Environmental enterprise development specialist

Chemonics seeks a long-term environmental enterprise development specialist​ for the anticipated USAID-funded Promoting Tanzania's Environment, Conservation, and Tourism (PROTECT) activity that will address the threats to biodiversity conservation and promote private sector-led tourism. We are looking for individuals who have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide overall management, implementation, and monitoring of the nature-based economic strengthening and diversification component of the project
• Address the tourism value chain and identify and promote livelihoods that encourage local communities to protect the environment while aligning household economic incentives with local resource use practices and long-term conservation objectives
• Leverage communities both inside and out of wildlife management areas to increase economic opportunity and the area of land under sustainable management

Qualifications:

• ​Advanced degree in natural resource management, tourism development, environmental science, environmental or conservation policy, development economics, or related field
• Minimum 10 years of experience in economic development policy
• Experience as a manager of conservation-based enterprise development projects, with experience addressing tourism value chains and strong ability to collaborate with private sector, government entities, international donors, and local communities
• Understanding of the linkages between conservation, tourism, and conservation-based enterprises, an in-depth understanding of the intricacies of supporting policy development and implementation
• Minimum of five years of experience working in East Africa required; recent experience working in Tanzania highly preferred​​​​
• Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity

How to apply:

Send electronic submissions to PROTECTrecruit@chemonics.com by September 30, 2014. Please include "Environmental Enterprise Development Specialist" in the subject line. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.

In addition, please download and complete Chemonics' equal employment opportunity self-identification form and submit it separately to EEOselfidentify@chemonics.comwith only "Environmental Enterprise Development Specialist-PROTECT" in the subject line. If you prefer not to disclose your sex, race, or ethnicity, you may check "I do not wish to complete the information requested." Thank you for completing the form and supporting our equal employment opportunity reporting requirements.

​ ​​​Chemonics is an equal opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.​​