Coordination, Collaboration, Learning, and Sharing Lead - USAID/Southern Africa Countering Wildlife Crime Activity
RTI International
- Pretoria, Gauteng
- Permanent
- Full-time
Responsibilities
- Create and/or maintain knowledge management platforms for sharing data and other types of information and resources.
- Design, implement, and measure effectiveness of social and behavior change (SBC) initiatives.
- Design and facilitate learning and knowledge-sharing workshops and events, including the annual Regional Counter Wildlife Trafficking Partnership fora, technical exchange visits, study tours, and other relevant events.
- Provide logistical, facilitation, and other support to the USG interagency regional wildlife crime working groups.
- Support the capacity building of regional bodies to effectively carry out learning and knowledge management activities and to host and maintain associated online platforms beyond the Activity's scope.
- Working closely with Activity leadership, propose methods for packaging, disseminating, and using information gathered to promote positive actions that deter wildlife crime.
- Work closely with Activity leadership to adapt work plans, theories of change, interventions, timelines, etc. to ensure more effective wildlife conservation outcomes.
- Bachelor's Degree and 8 years of experience, Master's degree and 6 years of experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated experience working in one or more of the following technical areas:
- Designing and facilitating learning and knowledge-sharing workshops and events.
- Creating and/or maintaining knowledge management platforms for sharing of data and other types of information and resources
- Designing, implementing, and measuring effectiveness of social and behavior change (SBC) initiatives.
- Providing logistical, facilitation, and other support to the USG interagency regional wildlife crime working groups.
- Supporting the capacity building of regional bodies to effectively carry out learning and knowledge management activities, and to host and maintain associated online platforms.
- Proposing methods for packaging, disseminating, and using information gathered to promote positive actions that deter wildlife crime.
- Adapting work plans, theories of change, interventions, timelines, etc. to ensure more effective wildlife conservation outcomes.
- Demonstrated experience effectively working with groups of multi-sectoral stakeholders, including national and regional government institutions, law enforcement agencies, judicial and anticorruption bodies, local communities, and private sector entities across southern Africa.
- Prior experience with systems thinking, collective action, SBC, and/or adult learning techniques.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Fluency in English required.
- Ability to work throughout South Africa, with travel throughout Southern Africa as needed.