Senior ScientistDeputy Country Coordinator Cameroon

1. Project management including budgeting expenditure management reporting supervision of project staff: lead the management of projects with an aggregated budget of more than EUR 15 million (RESSAC OFACCE and CAFI Congo)
   
2. Leadership role in SciencePolicy dialogue: provide leadership to the scientific and academic college of the Congo Basin Forest Partnership (CBFP) the Network for Forestry Research in central Africa (R2FAC) and the Congo Basin Science Initiative.
   
3. Leadership role in the promotion of impact of CIFORICRAF research in multiple countries: Interact with governments and regional bodies in charge of forest policy and decision making to improve the management of forest ecosystems in central Africa.
   
4. Produce scientific and policy publications to advance African and tropical forest ecosystems management.
   
5. Fund raising: lead the development of proposals.
   

Requirements

• PhD in forestry or related fields.
  
• At least 15 years of researchdevelopment experience in the domain of sustainable forest and natural resource management in Central Africa.
  
• At least 5 years experience in project management including financial management partner relations and supervision of staff.