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ICF International (ICF)

  • Career category: Programme/ Project design & management
  • Job type: Consultancy
  • Humanitarian or Development: Development
  • Experience level: 0-5 years
  • Organisation type: Consultancy
  • Remote option: No
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Renumeration: Not Disclosed
  • Location: Malawi
Generic (e.g. 'gender focal point' role Gender equality and Social inclusion (GESI)
Job Description:
ICF is seeking both local and international candidates to serve as long-term and short-term Senior Technical Experts for an upcoming USAID/Malawi-funded activity focused on addressing threats to the biodiversity and natural resources of Lake Malawi that are important to the economic resilience and food security of Malawians, as well as global conservation efforts. This 5-year activity will aim to strengthen economic, regulatory, and social governance mechanisms that effectively conserve the exceptional biodiversity of Lake Malawi and deliver sustainable, profitable, and equitable wild-caught and farm-raised fisheries in and around priority areas of the Lake.

Technical Expertise We Are Seeking: 
  • Strategies, policies, and practices to promote gender equity and environmental justice in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management and governance.
  • Demonstrated excellence in writing and presentation ability in English.

What we need you to have (minimum qualifications):
  • Advanced degree in relevant field (e.g., international development/relations)
  • 5+ years of relevant technical experience working to support conservation initiatives in Africa, and ideally with extensive experience in Malawi and/or Southern Africa.

What we would like you to have:
  • 1+ year of experience supporting a donor-funded project team.
  • Fluency in English. Knowledge of Chichewa and other local languages and dialects would be an added strength.
  • Demonstrated excellence in writing and presentation ability, as well as experience successfully contributing to an intercultural team.
  • Excellent analytical skills with a strong understanding of one or more of the following technical areas:
  • Gender and social inclusion coordination and facilitation in biodiversity conservation and natural resource management contexts, and in developing countries.


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