JOB TITLE: Population, Environment and Development
Category: NGO vacancies in Malawi
Deadline; 17 June 2020
Job Location: Lilongwe
AFIDEP seeks to recruit experienced and highly motivated individuals for an upcoming USAID funded Policy, Advocacy, and Communication Enhanced for Population and Reproductive Health (PACE) – Population Environment Development (PED) – PACE 2 PED programme. The programme has two primary focus areas: (1) strengthening individual and institutional capacity in advocacy, and policy communications and negotiations; and (2) increasing commitment for crosssectoral approaches to integrated population, health, environment, climate change, natural resources (biodiversity conservation,
fisheries, forests, etc.), resilience, food security, livelihoods and security programs.
Population, Environment and Development Technical Director
The PED Technical Director will have exceptional technical leadership, interpersonal skills and experience needed to lead the programme’s efforts in Focus Area 2: increasing commitment for cross-sectoral approaches to integrated population, health, environment, climate change, natural resources (biodiversity conservation, fisheries, forests, etc.), resilience, food security, livelihoods and security programs.
He/she will provide technical leadership to ensure that the multi-regional, multicountry, multi-partner programme’s PED activities and deliverables are technically sound, quality, timely, and align with USAID’s priorities. He/she will have a minimum eight (8) years’ experience working in integrating population, health, environment, and development, including FP/RH, and demonstrated technical skills and expertise relevant to this project.
Job Purpose
The successful candidate will have exceptional technical leadership, interpersonal skills and experience needed to lead the programme’s efforts in Focus Area 2: increasing commitment for cross-sectoral approaches to integrated population, health, environment, climate change, natural resources (biodiversity conservation, fisheries, forests, etc.), resilience, food security, livelihoods and security programs. The candidate will:
Minimum requirements
Academic qualification
For more information about the roles, please visit https://www.afidep.org/about/work-with-us/
Additional information:
The above position will be for a period of 2 years, with a possibility of extension. A competitive remuneration package will be offered commensurate with qualifications and experience.
To apply:
Please send (1) one-page cover letter, (2) CV (including three relevant referees), (3) two page statement detailing career goals and interests; not later than 17 June 2020 to [email protected]. Application should have the title of the position as the subject. Only applicants shortlisted for interviews shall be contacted.
This position is contingent on the Funder approval and funding.
AFIDEP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process.
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