VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
FOR
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE/TANZANIA

Effective with the release of this notice, the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) is soliciting applicants for the Jane Goodall Institute – Tanzania Executive Director Position. Please find below background information on JGI, and projects and activities managed and implemented under the managerial oversight of the JGI – Tanzania Executive Director. The responsibilities, duties, and qualifications for this position are described in the Position Description Section below. The ideal candidate for this position is a Tanzania National.

BACKGROUND

The Jane Goodall Institute

Founded in 1977, the Jane Goodall Institute continues Dr. Goodall’s pioneering research on chimpanzee behavior -- research which transformed scientific perceptions of the relationship between humans and animals. Today, the Institute is a global leader in the effort to protect chimpanzees and their habitats. It also is widely recognized for establishing innovative community-centered conservation and development programs in sub-Saharan Africa, as well as the Roots & Shoots® Program, which has groups in more than 90 countries. JGI – Tanzania is located in Kigoma, Tanzania. JGI has under consideration moving this office to Dar es Saalam in 2006.

Activities and Programs Managed by JGI – Tanzania

JGI – Tanzania is responsible for the overall management and supervision of the following activities in Tanzania:

• The Gombe Stream Research Center;
• The Lake Tanganyika Catchment, Reforestation, and Education (TACARE) Project; and
• The Roots & Shoots® Program
• The Landscape Scale Community-Centered Ecosystem Conservation Program in Western Tanzania

Gombe Stream Research Center

Jane Goodall’s observations at Gombe revolutionized scientific research. With over 40 years of continued study since then at Gombe, Dr. Goodall and her fellow researchers have amassed an extensive collection of behavioral and demographic data on chimpanzees. Today the Gombe Stream Research Center (GSRC) hosts a new generation of talented scientists and field researchers, making it one of the longest continuous studies of a wild primate population. GSRC has a staff of 65 regular full-time and casual workers.

The Lake Tanganyika Catchment, Reforestation and Education (TACARE) Project

JGI initiated the TACARE project in 1994. The project concept was based on the rapid degradation of forests and soil observed by Dr. Jane Goodall between 1969 and 1999; a consequence of extensive destructive farming systems, use of firewood for domestic and fish processing, and additional pressure on natural resources from the continuing influx of refugees from Burundi and the Congo. TACARE was designed as a pilot project to seek ways of arresting the rapid degradation of natural resource in the remaining indigenous forest in the Kigoma region of Tanzania; particularly indigenous forest areas providing habitat for chimps.

In the first phase of the project (1994-99), TACARE staff learned to take community participation seriously to achieve successful and sustainable project interventions. During participatory planning sessions with communities, it was found that social infrastructure, access to clean water, and education and primary health care were rated higher than conservation issues. To ensure community participation in conservation, priorities expressed by communities had to be considered and addressed in project activities. The TACARE staff found that offering project services in fields prioritized by the community created trust towards the project and enhanced participation in areas, such as agro-forestry, ranking lower in the scale of priorities.

The TACARE Project entered its second phase in 1999. It established a multi-pronged approach, involving community ownership of socio-economic development, and made training and education in sustainable natural resource management the core of its project activities. This phase includes activities under five project “sections” or components: Forestry, Agriculture, Health (reproductive health as well as water and sanitation), Community Development, and Roots & Shoots.

TACARE has a staff of 38 professional, technical and support staff.

Roots & Shoots® Program

Roots & Shoots® was started by Dr. Jane Goodall in February of 1991. Today Roots & Shoots® has registered more than 6,000 groups in 87 countries, with Tanzania as the flagship country.

Roots & Shoots® is a program that teaches about the environment, the human community and animals to youth from pre-school to university age. Roots & Shoots® allows students to work together to increase their understanding of the natural environment and its relationship to animals and the human community. It is also an opportunity for students to participate in hands-on service related projects. Groups select service projects after they have surveyed their communities to better understand local issues and problems.

Some of JGI’s newest Roots & Shoots® groups are in and around refugee camps in Tanzania, founded in partnership with the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Four school groups inside the Lugufu refugee camp near Kigoma, Tanzania, are learning about conservation.

Roots and Shoots® staff are located both in Kigoma and Dar es Salaam and its staff compliment totals seven [7] paid and volunteer staff.

Landscape Scale Community-Centered Ecosystem Conservation Program in Western Tanzania

The goal of this proposed program is to protect globally important biodiversity ad promote the sustainable use of natural resources at a landscape scale through a community-centered conservation approach. To achieve this goal this program will pursue the following objectives:

Objective 1: Sustainable Community Centered Landscape Scale Conservation Practiced; and
Objective 2: Natural Resource Base of Rural Production Systems is Maintained and Strengthened and Community Welfare Improved

This proposed program is designed to improve the biodiversity knowledge base in this region. It will establish the institutional framework for integrated land use management by facilitating village level land use and landscape-scale conservation planning. Finally, it will support implementation of the plans, including protection of critical habitat, and will strengthen the capacity of Tanzania National Parks (TANAPA) to manage Gombe National Park (GNP). It is also designed to use JGI’s TACARE Project as the platform for promoting improved and sustainable agricultural and forestry practices; providing micro-finance services; initiating community-based ecotourism enterprises; and improving social infrastructure to better provide for community health, sanitation and hygiene needs. Delivering environmental education programs, primarily through the Roots & Shoots ® Program and building capacity will be cross-cutting themes.

THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE/TANZANIA

Executive Director

Position Description

Position Title: JGI-Tanzania Executive Director

Reports To: Executive Vice-President, Africa Programs, JGI - USA

Position Summary: The JGI-Tanzania Executive Director will provide supervisory oversight for JGI – Tanzania, and financial, technical, and administrative support for JGI activities, projects, and programs in Tanzania. These activities include chimpanzee and other primate research, community-centered conservation, conservation education, and eco-system landscape scale biodiversity conservation.

Major Responsibilities:

• Supervise and evaluate the professional and administrative staff of JGI – Tanzania to ensure compliance with all JGI strategies, policies, procedures and guidelines and to assure smooth project operations and the effective performance of staff;

• Provide managerial oversight and strategic, policy, procedural and operational advice and guidance to the Gombe Stream Research Center, the TACARE Project, the Roots & Shoots® Program, and the Landscape Scale Community-Centered Ecosystem Conservation Program in Western Tanzania;

• Recruit and provide training, as appropriate, for all JGI staff in Tanzania;

• Serve as principle liaison to, and build, leverage, facilitate and maintain professional relationships with:

? appropriate national, regional and local Government of Tanzania officials, including but not limited to the Tanzania Parks Authority (TANAPA), the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute (TAWIRI), the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH), the regional and district governmental entities for the Kigoma region, etc.;

? appropriate international donor agencies with socio-economic development and environmental conservation programs in Tanzania, including but not limited to the U.S. Embassy, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the World Bank, the European Union (EU), and selected agencies of the United Nations, including: UNDP, UNHCR, and UNICEF, etc.;

? international and U.S. environmental and animal conservation organizations and other non-governmental organizations (NGOs) implementing socio-economic development, and bio-diversity conservation programs in Tanzania; and

? foundations, the private corporate sector and other funding entities and secure grants from these institutions sufficient for the continuation of JGI – Tanzania programs.

• Provide advice and guidance in, and coordinate the preparation of, JGI – Tanzania’s response to local grant solicitations from international donor agencies, foundations, the private sector and other funding entities for the development, design, implementation and evaluation of amended activities and/or new initiatives in Tanzania.

• Coordinate the development and submission of supporting documentation and information to JGI – USA for incorporation in its response to international grant solicitations from international donor agencies, foundations, the private sector and other funding entities for the development, design, implementation and evaluation of amended activities and/or new initiatives in Tanzania.

• Coordinate the assessment and evaluation of the effectiveness of JGI – Tanzania activities.

• Ensure all reporting to donors and to JGI – USA is performed in accordance with reporting instructions and submitted in accordance with reporting schedules.

• Manage the development and submission of annual operating budgets in accordance with JGI – USA budget parameters and schedules for all JGI activities and programs in Tanzania.

• Maintain effective communications with JGI – USA and with other JGI’s world-wide, as appropriate.

• As requested, represent JGI at regional and international conferences and workshops held in Tanzania.

• Travel as necessary to implement JGI – Tanzania programmatic goals and objectives.

• Assist Dr. Jane Goodall and other Jane Goodall Institute staff when visiting activities in Tanzania.

Qualifications

Education: Undergraduate degree (preferably a graduate degree) in business or management or related field, or other widely-recognized professional certification.

Experience:

• A minimum of five (5) years of relevant experience managing a NGO, company, unit of a company, or as Chief-of-Party or Program Manager (or Deputy) for an international donor and/or foundation funded multi-year development and/or conservation project/program in a development country setting;

• Proven cross-functional management experience preferred, with ability to develop high-performing teams;
• Ability to work under deadline pressures and to manage multitask requirements
• Aptitude for program and/or project planning, management, and evaluation.
• Facility to work collaboratively with local and international organizations, the private sector and with bilateral and multilateral economic development funding agencies.

• Proficiency in budget formulation, development and management.

• Adeptness at recognizing politically sensitive matters; and
• Demonstrated mature judgment and integrity.

Skills:

• Highly entrepreneurial, energetic and disciplined;

• Strong executive and resource management skills;

• Sound analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills;

• Strong interpersonal skills, with the capacity to influence without formal authority, and the ability to work with a multi-national team and across organizational boundaries;

• Strong organizational, leadership, team building/work, and communications skills with attention to detail;

• Exceptional diplomatic skills and the ability to reach out to many different audiences, including members of the JGI organization, and the management and staff of multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector, as well as members of civil society, and, importantly, communities;

• Excellent verbal and written skills in both Kiswahili and English; and

• Computer literacy

Application Procedure:

Qualified candidates should send their application letter with the following documents:

? A detailed Curriculum Vitae or Resume; and
? Scanned Copies of Degrees and Diplomas
? References from previous employers

These documents should be sent to:

Keith E. Brown
Executive Vice President, Africa Programs
The Jane Goodall Institute
8700 Georgia Ave.
Suite 500
Silver Spring, MD 20910
[email protected]

Candidates are required to include in their application their telephone contacts and E-mail addresses so that they can be reached quickly.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

The deadline for applying to this position is May 31, 2005.