Job Type
Technical Advice & Consulting
Subject Area
Policy
Law
Economics
Management
Activities
Participatory natural resource governance
Development of Community Conserved Areas within the East African region
Advocacy, policy and legislative reviews
Training both the community and higher technical levels on resource management
Skills
Leadership:-Initiation of participatory community forums, management and development of teams in conservation and development
Technical:-Project design using PRA, RAAKS and ACOSA-VBA techniques, project cycle management, convening workshops, trainings and meetings, co-ordinating research activities and logistics in remote and isolated areas, proposal and report writing, development of logical frameworks, strategic plans, workplans and budgets, participatory monitoring and evaluation
Research and evaluation:-Both an anthropological/scientific approach to data collection, analysis and presentation, across the spectrum of questionnaire development, preliminary assessment studies, participatory workshops, community feedback and subsequent evaluation and report write-up.
Networking and communication:-Research and establishing links with various international, regional, national and local NGO’s and individuals from local, regional and international contexts. Communication across cultural, religious, age and gender barriers through an open and participatory approach