Kenya
Community Forestry Expert, Forestry/Community Based Natural Resource
Management, Nairobi, Kenya
Closing date: 20 Dec 2012
Management Systems InternationalClosing date: 20 Dec 2012
Company Profile:
Management
Systems International (MSI) is a global international development firm based in
Washington, D.C. providing specialized short- and long-term technical
assistance.
MSI is
part of Coffey International Development, a global international development
consulting firm.
Together
with Coffey ID, MSI now has more than 1,500 development professionals
worldwide, a corporate presence in 11 countries and manages more than 200
projects worldwide.
It
currently manages more than 20 long-term projects in countries, including Iraq,
Sudan, Colombia and Russia.
Broadly,
MSI implements a range of analytical and field projects in its core technical
areas, including democracy and governance, strategic management and performance
improvement, organizational capacity building, human development and natural
resource management.
For
more information on MSI, please visit our website at www.msiworldwide.com.
Project/Proposal Summary:
Project/Proposal Summary:
USAID/Kenya’s Agriculture, Business and Environment Office (ABEO) intends to undertake a performance evaluation of its cooperative agreement (CA) to Institute for Environmental Innovation (I4EI) – and its sub-agreement holder Catholic Relief Services (CRS) – to work in a Global Development Alliance with its private sector partner, Clean Air Action Corporation (CAAC). Although the project is beyond its chronological midpoint, the evaluation is intended as a “mid-term” performance evaluation.
Position Summary:
The
Kenya Community Forestry Expert will be responsible for balancing the
international perspectives of the other team members with the political,
social, and economic realities of Kenyan farm families.
The position is expected to begin in January and the assignment is lasting approximately 1 month.
This is a local position. Only Kenyan Nationals are eligible to apply.
The position is expected to begin in January and the assignment is lasting approximately 1 month.
This is a local position. Only Kenyan Nationals are eligible to apply.
Responsibilities:
- Participate in
all meetings, under the direction of the Team Leader;
- Contribute to
all analyses and debriefings;
- Assess the
political, social, and economic realities of Kenyan farm families;
- Contribute to
report drafting.
Qualifications:
- Minimum of seven
years of experience in Kenya’s forestry sector;
- Three years of
experience in community forestry and related programs;
- Have an
excellent grasp of issues related to rural development and gender in
Kenya;
- Experience
working on evaluations;
- Exposure to
forestry initiatives outside Kenya is a plus;
- Fluent in spoken
English and Kiswahili.
How to apply:
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com/careers.
Only candidates who have been selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls, please.
To apply, please visit our website: www.msiworldwide.com/careers.
