UN High Commissioner for Refugees,Expert – Community Environmental Management Jobs in Tanzania

to 1) identify opportunities to transition
UNHCR-supported environmental projects to more community-based, natural
resource management, 2) identify opportunities to modernize local approaches to
land and forest restoration based on ecologically sound best practice, 3) build
local partners’ capacity to successfully implement land and forest restoration
projects and 4) build the local partners’ capacity for community engagement and
community-based project implementation. Further, the expert will work with the
UNHCR field officers to 1) develop UNHCR staff skills in evaluating
environmental partners and their programs, and 2) contribute to the UNHCR
environmental strategy which is currently under development. This project will
serve as a replicable model for how UNHCR can better work with non-traditional
partners, who have a strong environmental focus, to provide natural resource
management support that is appropriate for the refugee context, and
particularly to strengthen community-based natural resource management.

1. Evaluate
   the current environmental project plans. Establishing the objectives and
   outcomes for each activity and the rational given for these.
2. Evaluate
   the degree to which environment projects contribute to the draft
   environment strategy.
3. Undertake
   a consultation to prioritize environmental activities based on the draft
   strategy.
4. Identify
   current project activities that can be transitioned to community-lead projects.
5. Identify
   national and international partners that can be engaged to work with
   current partners on community natural resource management and lead the
   partnership development.

1. Evaluate
   the on-going restoration activities with respect to current ecological
   best practice.
2. Review
   land and forest management and restoration projects being implemented by
   other agencies in the area and identify synergies and possible
   partnerships.
3. Work
   with partners to develop guidelines for land and forest restoration that
   fosters local ownership and considers cultural, land tenure and long-term
   benefit sharing issues.
4. Review
   the practical elements of the projects such as nursery management, tree
   production, erosion control etc. and identify areas for improvement.

1. Based
   on the evaluations work with partners to prioritize projects that
   contribute to the draft environment strategy.
2. Based
   on evaluations develop and deliver skills training to improve partner
   capacity on the practical elements of environmental projects such as
   nursery management, tree production, erosion control etc. .
3. Work
   with partners to identify any gaps in the capacity for the administrative
   and planning elements of environmental projects.
4. Based
   on part three, point three, identify and recommend training opportunities
   for project administration and planning

1. Based
   on the evaluations work with partners to identify projects that can be
   community led.
2. Based
   on evaluations develop and deliver skills training to improve partner
   capacity on the practical elements of community engagement such as
   consultations, understanding land tenure and inclusive project design.
3. For
   selected projects or project activities, lead a learning-by-doing exercise
   in engaging refugee and host communities to participate in the
   project/activity design and planning.
4. Based
   on the partner identification exercise in part one, point five, facilitate
   the development of one functional partnership with an environmental/natural
   resource management organization that can provide longer-term support for
   the local partners.

1. Provide
   support to the on-going development of the Environmental Strategy through
   review and comments.
2. Develop
   and deliver trainings for UNHCR staff on evaluating partner led
   environmental projects to ensure they contribute to the environmental
   strategy and sensitize UNHCR field staff to the HQ support services that
   are available to help them evaluate projects where this falls outside
   their local capacity.

1. A
   short evaluation report on the current level of community engagement in
   environmental projects and the opportunities to transition to
   community-based programming
2. A
   short evaluation report on the current restoration activities and the
   opportunities to improve based on ecological best practice
3. Development
   and delivery, to partners, of a localized training package on the
   practical elements of environmental projects.
4. Development
   and delivery, to partners, of a localized training package on community
   engagement.
5. Development
   and delivery of a training package for UNHCR staff on evaluating partner
   led environmental projects.

• Advanced
  university degree in environmental studies, natural resources management,
  conservation or related fields;
• A
  minimum of 8 years of relevant experience of which a minimum of 2 years is
  of relevant international experience in developing countries
• Experience
  in community based natural resource management
• Experience
  in capacity building and skills transfer
• Understanding
  of inclusive programming
• Fluency
  in written and spoken English
• Excellent
  communication skills