For the position of the Inyonga
Beekeeping Documentation, Monitoring and Capitalization Officer.(DMCO)
Application
deadline: 27th
July 2017
Date
and location of interviews: First
week of July in Mlele District
Expected
start date: 15th
August 2017
1. Background
Inyonga
Beekeeping Association (IBA) is a Community-Based Organisation dealing with
beekeeping, ecotoursim and other sustainable generating income activities in
Mlele District. In 2010, IBA
has been mandated by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to manage a
beekeeping zone of 850km2 established in Mlele Forest (MBKZ). Through the
management of the MBKZ, IBA is pursuing the following objectives:
(i) To
conserve the local forest resources and
(ii) To
support the development of sustainable economic initiatives able to contribute to
the local livelihood improvement.
Since
2002, the Association for Development of Protected Areas (ADAP) has been
supporting IBA. ADAP is a Swiss based NGO whose main objective is to promote
sustainable development of Protected Areas through community participation in
the management of Natural Resources.
2. Specific duties and responsibilities
CBO’s capacity building
1. To Consults with relevant
specialists/consultants externally and within the Network to gather the in
formations relevant to the implementation of the restructuring and development
of the merging between IBA and Inyonga Ecotourism Association into new joint
Association.
2. To develop the annual
work plans and budget with clear priorities and ensure their efficiency during
implementation
3. To Support IBA members in
planning, implementation and report writing of their activities.
4. To Support in Community
sensitization on management of MBKZ as well as awareness on the use of modern
beehives and modern beekeeping for better outputs of members.
5. To prepare project
proposal and submit it to the relevant donor OR respond to the calls for
project whenever possible for funding purposes.
6. To ensure a fair respect
and protection of IBA’s interests in its relationships with other stakeholders,
his work should ensure the safeguarding of IBA interests in any negotiating
process with other stakeholders (government, private, etc.).
7. To Prepare and send the
IBA implementation/other reports to donor
8. To respect all IBA and
ADAP project financial and management procedures
Monitoring
- Develop project
monitoring plan (PMP) of the projects in line with project Logical
Framework Approach (LFA) and consulting with programme team and partners.
- 2. Coordinate with
Implementing Partners (IPs) for collecting data against agreed indicators
- Engage with IPs to
collect and manage essential data of their respective activities/ projects
- Ensure quality of
data collected by partners.
- Provide feedback to
partners and programme teams on projects’ performance based on monitoring
data findings
- Assist in building capacity
of IPs on Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation (PM&E).
Reporting and Documentation
1. To develop quarterly,
six-month and annual reports of IBA
2. To develop and share
field visit reports with relevant authority
3. To upload key reports
to The Source (ininternetet)
Learning and Sharing
1. Share learning from
M&E process with the wider team
2. Support partners in
improving learning and sharing mechanisms in their projects
3. Promote culture of two
way learning in the organisation
Contribution to Effectiveness of the
Programme/project
1. Work collaboratively with
different programmes for strengthening integration and cross-learning in
programmes
2. Proactively volunteer for
various team activities
3. Show an eagerness to take
on any other tasks assigned by the line manager
Mlele Beekeeping Zone management
(MBKZ-management)
- To supervise the
management of the Mlele Beekeeping Zone. He/she will make sure that the
Beekeeping Zone is managed in accordance with its management plan and that
all regulations are duly followed, this encompasses follow up of judiciary
processes in case of illegal users arrest and prosecution;
- To seek the
establishment of a joint venture agreement with the Wildlife Division on
hunting taxes redistribution so as to ensure sustainable funding of MBKZ
management
- To inform the
villagers on the new regulation within the Beekeeping Zone and that they
behave accordingly;
4. To receive, process and
prepare report of camera trap and dispatch them to Geneva.
5. To ensure proper
translation from Swahili to English of the Village Game Scouts reports
(patrols, surveillance, camera traps)
3. Requirements
-
Bachelor degree in community development, natural
resource management or relevant field
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Proven track record of experience in project
management
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Proven track record of experience in community
development
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Excellent communication skills and ability to
interact with rural communities
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Excellent command of written and spoken Kiswahili
and English is essential, understanding of Konongo and Sukuma is an advantage
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Willingness to be based in remote rural area in
Western Tanzania
APPLY ONLINE THROUGH
Applicants
are requested to send a cover letter and Curriculum Vitae with the contacts of
three references to the following address: shabani.halfani@adap.ch and copy to hausser@adap.ch and sandy@adap.ch
Only short listed candidates will be contacted.
For any further information please contact: ADAP Coordinator (+255 786
451 152 or +255765 636 913)