| Overview : Central Africa is home to the second largest tropical rainforest in the world. Forest loss is accelerating despite ongoing efforts, as government action alone has not been sufficient to establish an effective balance between the interests of the forest and of economic development. On this basis, a coalition of willing donors together with Central African partner countries – Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Cameroon, the Republic of Congo, the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and the Republic of Gabon – have decided to enter into a collaborative partnership to establish the Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI). The objective of this initiative is to recognize and preserve the value of the forests in the region to mitigate climate change, reduce poverty, and contribute to sustainable development. This objective will be attained through the implementation of country-led, national scale REDD+ and Low Emissions Development (LED) investment frameworks that include policy reforms and measures to address the drivers of deforestation and forest degradation and promote sustainable development. The CAFI Trust Fund is the principal means to implement the Central African Forest Initiative. The objective of this consultancy is to provide administrative support to the CAFI Secretariat, mainly in urgent procurement needs of Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) Secretariat during the 1st quarter of 2019. The consultant is expected to provide admin-procurement support to the upcoming workshops/meetings such as processing travels of sponsored participants, procurement of meeting venue, and/or catering services for meetings, and other related tasks. The Admin Assistant will also assist in the contracting of rostered experts and provide general admin support to the CAFI team. Download the TOR (click document link above) for detailed information,which includes deliverables/tasks, criteria for selection, competencies, etc. CLICK HERE TO APPLY |
