Sustainable Forest Management Specialist

POSITION: Sustainable Forest Management Specialist

Duty station: Surkhet and Kathmandu 

Required Number: 1

The Sustainable Forest Management (SFM) Specialist is responsible to coordinate sustainable forest management activities in the project districts. S/he will work closely with ANSAB management team and the project team for the effective implementation of project/s.

Key Responsibilities:

• Contribute to develop ideas, concepts and proposals in the forestry and climate change sector;
• Plan and implement the sustainable forest management (SFM) activities in project districts;
• Build capacity of project staff, partners and local resource persons on SFM; 
• Coordinate with provincial and district level line agencies to increase the effectiveness of the projects;
• Provide technical backstopping to the field staff to organize different trainings, surveys, assessments, workshops;
• Coordinate with provincial and district stakeholders in. NTFP resource inventory throughout the Nepal Himalayas;
• Support field staff in preparing different plans, and Fair wild certification- record keeping, documentation, traceability system and establishing certification plots;
• Support district team and FECOFUN district chapters to implement management plans;
• Participate in the meetings, workshops, seminars as directed by the ANSAB management team.

Qualification and skills:

• Minimum M.Sc. in Forestry or related field with at least five years of experience working in the SFM; 
• Extensive knowledge on community forestry, forest mensuration, resource inventory, NTFPs and sustainability standards & certification;
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills in English and Nepali;
• Proven analytical skills with the ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams;
• Good computer skills including MS office package.  
• Good knowledge on GIS.

Qualified candidates meeting the above requirements may apply by sending an application including an updated Curriculum Vitae, a cover letter, expected gross salary, and with position applied duly mentioned in the subject line by 20th September, 2024 by e-mail to: ansab@ansab.org.np

Residents from the project districts are strongly encouraged to apply. ANSAB is an equal opportunity employer and doesn’t discriminate any applicant with regards to gender, caste, race, color, or religion.

Only short-listed candidates will be invited for written test and interview. No telephone enquiries will be entertained.