs, conduct periodic country sector studies and designing toolkits to generate the knowledge necessary to support RMCs capacity building programs.
  
• Balance of public and private sector knowledge in the relevant areas of the Center’s work and coordinate programs of advice to RMCs on policy, legal and institutional reforms as relates to policy analysis, design and implementation.
  
•  Act as the Center’s focal point in managing strategic relations and partnerships with consultants and institutional partners, relevant arms of the Bank, regional governments and private sector entities.
  

Oversee advocacy initiatives and coordinate knowledge-building programs implemented by experts in the stated areas of focus.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Under the supervision of the Division Manager and working in collaboration with other colleagues, the Chief Forestry Officer will provide support to AfDB’s forest resources development and management activities. In particular, s/he will:

• Act as an authority in the Bank in the area of forest resources management; by providing strategic guidance to the operations and ensuring that user departments have access to appropriate expert advice on forestry,
  
• Assist RMCs in the formulation and implementation of strategic initiatives for forest resources management; including the recognition of the role of forestry in arid areas with due consideration of the different ecological, social and economic factors,
  
• Assist RMCs in improving transparency and accountability in the management of their forest resources, and in identifying the assistance to be provided by the ANRC in these areas; by promoting measures aimed at strengthening forest institutions and governance, clarifying rights and access for forest communities,
  
• Play a key role in identifying, leading initiatives and screening new business opportunities (lending and knowledge) in forestry, ensuring that they are consistent with Bank’s strategies,
  
• Collaborate with Country departments to elaborate Bank’s forest resources management related policy and programs, and when necessary participate in related policy dialogue with RMC’s governments; including the promotion of sustainable forest management and reinforcing the importance of forests as a productive sector that can reduce poverty and create jobs,
  

SELECTION CRITERIA
Including desirable skills, knowledge and experience

• Hold at least a Master’s degree post-graduate degree or its equivalent in Forestry, or closely related natural resources management fields of study;
  
• Have a minimum of seven (7) work experience in the sector, international organizations, regulatory environment or a think-tank with a focus in the relevant sector and/or function;
  
• Preferably at least five (5) years relevant professional experience in Natural Resources Management related fields including policy development, project planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation; experience in MDBs and with donor agencies is a plus.
  
• A change agent and an experienced professional with a track record in project design, execution and publishing for internal and external audiences,
  
• Knowledge and hands on experience of sector policy/regulatory environment, regional initiatives in the sector, regional development programs and relevant protocols,