https://www.climatelinks.org/blog/foreign-service-limited-position-opportunity-natural-resource-management-officer-fsl-02
Organization: DDI/EEI
Open Period: January 19 - February 8, 2021
Appointment Type: This is an excepted service, time-limited appointment that is not-to-exceed five years
Salary: USD $115,630 - USD $169,807 (annually)
Description of Position:
The DDI Bureau is seeking to hire a Natural Resource Management Officer who will serve as a senior climate change and land advisor at the FSL-02 grade. This position is based in Washington, DC on the Forestry and Sustainable Landscapes (F&SL) Team within the Natural Environment (NE) branch of the Center for Environment, Energy and Infrastructure (EEI) in the Bureau of Development, Democracy, and Innovation. The Forestry and Sustainable Landscapes Team provides thought leadership and analytic and technical support on land use and management to USAID Missions and host country counterparts as developing countries make the transition to self-reliance and grapple with the complex challenges presented by global climate and environmental change.
As a sector expert, the Officer will advise USAID/Washington, overseas Missions, and partner country counterparts on business, technical, and policy aspects of land and climate sector trends and issues. The incumbent will oversee a portfolio of work that covers a number of potential areas including: establishing and deepening relationships with private sector organizations and consortia to reduce land-based GHG emissions at scale and leading programs that reduce emissions from deforestation, degradation, land use change, and agriculture. The Officer may also engage in activities focused on monitoring and evaluation, communications, and/or knowledge management.
The Officer advances Agency and field priorities by building strategic partnerships and through Washington-based and in-country support of strategic planning, design, analysis and evaluation of country, regional, and global land and climate programs. The Officer contributes to F&SL Team core roles, including managing programs or projects that support DDI’s technical leadership role and Mission programs. The Officer also acts as a relationship manager and technical liaison with private sector companies and will likely play a role coordinating with other USG agencies, donor organizations, multilateral banks, private voluntary organizations, U.S. universities, and professional organizations to coordinate their efforts with USAID programs in the sector.
Qualifications:
Interested candidates should submit:
Please submit your application package to DDIFSLJobs@usaid.gov. Please use the subject line “FSL APPLICATION PACKAGE: DDI Announcement Number: 40538, Natural Resource Management Officer, FSL-02”. Application submissions are required by February 8, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. (EST). Packages not submitted by the deadline with the specified subject line—or incomplete packages—will not receive consideration.
This notice may be used to fill additional vacancies, as the workforce needs of the Bureau may change.
Any questions concerning this notice may be directed to:
– Colin Holmes, DDI/EEI, cholmes@usaid.gov
USAID sustainable landscapes (SL) and forestry programs promote land-based climate change mitigation at national scales while also improving livelihoods, protecting ecosystems, improving governance, and strengthening resilience. SL programs prioritize landscapes that offer globally important opportunities for carbon and greenhouse gas (GHG) management, and focus support to countries where forest loss and land degradation prevail, where land-based activity accounts for a large fraction of GHG emissions, and where a large proportion of the population depends on forests and other land resources for their livelihoods and well-being. SL programs include a wide range of approaches such as protecting tropical forests and mangroves, restoring peatlands, improving the management of production forests and agricultural lands, reducing food loss and waste, establishing sustainable sourcing mechanisms for land-based products, establishing monitoring and reporting systems for land-based emissions, supporting provincial and national policy development, and supporting governance and land tenure processes.
