Career Opportunities at World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

Overview

• CIMMYT Kenya fleet Assistant role will include handling various administrative, operational, and coordination tasks within a corporate Services Unit.

Duties and responsibilities
Administrative Support.

• Maintaining and organizing records related to vehicle registrations, insurance, maintenance schedules, and driver information.
• Assisting in maintaining accurate and up-to-date databases of vehicle and driver details.

Scheduling and Coordination.

• Scheduling vehicle maintenance and repairs with service providers, ensuring minimal disruption to fleet operations.
• Coordinating vehicle inspection and other regulatory requirements.
• Arrange appointments for drivers.

Communication.

• Communicating with drivers regarding vehicle assignments and maintenance schedules.

 Data Management.

• Inputting data related to fuel consumption, mileage, maintenance costs, and other relevant metrics into fleet management shared point.
• Help maintain accurate records of vehicle utilization, to be used for analysis and decision-making.

Supplier Liaison.

• Assist in coordinating with suppliers, such as repair shops, fuel providers ensuring timely and cost-effective services.
• Help track invoices and payments to vendors, ensuring accuracy and adherence approved budgets.

Driver Assistance.

• Provide drivers with necessary information, documents, and tools for their daily tasks, such as route planning, vehicle inspection checklists, and safety guidelines.

Reporting and Analysis.

• Assist in compiling data for regular reports on fleet performance, maintenance costs, and other key metrics.

Compliance and Documentation.

• Help to ensure that vehicles and drivers comply with regulatory requirements, including licenses, registrations, inspections, and insurance.

Emergency Response.

• Assist in coordinating emergency response plans and procedures for accidents, breakdowns, or other incidents involving fleet vehicles.

Requirements

• A Diploma in Logistics, Business Management, or a related field
• At least 3 years previous experience managing fleet.
   

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Duties and responsibilities

The GLF operates multiple digital platforms to reach and engage with audiences around the world, including the GLF website, newsletters, YouTube, social media and ThinkLandscape media platform.

The GLF Editorial Assistant will provide writing, editing and copy-editing support to ensure the quality and stylistic consistency of the written content across these platforms, as well as implement search engine optimization (SEO) and other marketing tactics to promote their continued growth.

The ideal candidate should be a strong writer and editor with a keen eye for detail and a passion for climate and science journalism and communications. Positive energy, time management, clear and confident communication skills, and a strong desire to write are key characteristics for this position.

Scope of the Assignment:

• Provide copywriting and copy-editing support for GLF communications, including the GLF website, email newsletters, press releases, corporate news, YouTube channel and social media.
• Develop and implement content SEO and growth tactics to increase the visibility of GLF communications.
• Assist with the creation, scheduling, and distribution of feature articles for the ThinkLandscape media platform as needed.

Education, knowledge and experience

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in international development, natural science, communication, journalism, or related fields.
• Excellent English writing skills.
• At least one year of experience in writing and/or editing.
• Knowledge of content SEO techniques
• Experience with WordPress is an asset.
• Knowledge of trends and inspired by new opportunities, tools, and formats both globally and in the Global South.

The application deadline is 15 Feb 2024

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Overview

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) was first launched in 2013 by CIFOR with core partners including UNEP, the World Bank, and the Government of Germany. Meaningful engagement of youth and other typically marginalized stakeholders was a cornerstone of GLF’s operation from the beginning.

Today, the GLF is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on sustainable land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement.

Building on a decade of successful conferencing during which we achieved the mainstreaming of the landscape approach the GLF has evolved to five innovation areas each set up to contribute to strengthening and enabling decentralized local action towards ecosystem restoration and sustainable development. These include: 1) Creating a Digital Knowledge Commons (having reached a billion people in 185 countries); 2) Pioneering Youth Leadership (60,000, 160 countries); 3) GLF Learning Program (Landscape Academy (18,000 learners); 4) GLF Investment Case, sustainable finance, and value chains, and 5) GLFx and GLF Communities of Practice. GLFx, is our program to decentralize the Forum to create community led GLF chapters, and communities of practice, that are designed to carry out restoration and other activities (including advocacy) on the ground while creating a learning hub at the national and subnational level.

GLF is supported by its Charter Members, 33 leading sustainable development organisations who invest in and co-create activities on the GLF platform and offer opportunities for intergenerational learning and exchange.

GLF is a place where a farmer can inform action, pathways, and policies; where international organizations can learn from the private sector and vice versa; and where CEOs, community leaders, communicators and scientists can share, learn, connect, and act together.

From building the investment case for sustainable landscapes, to conserving and restoring peatlands, to supporting restoration in Africa, GLF has been at the cutting edge in hosting and facilitating all manner of discussions to accelerate positive action for people, for the environment, and for the achievement of global climate and SDGs.

Duties and responsibilities

The GLF Moderator hosts and moderates GLF activities online, both internally (workshops, training sessions) and externally (GLF Live streamed conversations, Global Landscapes Forum events and sessions). This consultancy position combines strong facilitation and people skills, strong presentation skills, project management capability and understanding of broadcasting, online event production, communications, and marketing.

Scope of the Assignment:

• Identifying partners, speakers, and timely topics for GLF conversations and outreach purposes
• Moderation and facilitation of GLF’s live-streamed conversations online, event sessions both online and onsite
• Develop detailed reports capturing the key messages and lessons learnt from the event sessions and contribute to event reports.
• Project management, moderation, and facilitation of series of training sessions online together with the broader team and training experts
• Support in preparing communications content and/or copy for the website and marketing, social media and other outreach purposes as needed.

Education, knowledge and experience

• Degree in sustainability, communications, journalism or another relevant field, or equivalent working experience.
• Excellent English language skills, both written and spoken.
• Proven proficiency in Spanish, French, Portuguese, or Arabic an advantage.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in digital communications, broadcasting, facilitation, or event facilitation.
• Excellent understanding of different communication formats and channels and strong knowledge and understanding of current trends in digital media/social media, sustainability networks and actors

The application deadline is 31 Jan 2024

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Duties and responsibilities

CIFOR-ICRAF, together with the Global Landscapes Forum, is looking for a Multimedia Reporter for a consultancy position with regular assignments. The ideal candidate should be an experienced writer and copy editor, skilled in the online visual presentation of multimedia and news articles and eager to improve and strengthen their writing abilities and portfolio. Positive energy, time management, clear and confident communication skills, interest in climate and science journalism and communications, and a strong desire to write are key characteristics for this position.

• Tasks and responsibilities will include:
• Pitch relevant and timely story ideas
• Plan and design multimedia stories for ThinkLandscape and Forest News platforms
• Receive and complete assignments for multimedia stories, news and feature stories or, depending on skill set: photography, visual presentations, podcast or other audio work, or video editing

Education, knowledge and experience

• Degree in sustainability, communications, journalism or another relevant field, or equivalent working experience.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience and portfolio in digital communications and multimedia, photography or visual storytelling, journalism
• Native-level English, Spanish, French and/or Portuguese (one or multiple languages)
• Understanding of broad target audiences and regional sensibilities
• Understanding of latest multimedia trends, platforms, styles, and storytelling
• Experience using WordPress and project management tools is a plus.
• Background and strong understanding of environment, climate, forestry, or related topics

The application deadline is 31 Jan 2024