Policy Assistant, Forests

THIS IS A LOCALLY RECRUITED POSITION OPEN TO MOZAMBIQUE NATIONALS ONLY.

The illegal exploitation and trade of forest resources are caused and driven by failures in the forest governance. The illegal logging results in significant revenue losses for the governments, companies and communities. Illegal logging destroys forests, damages the environment, disrupts communities and cost government an estimated $ 15 billion USD in lost revenues annually. Based on this statements and considering the IUCN work on Forest Law Enforcement through the word, IUCN Mozambique accepted the WWF Mozambique Office invitation to contribute to the project on “Forest and Governance in Mozambique: the Urgency of the Moment”. The project promotes dialogues and debates between Government, Civil Society Organizations, private sectors and other partners on illegal logging and trade, toward a sustainable management of forest in Mozambique.

The Policy Assistant will work closely with the Senior Programme Officer, Forests to support the project work plan and the agreement between WWF and IUCN Mozambique. He/She will be based in IUCN Mozambique office in Maputo supporting a day by day implementation of the advocacy plan designed for the project and support the production of communication documents on the results and lessons learned from the implementation process.