Re-Greening the Globe Project Officer

Major Responsibilities:

• Delineating operation area using GPS, map, establish shape file, facilitate community bylaw, make sure ownership towards sustainability, and engage in community mobilisation.
• Advocacy on sustainable natural resources (water, soil & trees) management and its link to sustainable land management and livelihood improvement.
• Integrating with sponsorship and other livelihood and re-greening projects and closely work with designate woreda and kebele sector staff and administration as well as other contributing partners towards leveraging resources and increasing outcomes.
• In collaboration with other Livelihood and Environment projects Identify right seedling source, ensure 90% of seedling survival of agro-forestry through complementing with alternate water harvesting, and execute energy efficient cooking stoves, agriculture and other components.

• Creating platform, leading platform, engaging and network with relevant government offices, FBO and CBO in the AP area and ensure inclusive and bottom up growth.
• Work closely with the TP environment & climate change technical Team to prepare training document, Demonstration site, collaborate with local Government for field visit and scale up best practices in the existing Projects.
• Actively participate in local networks in landscape restoration to raise the profile of FMNR, and the work of WV Ethiopia
• In collaboration with WV Environment & climate change technical team Provide face-to-face training (F2F) training on FMNR for staff and volunteers of local partners.
• Create/Strengthen farmer and youth organisations/groups, empower them and make the farmer and youth organisations/groups learning centre in NRM, FMNR & AF
• Ensure to prepare, and submit quarterly, biannual and annual plan and report activities undertaken as required to pace forward to the desired goal,
• Maintains detailed schedules of activity and budget implementation tracking systems for activities monitoring and budget utilisation of the AP
• Prepare various donor/government reports as per the standard.
• Facilitate and conduct training and/or capacity building on conceptual understanding of the FMNR and sustainable land management and undertake other related tasks as appropriate.
• Ensure mainstreaming the project into relevant cross cutting issues/ Gender, Disability, Protection, Peace Building, job creation etc.

Required Education,training, license,registration, and certification

• MSc /BSc Degree in Natural Resource Management, Agriculture, Forestry, Agro-Forestry and a related field

Required Professional Experience

• Minimum of 4 years of work experience in NRM/Forestry/Agro-Forestry. FMNR experience is preferable

Preferred Knowledge and Qualifications

• Experience in roles in NRM, landscape restoration and/or forestry
• Experience in stakeholder engagement and networking
• Demonstrated experience in organising and facilitating training and capacity building in NRM (experience in FMNR is considered an advantage)
• Must be a creative individual with strong sense of priorities and organisational skills and an ability to work with diverse teams across considerable distances
• Must be able to negotiate ideas within and outside the World Vision partnership, particularly with donor communities and government.
• Optimum level of interpersonal skills to keep up internal and external harmonious working relation
• Quick learner with ability to think strategically and creatively Excellent ability to meet deadlines
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English and Federal language/s
• Proficient computer literacy using of Microsoft Office Microsoft Word, Excel & MS Power Point
• Motor bike driving license.