Empleo - Job REDD+ Expert at the European Forest Institute. Kuala Lumpur Office, Malaysia

The REDD+ Expert will provide technical as well as strategic advice and inputs to the activities supported by the EU REDD Facility in Asia, currently Indonesia, Laos and Vietnam. The REDD+ Expert will be responsible for:

• Managing and supervising technical assistance projects developed by the EU REDD Facility in the field of land-use governance, tenure and land-use planning as well as removing deforestation from commodity production, in support of REDD+ and FLEGT national processes.
• Providing technical support to a broad range of stakeholders on matters related to FLEGT and REDD+ processes and their interactions, land-use governance, tenure and land-use planning, addressing drivers of legal and illegal forest conversion, removing deforestation from commodity production, drawing on lessons from the work developed by the EU REDD Facility and the EU FLEGT Facility in Africa, Asia and America.
• Increasing the understanding and raise awareness of the potential for REDD+ and FLEGT interactions in the region, document and share experiences from partner countries in improving land use governance through their REDD+ and FLEGT national processes with a broad array of stakeholders, including partner country stakeholders, the European Union and its member states, donors, multilateral partners and other constituents and stakeholders.

EFI offers competitive benefits and salary package. The duration of employment will be two years, with a possibility for extension.

Interested candidates are required to send CV with cover letter by 28 February 2015, using our online application form. If it is not possible for you to apply online please send your application to efi.hr@efi.int.

All applications will be handled confidentially. EFI is an equal opportunity employer and encourages submissions from female applicants.

For more information about the position please contact Ms. Valérie Merckx, REDD+ Team Leader, FLEGT and REDD Unit, phone +34 627 966 668, email: valerie.merckx@efi.int

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