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Global Resource Alliance – Tanzania (GRA – Tanzania) Jobs 2025
Forest Expert
Forest Expert at Global Resource Alliance – Tanzania (GRA-Tz) May 2025
Ajira Mpya Global Resource Alliance – Tanzania (GRA-Tz) May 2025
Position: Forest Expert
Job type: Full-time
Global Resource Alliance – Tanzania
Global
Resource Alliance – Tanzania (GRA-Tz) is an international non-profit
association headquartered in Musoma, Tanzania. It is affiliated with the
US non-profit, Global Resource Alliance (GRA). GRA-Tz promotes
natural, holistic and sustainable solutions to the challenges of
poverty, malnutrition, disease and environmental degradation in the Mara
Region of Tanzania. The organization is promoting Forest Landscape
Restoration (FLR) best practices. Our activities are growing and the
organization is looking for a Forest Expert to strengthen its Tanzania
team, and drive the forest restoration component of a multi-year
reforestation project in Butiama District to the highest standards.
Tanzania Forestry Program
GRA-Tz
has been active since 2011, in partnership with the Belgian NGO,
WeForest, distributing over 2 million trees to government schools and
local communities in the Mara Region. To this end, it operates two tree
nurseries, one in Butiama and one in Utegi currently producing a total
of around 800,000 seedlings annually.
GRA-Tz, in partnership
with WeForest, implements a five-year initiative called the Butiama
Hillside Forest Restoration Project, re-greening the surrounding
landscape that started in 2023. The organization is promoting Forest
Landscape Restoration (FLR) best practices, creating a movement and
engaging the local communities and authorities to act responsibly.
The
forest restoration project is focusing on nurturing back forest on the
hillsides of Busegwe, Kigori, Mwikoro and Nyanza villages in Butiama
District and increasing the tree components in the wider landscape. The
total area of intervention is 1,921 ha of hillsides for the first 5
years of which 1,475 ha falls within the boundaries of the villages.
Forest restoration on the hillside will be achieved by assisted natural
regeneration and the introduction of woodlots and agroforestry systems
in the surrounding lowlands to improve the livelihoods of the local
population. The program will also involve the creation of community
forests on the hillsides with a legal status and improve the water
catchment to help restore dried up water springs.
GRA-Tz
implements the project through the management of tree nurseries,
agroforestry, community forest management of the hillsides and
monitoring. WeForest is the main donor for the project and provides
guidance and technical support on project interventions.
Role
The role of the forest expert would be to:
- Drive the project towards Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) best practices
- Support the creation of a Village Land Forest Reserve that is formally recognized under Forest Act
- Develop a Joint Management Agreement signed by the local communities and council
- Co-develop
effective governance structures to implement joint forest management.
Ensure that functional, accountable, equitable and inclusive community
management structures are in place. - Co-develop strategy and
management tools (management plan, establish rules and regulations) with
communities to sustainably manage community forest - Ensure that
all strategies developed are following a design required to instill
long-term behavior change among community members, partaking in these
activities - Establishing community surveillance system based on a law enforcement strategy
- Provide training to local communities on fire management (early burning, combatting fires)
- Organize selection of lead sprouts of reporting stumps on the hillside (silvicultural treatments)
- Monitoring
and evaluating forest restoration of the hillside (install permanent
sample plots (PSP) and possibly a biomonitoring tool, follow-up on water
flow of springs) - Promote 1-acre teak (Tectona grandis) plantations on private land
- Support a beekeeping scheme
Other tasks:
- Support with administration where relevant to the position
- Provide direct support to project field teams in terms of capacity building and coaching
Terms & Conditions
- Contract type: Renewable contract initially for 1 (one) year.
- Start date: Ideally beginning June 2025
- Position: Full-time contract, based in Butiama
- Hours
of Work: Full-time, working a minimum
of 8 hours per day. Hours will however vary depending on project needs
and flexibility is essential. - Reporting line:
The forest expert will work under the supervision of and report
to the project manager on site and regular contact with WeForest HQ
staff - Package: Competitive package for a small NGO, with remuneration based on experience
- Expected deliverables and respective timelines will be agreed upon during the first month on board
Core competencies
- Innovation and delivery-oriented: Ability to make new and useful ideas work, and to get things done.
- Leadership: Ability to take decisions, when supported by evidence/data.
- People and partnership management: Ability to improve performance and satisfaction of team members/stakeholders.
- Communication and facilitation: Ability to listen, adapt, persuade and transform; excellent interpersonal skills.
- Participatory,
bottom-up approaches: Ability to foster a sense of ownership in
partners and local stakeholders with different backgrounds. Engage local
communities in forest restoration with support from the council, and
support them in meeting restoration requirements - Compromising:
Ability to comprise and keep different stakeholders in line with the
common goal. Bridge-builder rather than pushing through.
- Forests and development: Practical knowledge of forestry, legislation and economic principles
- Project Management: Ability to plan, organise and control resources, procedures and protocols to achieve specific goals.
- Knowledge
Management and Adaptive Management: Ability to capture, develop, share
and effectively use information and knowledge and adapt strategies in
real-time. - Advocacy and representation: Ability to productively share knowledge and activities for various venues and stakeholders.
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Qualifications and other requirements:
Education
- A B.Sc. or M.Sc., or equivalent experience, in Forestry or related field
Experience
- A minimum of 5 years’ relevant work experience in the field of community forest management
- Knowledge of community forest management technical regulations and institutional set-up
- Demonstrated experience and technical knowledge in community forest management and forest and landscape restoration approaches
- Demonstrated experience in drafting Simple Forest Management Plans and Village Bylaws is a plus
- Experience in fire management
- Experience in law enforcement
- Technology
awareness: fully proficient computer skills, especially in mapping and
landscape planning through GIS applications and database utilization - Experience in developing log frames & work plans, delivering projects against milestones and targets
- Demonstrable skills and experience in management, coordination, training and reporting skills
Language requirements
- Fluent
in English and Swahili (both speaking and writing). This position
involves working with a wide range of people within the institution,
local communities, local and international partners, including technical
and non-technical colleagues.
Other requirements
- In possession of a driving license, experience with driving motorbikes is considered a plus
- Flexible in terms of traveling and living conditions.
If you are interested?
This is Full-time Job, Please send applications to the Executive Director of GRA-TZ at trainergra@gmail.com with
your CV, a motivation letter (1 page max including salary expectation)
and the contact of 3 recent references, their day-time telephone
numbers, e-mail address by by the 10th of June, 2025
Make sure to mention the job title in the subject of the email.
Go to our Homepage To Get Relevant Information.
Due
to the anticipated high number of applicants, only shortlisted
candidates will be contacted by for interview. We thank you in advance
for your interest.
