Chief Technical Advisor/Team Leader Protected Areas Management Ethiopia Full Time

For an ongoing project, GITEC-IGIP GmbH is looking for a Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) / Team Leader with strong experience in project management and procurement of projects related to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and landscapes in priority protected areas. 

The project, executed by Ethiopian Wildlife Conservation Authority  (EWCA) and funded by the German Development Bank (KfW), concerns the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and landscapes in priority protected areas in Ethiopia. Its main goal is to effectively manage protected areas in collaboration and partnership with local communities and other stakeholders. This is to sustainably conserve the biodiversity and landscapes and to contribute to the economic development of the areas and to improved livelihood of the local population. The focal areas of the project are The project concentrates on Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP) and Simien Mountains National Park (SMNP).