Natural Resource and Livelihoods Project Manager Jobs – Jane Goodall Institute (JGI)

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Job Title:    Natural Resource and Livelihoods Project Manager

Organisation: Jane Goodall Institute (JGI)

Duty Station:  Hoima, Uganda

Reports to: Natural Resource and Livelihoods Program Manager

 

About US:

Opened in 1991, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) Uganda country program office’s mission is to understand and protect chimpanzees, other apes, and their habitats, and to work towards creating an informed and compassionate critical mass of people who will help to create a better world for other animals and our shared environment. We design and implement programs to ensure the conservation of chimpanzees and their habitats throughout Uganda and to build effective collaboration between local communities, governments, researchers, and conservation practitioners.

 

Job Summary:  The Natural Resource and Livelihoods Project Manager  will deliver field outreach and conservation duties from the onset of the project i.e. planning, delivery and monitoring of the projects.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

  • Participate in the development of fundraising proposals for JGI programs.
  • Prepare work plans and performance indicators for the projects.
  • Organize and facilitate sensitization and awareness campaigns meetings for program activities
  • Promote community involvement and participation in program activities
  • Facilitate identification priority needs and supervise implementation of the communal services in villages
  • Supervise identification and development of alternative livelihood options as prioritized by the target communities
  • Promote ecotourism and environmental education activities in communities
  • Prepare and submit activity reports in a timely manner
  • Drive the formation of community-based organizations and work with the existing ones.
  • Represent the organization in various forums and workshops.
  • Participate in donor meetings by preparing and delivering presentations on behalf of JGI.
  • Carry out any other work as required by the organization.




Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

  • Experience: Number of years and nature/type of previous work experience required to perform this job
  • Five years of doing related work in Forestry and natural resources in an international related conservation organization.
  • Educational Requirements: The minimum education level required to perform this job
  • Bachelor of Science in Forestry and any related environmental studies.
  • Master of Science degree related to Natural resources management, forestry, climate studies, development studies, GIS and remote sensing, management is of added advantage.

 

Additional skills: In addition to the experience and educational requirements listed above

  • Advanced report writing skills
  • Management skills
  • Project management skills
  • Proposal writing skills
  • GIS and mapping tools skills
  • Good written and oral skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Be able to work independently
  • Interpersonal skills

 

How to Apply:

Submit your application to pnyakwera@janegoodall.org

 

Deadline: 15th July 2022.

 

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