Description de l'offre
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS FOR THE POSITION OF PROJECT RESEARCH MANAGER (NATIONALLY RECRUITED STAFF) IITA Cameroon is seeking a Project Research Manager for the GEF-7-supported portion of the Ebony Project with leadership and management skills, strategic and critical thinking, the ability to work well in collaboration with project partners and stakeholders, strong communication, interpersonal, and ICT skills, and the ability to work under minimal supervision. The position will be based at the IITA Station in Yaoundé and will report directly to the Program Coordinator. The Congo Basin Institute is a joint program between IITA and UCLA, hosted by IITA, for higher learning and scientific excellence in Central Africa. We generate research that decision makers can use to address sub-Saharan Africa’s environmental and development challenges. CBI is driven by dedicated researchers and donors who support research and training in the Congo Basin. The Ebony Project is a partnership where business, communities, and researchers work together to protect a valuable timber species, reforest degraded land, address local food security issues, and improve rural livelihoods, and is funded in part by GEF 7. A – Duties 1. Duties and Responsibilities: Manage the Cameroon Gigante project team, which includes technical coordination (survey data collection supervision) and scientific coordination (survey data processing; coordination with international collaborators) to ensure the achievement and dissemination of the outcomes of the project Supervise survey data collection by MINFOF Ecoguards (in person and from Yaoundé) Process the survey data using a workflow provided by the Gigante leadership team Lead 1-2 publications annually within the framework of the Gigante project or other related CBI activities Participate in regular project meetings with the Cameroon team and the larger, international Gigante team Actively participate in fundraising and the writing of research proposals in alignment with the CBI's goals Lead updates on Cameroon Gigante activities …