Job vacancy: Project Officer - Africa Programme. Closing date: 15th June 2013

Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) supports the rights of peoples who live in forests and depend on them for their livelihoods. We work to create political space for forest peoples to secure their rights, control their lands and decide their own futures. 

They are looking for a Project Officer to support our Africa programme work in Cameroon and the Congo basin. This position is based in Cameroon and is a fixed term contract starting in July 2013.

Successful applicants will speak and write fluently in French and English, and have a master’s degree (or higher) that is relevant to our work. S/he will join our work on the ground with forest peoples and their support organisations to help indigenous and local forest communities protect their forests and exercise their self-determination. The successful candidate must be committed to the principle of self-determination for indigenous peoples and local communities. S/he must be prepared to travel often and be competent in providing technical support to our project teams around the Congo basin region, including reporting on activities and events, and monitoring budgets. 

The closing date is 15^th June 2013.

For full details and how to apply, please see our website: http://www.forestpeoples.org/region/africa/news/2013/05/job-vacancy-project-officer-africa-programme-closing-date-15th-june-2013