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Jobs in Tanzania 2019: New Job at
World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) - Tanzania, Consultant | Deadline: 24th June, 2019
AJIRA TANZANIA 2019 / NAFASI ZA KAZI 2019
Position: Consultancy to develop a restoration program on protected areas
connectivity using pioneer tree species and high value crops in the East
Usambara landscape Tanzania
Location: Dar es Salaam, TanzaniaIntroduction
The
World Wide Fund for Nature Tanzania Office is implementing the Trillion
Trees Program aiming at unlocking sustainable financing for Forest
Landscapes Restoration. Trillion Trees (TT) is a major initiative
conceived by Restore Our Planet, a UK-based environmental foundation. A
group of three international conservation organizations – the Wildlife
Conservation Society (WCS), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF-UK &
Tanzania) and BirdLife International (BLI) will implement the program.
The
world’s forests face a host of threats, which often reflect the fact
that forests and the services they provide are not adequately valued in
decision making and economic policy frameworks. These pressures are well
known and many major international initiatives are attempting to
respond to them. Rather than competing with these existing global
initiatives TT will support them in their aims, with a particular focus
on enhancing the scale and effectiveness of implementation. Trillion
Trees (TT) is just one part of the very significant global effort that
is needed. The TT seeks to promote even higher levels of ambition
regarding both outcomes and the mobilization of finance, and a
longer-term vision.
Background
The
East Usambaras forests are among the most important forests for
biodiversity conservation in Africa. This ecosystem has a wide variety
of forest types, created naturally because of the varied topography and
varied rainfall patterns that the topography generates, and a variety of
forests created by human influence namely forest plantations, thickets
and woodlands in different stages of fire succession, and regenerated
forests with various percentages of exotic tree species. Research on the
distribution of forests in the East Usambaras indicates that if the
forests become too fragmented and isolated then a number of the species
only known to exist from this area will become globally extinct.
Pressure on land is high in the East Usambaras from growing populations
in the adjacent agriculturally dependent communities. Cardamom
production is widespread and increasing rapidly, threatening under story
species which account for the majority of the East Usambara’s
biodiversity and endemism.
These forests are threatened
by scattered cultivation including grassland, woodlots, and long
fallows border all the forests, indicating that dense population
pressure is the main factor keeping forest from re-growing. Most
villages also desire to expand their forest reserves.
Forest will also not naturally regrow without help from tree planting
projects in most of the East Usambaras due to frequent fires and the
drying climate.Most of the forest fragments existing in the corridors
between government reserves are village sacred forests occurring on
hilltops. These forests have, for the most part, never been deforested,
and although they may have suffered a small amount of selective
harvesting, contain old mature trees and a high diversity of trees and
under story plants.
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Clearance of forest up to the boundaries of the forest reserves has meant that the reserves are frequently affected by fire from the burning of adjacent fields. Fire is the single biggest threat to these forests. Clearance of forest on general and village land has also meant that communities are forced to collect wood products from within the Catchment Forest Reserves causing further degradation of the forest. Hunting for duiker, bush pigs and hyraxes is also common and is sometimes the source of forest fires when hunters use fire to smoke out the animals. Gold mining to the north east of the Amani Rainforest, first discovered some years ago has caused the influx of thousands of immigrants, most with no regard to the history and culture of the forests.
Clearance of forest up to the boundaries of the forest reserves has meant that the reserves are frequently affected by fire from the burning of adjacent fields. Fire is the single biggest threat to these forests. Clearance of forest on general and village land has also meant that communities are forced to collect wood products from within the Catchment Forest Reserves causing further degradation of the forest. Hunting for duiker, bush pigs and hyraxes is also common and is sometimes the source of forest fires when hunters use fire to smoke out the animals. Gold mining to the north east of the Amani Rainforest, first discovered some years ago has caused the influx of thousands of immigrants, most with no regard to the history and culture of the forests.
Based on the above information, it is of paramount importance to develop a corridors connectivity restoration program in order to safeguard the biodiversity potential of these forests.
The Objective
The main focus of the consultancy will be to develop a project proposal, work plan and budget for restoration work on protected areas connectivity using pioneer tree species and high value crops in the East Usambara landscape, with focus on village land forest reserves and enhancing the conservation status of selected forest reserves, primarily in the lowlands.
Scope of the work
Main activities to be undertaken:
- Work with the Trillion Trees Manager in WWF UK and WWF Tanzania Forest Program Coordinator and facilitate development of a five year nature connectivity corridors restoration program for the Amani Nature Reserve in the East Usambara mountains
- Undertake literature review on restoration work in the East Usambara and identify key problems and gaps that require interventions for sustainable landscape restoration
- Develop 2-3 fundable smaller project proposals within the overall forest restoration program for nature connectivity corridors around Amani Nature Reserve
- Develop the theory of change (project log frame), work plan and budget for the smaller project proposals developed within the overall forest restoration program
- Identify other stakeholders funding restoration work in the East Usambaras
- Scope and identify potential sources of funding for corridor connectivity restoration in East Usambara around Amani Nature Reserve
- Propose effective partnerships for sustainable restoration program in the East Usambara
Profile Required Functional Skills
- University degree in Natural Resources Management, Project Design and Management, Business Management, Development Studies or related fields;
- Highly competent on proposal writing skills and fundraising
- Knowledge and experience of the realities of development issues, donor institutions, and the not-for-profit sector;
- Previous experience in undertaking a similar assignment
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English; and Kiswahili will be an added advantage.
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Required Behavioural Skills
- Excellent understanding of development partnerships, fund-raising, donor strategies, functions and international relations;
- Personal integrity with an honest and open personal style;
- Approachable, and an ability to engage partners at all levels;
- Adherence to WWF’s social policies
Line of communication
The consultant will report to the WWF Tanzania Forest Program Coordinator with technical guidance from the Trillion Trees Manager, WWF UK
Contract duration
This assignment will last for two months (June to July, 2019)
If interested please send your CV and a cover note clearly articulating why you are suitable for the assignment, how you would carry it out as well as a proposed budget to Lucason Maiga copying Lawrence Mbwambo (lmbwambo@wwftz.org) and Mxolisi Sibanda.”
Contact person in Tanzania
Lucas Maiga,
Operations Manager
WWF Tanzania Office
Email: lmaiga@wwftz.org
Mobile: +255 787 819946
Contact person in WWF UK
Mxolisi Sibanda
Regional Manager, East Africa
WWF UK,
Mobile: +44 (0)7538044422 Email: msibanda@wwf.org.uk
