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Call for Experts, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Gabon & Cameroon – Forestry/Climate Change

The World at Abt

Solving the world’s most pressing issues and improving the quality of life for people worldwide is what we do every day at Abt Global. Creating a more equitable world is no small task, but we are driven by big challenges.

We are a team of 3,000+ people in over 50 countries working in unison and focused on the bigger picture. Only by sharing our commitment, energy, and innovation do we affect change and push the boundaries of what’s possible. We welcome diverse ideas, backgrounds, and viewpoints – joining Abt means access to exceptional thinkers at the top of their game.

To thrive at Abt is to embrace flexibility and collaboration. Our open culture allows you to balance your work and personal life as needed to optimize personal well-being. Creating a more equitable world starts from within – we look after people around the world, and we’ll do the same for you.

Ready to embrace rewarding and meaningful work? Now’s your chance.

The Opportunity

Abt is seeking expressions of interest for mid-career (5+ years of experience) and senior (10+ years of experience) professionals in the international development climate change and forestry sectors, with experience and skills in climate change adaptation, nature-based solutions, community forestry management, land tenure, and community livelihoods. We welcome candidates who bring experience working on donor programs (e.g., particularly FCDO and USAID) within these sectors and particularly with experience in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Republic of Congo, Cameroon and Gabon. This call is for both full-time employment and part-time (STTA) consultants with experience in the following thematic areas:

• Local Development

• Behavioral Change​

• Climate and Environment​

• Understanding of tropical forest land use sectors ​

• International trade in timber, forest risk commodities, including minerals, impacting forests, and related controls and standards ​

• Geographical knowledge and experience across the range of countries identified

• Forest sector policy and legislative reform in Congo Basin​

• Ecosystem Services and emerging mechanisms and markets in support of these (forest carbon, biodiversity)

• Community forestry

• Conservation and sustainable land-use and forest management

• Forest and climate governance and policy

• REDD+ program development and delivery

• Land tenure and resource rights

• Local capacity building

• Public and private sector finance for forest management and related programs

• Participatory livelihood assessments and planning

• Agriculture and agroforestry

• Payment for Ecosystems Services

• Gender, youth, and social inclusion

• Civil society strengthening, advocacy and empowerment

Core Responsibilities

• Leading on thematic/ core components

• Drive delivery of robust analysis and appraisal of shortlisted geographies

• Strategic oversight of co-design process within selected geographies

• Monitoring and reporting to FCDO

• Assessments of local governance

• Capacity building expertise

• Working with cross-cutting themes

• Use of knowledge management systems

• MEL/effective methodologies

What We Value

Technical leads (8-10 years + experience),

• Supporting project staff (5 years + experience).

• Advanced degree is preferred

• Experience working on FCDO programs

• Experience working in the Congo Basin

• Deep understanding of community forestry, active deforestation, capacity building, and land tenure

• Management experience preferred for consideration of leadership positions

• Fluent in French and English is required for all senior technical positions

What We Offer

We foster an environment where you can Thrive Your Way. Our innovative total rewards programs are designed to help balance your work and personal life. The approach toward your wellbeing centers around comprehensive benefits and professional development.

Abt Global Inc. is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity employer committed to fostering a diverse workforce. Abt provides market-competitive salaries and comprehensive employee benefits. Local candidates strongly encouraged to apply.

Disclaimer: Abt will never ask candidates for money in exchange for an offer of employment.

Abt is committed to creating a safe and inclusive work environment. All offers of employment will be subject to appropriate background checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Abt also participates in the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (https://misconduct-disclosure-scheme.org/) . In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

Abt Global is a mission-driven, global leader in research and program implementation in the fields of health, social and environmental policy, and international development. Known for its rigorous approach to solving complex challenges, Abt Global is regularly ranked as one of the top global research firms and one of the international development innovators. The company has multiple offices in the U.S. and program offices in more than 40 countries.

At Abt Global, we are committed to creating a lasting culture of equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that in order to achieve full participation, our practices must be free of prejudice, discrimination, and bias that result in inequitable outcomes. We are actively working to advance equity for everyone, and while we still have much work to do, we know that racial and cultural diversity are an asset to our business and the communities where we live and serve. Our ongoing commitment is focused on creating business practices that advance racial and social equity, investments in community impact programs for the benefit of Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC), and expand upon project work related to racial equity and social justice.