SOCODEVI contributes to improving the living conditions of communities by supporting the creation and strengthening of sustainable and inclusive cooperative or mutual companies.<\/p>\n
Job Description<\/strong><\/p>\n Job Title: Environmental and Forestry Specialist, TogetHER project\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 Project management\/Full time Project Description<\/strong><\/p>\n SOCODEVI contributes to improving the living conditions of communities by supporting the creation and strengthening of sustainable and inclusive cooperative or mutual companies.<\/p>\n The TogetHER Project aims to empower women and young adults (18-30 years old) in rural cocoa-producing communities in the Ashanti and Western North regions of Ghana. Training and support will encourage collective savings, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion, while contributing to the sustainable resilience of the cocoa sector and the equal distribution of economic benefits and opportunities. This project aims to reduce gender gaps in the cocoa sector and encouraging resource flows at the community level, so that cocoa cooperatives can become more inclusive, foster women and youth equal and effective participation and truly sustain their empowerment. Through this project, SOCODEVI is leading the way in transforming existing cooperatives to be more inclusive and resilient in collaboration with all levels of government of Ghana.<\/p>\n Job Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n Reporting to the Project Director and working closely with the Principal Coordinator and Finance Specialist and the Environment team in SOCODEVI Head Office, the Environmental & Forestry Specialist will work in partnership with Ghanaian Ministry, Departments and Institutions involved in the Cocoa Value Chain to provide technical assistance to cooperatives to achieving the project targets which include but are not limited to;<\/p>\n \u2022 Understand, comprehend, and produce necessary knowledge materials on important national\/institutional natural resources and conservation policies that have environmental implications to the cocoa sector; Qualification Required & Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2022 This position requires a strong background (at least at B.Sc.) in Environmental Management, Forestry, or Natural Resource Management with at least 5 to 10 years of relevant experience in Ghana\u2019s forestry and agriculture sectors. Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Kumasi<\/p>\n How To Apply For The Job<\/strong><\/p>\n To Apply: Send a cover letter, current resume with 3 referees to:<\/p>\n rhtogether@socodevi.org<\/strong><\/p>\n The title of your message must contain the job title and the Region of preference. We are committed to the principles of fair hiring. Only those selected for an interview will receive an acknowledgement of receipt.<\/p>\n Closing Date:<\/strong>\u00a016 October, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" SOCODEVI contributes to improving the living conditions of communities by supporting the creation and strengthening of sustainable and inclusive cooperative or mutual companies. Job Description Job Title: Environmental and Forestry…..<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6721,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[198],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2nO32-iXI","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72894"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6721"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72894"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72894\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joblistghana.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022\u00a0Minimum Qualification:<\/strong>\u00a0B.Sc. or M.Sc in Environmental Sciences or Forestry.
\n\u2022\u00a0Experience Level:<\/strong>\u00a0Mid to Senior Level
\n\u2022\u00a0Experience Length:<\/strong>\u00a05 \u2013 10 years
\n\u2022\u00a0Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Ashanti Region (Kumasi)<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Provide guidance to policy issues with respect to forestry and biodiversity conservation and analysis of issues that are affecting the cocoa sector;
\n\u2022 Provide technical advice on forest related project activities to ensure that the activities in each output area are timely, efficiently and effectively implemented in accordance with the project document and work plan;
\n\u2022 Liaise with relevant members of staff, consultants, Socodevi technical staff, COCOBOD, Forestry Commission as necessary to ensure efficient and effective implementation of project outputs;
\n\u2022 Support timely submission of project\/progress reports and in the preparation of other reports as may be required.<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 Experience and\/or familiarity with environmental management systems, farmer training, agroforestry practice and GIS and other data management tools and systems would be an asset.
\n\u2022 Experience in policy related issues with respect to forestry and biodiversity conservation and analysis of issues that are affecting the cocoa sector i.e. tree tenure rights, land tenure, land use planning etc.
\n\u2022 Ability to communicate complex information in understandable and relevant terms adapted for different stakeholders especially communities.
\n\u2022 Proven project coordination skills with ability to effectively manage and prioritize a diverse workload within a team.
\n\u2022 An excellent command of English is essential.
\n\u2022 The successful candidate will be expected to undertake field work.
\n\u2022 This position carries considerable responsibility and autonomy and requires good organizational capacity, good interpersonal and networking skills and a willingness to work as part of a team.
\n\u2022 Excellent verbal and written communication skills, especially email communications.
\n\u2022 Advanced computer skills (Windows, MS Office, Sharepoint).<\/p>\n