The EU-FCCB Programme

Job Vacancies

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OFFICER (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK)

Position: Sustainable Agriculture Officer (Department of Agriculture and Livestock)

Place: based at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Duration: 1 year (to be renewed each year until the end of the project’s implementing period)

Expertise France

Expertise France, an entity of the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Development, AFD) Group, is the French government’s international technical cooperation agency. Its role is to design and manage donor-funded international cooperation projects in fields such as governance, security, health, education and the environment. The European Union (EU) and the French Government constitute Expertise France’s main donors.

The Project

The European Union-funded Forestry-Climate Change-Biodiversity (EU-FCCB) Programme for Papua New Guinea aims “to support a development model that reconciles forestry, climate change and biodiversity with sustainable, inclusive and gender-responsive green growth and jobs at national and pilot subnational/community levels”. Its three specific objectives (SOs) are:

SO1: “Effective implementation of evidence-based FCCB policies, governance and institutional frameworks”
SO2: “Improved FCCB awareness, knowledge, capacities and mobilisation”
SO3: “Increased inclusive and gender-responsive green growth”

With approved funding in the amount of 54.7 million euros, it is one of the EU’s most ambitious forest-related programmes anywhere in the world.

More information about the EU-FCCB programme is available at the following link: https://vimeo.com/880344258/4971f290c1?share=copy

The EU-FCCB Programme consists of several components, including the national component (33.5 million euros) implemented by Expertise France. This project will entail support for a number of PNG-based public sector institutions operating in the FCCB intervention area, support for PNG-based research, education and awareness institutions as well as support for PNG-based communities engaged in conservation and sustainable livelihoods and green SMEs.

This project started in July 2023 and went through an inception phase (July 2023 to February 2024), to help calibrate the project’s intervention strategy and to undertake the detailed design of the project’s activities, in partnership with the project’s stakeholders.

In 2024, Expertise France signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set a strategic partnership between the project and Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL) on the implementation of sustainable agriculture – related activities. This MOU will be operationalised through Annual Action Plans that would be prepared and agreed upon during a planning session to be held at the beginning of each year of the project and reviewed during a review session towards the end of the year.

Moreover, the project will provide grants to third parties for FCCB research and education and for initiatives around sustainable livelihoods & conservation or green energy, green business & sustainable agricultural value chain development. DAL as other government institutions would be given an opportunity to provide advice on the implementation of these grant schemes related to agricultural practices.

Mission description

The Sustainable Agriculture Officer is part of the EU-FCCB national component project team and will be stationed within the Department of Agriculture and Livestock (DAL). This position will ensure that the project’s interventions intended to support DAL sustainable agriculture - related activities and/or that need to be coordinated with DAL are designed, planned, rolled-out, implemented and monitored in a way that is relevant, coherent, effective, efficient, impactful, durable and gender-responsive, as well as responsive and adapted to the context and needs of DAL.

The position will be supported by Project Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator with overall supervision of the Deputy Project Manager & Technical Coordinator – National Component of the EU-FCCB Programme as well as guidance of the designated DAL’s Focal Point for the EU-FCCB Programme in PNG.

Key Responsibilities:

(a) Liaison, reporting and communication

Act as the liaison officer between DAL and the project
Help facilitate meetings and workshops organised by DAL at which external participants are invited
Provide regular reports on DAL-related project progress and upcoming work to interested DAL staff and other stakeholders
Be able to provide briefings on the project progress and upcoming work to interested DAL staff upon request
Communicate with other development partners and provide support to DAL and be able to provide them with relevant, up-to-date information about the project’s interventions
Ensure that the project team is kept up to date on the issues and challenges in terms of the implementation of the project’s interventions at the DAL.
Ensure that the project’s intervention logic and strategy take into the account the perspectives of DAL.
Attend Technical Working Groups (TWG) meetings and divisional meeting to update on project status through taking notes and minutes.
Facilitate publications of any knowledge products that is generated

(b) Coordination of the project’s interventions that involve DAL Team

Organise the annual action planning & review sessions with DAL staff
Plan and execute the roll-out of the different activities in the annual action plans
Take part in the different interventions managed by Expertise France and involving DAL staff
Provide guidance and assistance to any external national and international consultants mobilised by Expertise France as part of these interventions
Assist in organising workshops and training sessions or travels involving DAL staff
Ensure there is synergy and alignment with DAL’s Annual Workplan.

(c) Monitoring and review of the interventions that involve DAL Team

Monitor the progress of the different interventions involving respective DAL staff and the results obtained
Conduct lessons learned exercises with DAL on the roll-out of the different interventions and capture the experience acquired from the interventions in lessons learned documents

(d) Calibration of the project’s Grants Scheme with DAL priorities & perspectives

Take part in the assessment of grant applications from third parties in terms of sustainable agricultural practices in line with the National Agriculture Sector Plan (NASP)
Ensure that DAL team can provide advice on the grants scheme managed by Expertise France
Application of lessons learned from other in-country development initiatives.

Required Profile

University degree in political science, economics, agriculture, energy, administration and environmental science or equivalent and at least 5 years of relevant work experience, including working for government organisations and/or development partners

at least 10 years of relevant work experience, including working for government organisations and/or development partners

Strong knowledge of PNG’s agriculture, climate change policy, legislative and regulatory environment required.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent command of the English language
Reliable and professional
Organised, rigorous and autonomous
Dynamic, proactive, able to meet deadlines
Proficient in the MS office suite
Strong, problem-solving skills
Team player, able to provide support to other team members if needed
Knowledge on Regional and International Development Goals such as the SDGs.

How To Apply

If you are interested in the role, please submit your application which should include a cover letter (addressing the selection criteria established in the profile section of job description) and updated CV to us on the email address:

Applications Close: 11th April 2025

SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE OFFICER (DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING)

Position: Sustainable Land-Use Officer (Department of Lands and Physical Planning)

Place: Based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Duration: 1 year (to be renewed each year until the end of the project’s implementing period)

Expertise France

The Project

SO1: “Effective implementation of evidence-based FCCB policies, governance and institutional frameworks”
SO2: “Improved FCCB awareness, knowledge, capacities and mobilisation”
SO3: “Increased inclusive and gender-responsive green growth”

With approved funding in the amount of 54.7 million euros, it is one of the EU’s most ambitious forest-related programmes anywhere in the world.

More information about the EU-FCCB programme is available at the following link: https://vimeo.com/880344258/4971f290c1?share=copy

In 2024, Expertise France signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set a strategic partnership between the project and Department of Lands and Physical Planning (DLPP) on the implementation of sustainable land-use policy and planning activities. This MOU will be operationalised through Annual Action Plans that would be prepared and agreed upon during a planning session to be held at the beginning of each year of the project and reviewed during a review session towards the end of the year.

Moreover, the project will provide grants to third parties for FCCB research and education and for initiatives around sustainable livelihoods & conservation or green energy, green business & sustainable agricultural value chain development. DLPP as other government institutions would be given an opportunity to provide advice on the implementation of these grant schemes related to land-use planning and policy implementation.

Mission description

This position is part of the EU-FCCB national component project team and will be stationed within the Department of Lands and Physical Planning (DLPP). The Expertise France is recruiting a Sustainable Land-Use Officer to ensure that the project’s interventions intended to support DLPP sustainable land-use policy and planning - related activities and/or that need to be coordinated with DLPP are designed, planned, rolled-out, implemented and monitored in a way that is relevant, coherent, effective, efficient, impactful, durable and gender-responsive, as well as responsive and adapted to the context and needs of DLPP.

A Sustainable Land-Use Officer’s position will be supported by Project Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator with overall supervision of the Deputy Project Manager & Technical Coordinator – National Component of the EU-FCCB Programme as well as guidance of the designated DLPP’s Focal Point for the EU-FCCB Programme as well as National Land-Use Advisor. He/she will be working closely with other project team and stakeholders.

Main tasks:

1. Liaison, reporting and communication

Act as the liaison officer between DLPP and the project
Help facilitate meetings and workshops organised by DLPP at which external participants are invited
Provide regular reports on DLPP-related project progress and upcoming work to interested DLPP staff and other stakeholders
Be able to provide briefings on the project progress and upcoming work to interested DLPP staff upon request
Communicate with other development partners and provide support to DLPP and be able to provide them with relevant, up-to-date information about the project’s interventions
Ensure that the project team is kept up to date on the issues and challenges in terms of the implementation of the project’s interventions at the DLPP.
Ensure that the project’s intervention logic and strategy take into the account the perspectives of DLPP.
Attend Technical Working Groups (TWG) meetings and divisional meetings to update on project status through taking notes and minutes.
Attend NSLUP DLPP Core Team and NSLUP Secretariat as and when requested and provide meeting minutes and resolutions.
Facilitate publications of any knowledge products that is generated

2. Coordination of the project’s interventions that involve DLPP Team

Organise the annual action planning & review sessions with DLPP staff
Plan and execute the roll-out of the different activities in the annual action plans
Take part in the different interventions managed by Expertise France and involving DLPP staff
Provide guidance and assistance to any external national and international consultants mobilised by Expertise France as part of these interventions
Assist in organising workshops and training sessions or travels involving DLPP staff
Ensure there is synergy and alignment with DLPP’s Annual Workplan.

3. Monitoring and review of the interventions that involve DLPP Team

Monitor the progress of the different interventions involving respective DLPP staff and the results obtained
Conduct lessons learned exercises with DLPP on the roll-out of the different interventions and capture the experience acquired from the interventions in lessons learned documents

4. Calibration of the project’s Grants Scheme with DLPP priorities & perspectives

Take part in the assessment of grant applications from third parties in terms of sustainable land use planning in line with the National Sustainable Land Use Policy (NSLUP)
Ensure that DLPP team can provide advice on the grants scheme managed by Expertise France
Application of lessons learned from other in-country development initiatives.

Required Profile

University degree in political science, economics, agriculture, land-use, administration and environmental science or equivalent and at least 5 years of relevant work experience, including working for government organisations and/or development partners

at least 10 years of relevant work experience, including working for government organisations and/or development partners

Strong knowledge of PNG’s land-use, agriculture, climate change policy, legislative and regulatory environment required.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent command of the English language
Reliable and professional
Organised, rigorous and autonomous
Dynamic, proactive, able to meet deadlines
Proficient in the MS office suite
Strong, problem-solving skills
Team player, able to provide support to other team members if needed
Knowledge on Regional and International Development Goals such as the SDGs.
Physical Planning backgrounds and experiences is an advantage.

How To Apply

Application close: 2 April 2025

COMMUNICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT OFFICER (CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY)

Position: National Communications and Knowledge Management Officer (Conservation and Environment Protection Authority)

Applications close: 30 March, 2025

Place: based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Duration: 1 year (to be renewed each year until the end of the project’s implementing period)

Expertise France

The Project

- SO1: “Effective implementation of evidence-based FCCB policies, governance and institutional frameworks”

- SO2: “Improved FCCB awareness, knowledge, capacities and mobilisation”

- SO3: “Increased inclusive and gender-responsive green growth”

With approved funding in the amount of 54.7 million euros, it is one of the EU’s most ambitious forest-related programmes anywhere in the world.

More information about the EU-FCCB programme is available at the following link: https://vimeo.com/880344258/4971f290c1?share=copy

The project is expected to conduct a significant number of interventions for and in partnership with governments organisations such as the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA).

On 04 July 2024, Expertise France signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to set a strategic partnership between the project and CEPA on the implementation of conservation and sustainable livelihoods – related activities. This MOU will be operationalised through Annual Action Plans that would be prepared and agreed upon during a planning session to be held at the beginning of each year of the project and reviewed during a review session towards the end of the year.

Moreover, the project will provide grants to third parties for FCCB research and education and for initiatives around sustainable livelihoods & conservation or green business & sustainable value chain development. CEPA as other government institutions would be given an opportunity to provide advice on the implementation of these grant schemes related to climate change mitigation and adaption.

One of the key elements of the project support to CEPA is establishment of the Communications and Knowledge Management (CKM) Unit in line with the new organisational structure and the Protected Areas Act. The Communications and Knowledge Management Unit will serve as an information hub for production and dissemination of communication materials and knowledge management products. It will also maintain the CEPA’s website and environmental information management system within the CEPA.

Mission description

This position is part of the EU-FCCB national component project team and will be stationed within the Corporate Services of the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA). The Expertise France is recruiting a National Communications and Knowledge Management Officer for the detailed planning, coordination, implementation and steering of CKM-related activities on the project, including the preparation in terms of knowledge management and communication within the CEPA.

The National Communications and Knowledge Management Officer will play a vital role in terms of addressing the needs of the CEPA on communication, visibility, dissemination, awareness-raising and of stimulating and sharing knowledge, lessons learned and experiences.

A National Communications and Knowledge Management Officer’s position will be supported by Project Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator with overall supervision of the Deputy Project Manager & Technical Coordinator – National Component of the EU-FCCB Programme as well as overall guidance of the CEPA’s Acting Deputy Managing Director. He/she will be working closely with other project team and stakeholders.

Main tasks:

· Liaison, reporting and communication

- Act as the liaison officer between CEPA and the project

- Help facilitate meetings and workshops organised by CEPA at which external participants are invited

- Provide regular reports on CEPA-related project progress and upcoming work to interested CEPA staff and other stakeholders

- Be able to provide briefings on the project progress and upcoming work to interested CEPA staff upon request

- Communicate with other development partners such as UNDP and FAO through the project and also providing support to CEPA and be able to provide them with relevant, up-to-date information about the project’s interventions

- Ensure that the project team is kept up to date on the issues and challenges in terms of the implementation of the project’s interventions at the CEPA.

- Ensure that the project’s intervention logic and strategy take into the account the perspectives of CEPA.

- Attend Technical Working Groups (ATWG) meetings and divisional meetings to update on project status through taking notes and minutes.

- Facilitate publications of any knowledge products that is generated

· Establishment of CEPA’s Communications and Knowledge Management Unit

- Collect relevant communications related data for the establishment of the CKM Unit within the CEPA

- With the support of the project design CKM Unit’s structure and facilitate discussions with CEPA on its finalisation

· Design and develop a CKM plan for CEPA. This plan could focus on aspects such as:

- Objectives and goals

- Communication focus areas & mediums, and key messages

- Planning of all communication and knowledge management activities, including capacity-building and capacity-strengthening

- Determining the budget and resources

- Establishing indicators to track performance on CKM

- Identifying and managing communication opportunities and risks

· Roll-out the CKM plan, with a specific focus on the setting up of relevant contracts with consultants (capacity-building experts, editors, translators…) and external service providers, if required (printers, audiovisual service providers, event management agencies),

· Implement the CKM plan and provide support to all internal and external stakeholders involved

This could involve aspects such as:

- Drafting or editing content and materials

- Managing the stocks of communication materials (flyers, brochures, goodies, roll-up banners…)

- Disseminating communication materials and content to the target audiences

- Managing relations with the local media (journalists): invitations, follow-up phone calls, press reviews, local press sheets, etc.

- Managing and supervising the work of consultants and service providers

- Conducting press reviews

- Monitor and moderate social media activities

- Planning, coordinating and implementing knowledge sharing activities, such as communities of practice, working groups, seminars, or knowledge sharing events

- Developing templates, guidelines and standards for knowledge documentation

- Contributing to the strengthening of organizational capacity and culture for knowledge production and sharing

- Strengthening communities of practice

- Contributing to the identification, documentation and sharing of innovative ways of working, promising practices and lessons learnt

- Providing training and capacity-building to partners

- Tracking progress on the CKM indicators as the project develops.

Required Profile

University degree in a relevant field, such as international development, international relations, communications, journalism, knowledge management or equivalent and at least 5 years of relevant work experience

at least 10 years of relevant work experience, including working for government organisations and/or development partners

Demonstrated experience in terms of communication required.
Demonstrated experience in terms of knowledge management required.
Previous experience required in the public/institutional sector and/or international cooperation/development assistance sector
The following constitute significant assets:
Familiarity with the project theme (forestry, climate change, biodiversity, protected areas, sustainable value chains…)
Familiarity with Papua New Guinea or Melanesia
Familiarity with the implementation of EU-funded projects
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage and collaborate with diverse stakeholders, including local communities, government agencies, NGOs, and donor organizations. Excellent writing skills. Excellent command of English.
Ability to analyse and synthesise documents, good practices into accessible summaries
Aptitude for research, storytelling and capacity-building
Good knowledge of relevant technologies, including the Adobe Suite is an advantage
Excellent knowledge of community management (Linked-in, Facebook, X, social network suites…)
Excellent knowledge of communities of practice management
Be creative
Be culture-sensitive
Self-driven, ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks simultaneously, and meet deadlines.
Strong ability to work in a team
Familiarity supervising staff and contractors.

How To Apply

Application close: 30 March 2025

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OFFICER (CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY)

Position: National Environmental Protection Officer (Conservation and Environment Protection Authority)

Place: Based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

Duration: 1 year (to be renewed each year until the end of the project’s implementing period)

Expertise France

The Project

- SO1: “Effective implementation of evidence-based FCCB policies, governance and institutional frameworks”

- SO2: “Improved FCCB awareness, knowledge, capacities and mobilisation”

- SO3: “Increased inclusive and gender-responsive green growth”

With approved funding in the amount of 54.7 million euros, it is one of the EU’s most ambitious forest-related programmes anywhere in the world.

More information about the EU-FCCB programme is available at the following link: https://vimeo.com/880344258/4971f290c1?share=copy

The project is expected to conduct a significant number of interventions for and in partnership with governments organisations such as the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA).

Mission description

This position is part of the EU-FCCB national component project team and will be stationed within the Sustainable Environment Projects of the Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (SEP/CEPA). The Expertise France is recruiting a National Environmental Protection Officer to ensure that the project’s interventions intended to support CEPA’s conservation and sustainable environment projects and livelihoods-related activities and/or that need to be coordinated with CEPA are designed, planned, rolled-out, implemented and monitored in a way that is relevant, coherent, effective, efficient, impactful, durable and gender-responsive, as well as responsive and adapted to the context and needs of CEPA.

The National Environmental Protection Officer’s position will be supported by Project Reporting and Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator with overall supervision of the Deputy Project Manager & Technical Coordinator – National Component of the EU-FCCB Programme as well as overall guidance of the Manager for Terrestrial Protected Areas. He/she will be working closely with other project team and stakeholders.

Main tasks:

1. Liaison, reporting and communication

· Act as the liaison officer between CEPA and the project

· Help facilitate meetings and workshops organised by CEPA at which external participants are invited

· Provide regular reports on CEPA-related project progress and upcoming work to interested CEPA staff and other stakeholders

· Be able to provide briefings on the project progress and upcoming work to interested CEPA staff upon request

· Communicate with other development partners such as UNDP and FAO through the project and also providing support to CEPA and be able to provide them with relevant, up-to-date information about the project’s interventions

· Ensure that the project team is kept up to date on the issues and challenges in terms of the implementation of the project’s interventions at the CEPA.

· Ensure that the project’s intervention logic and strategy take into the account the perspectives of CEPA.

· Attend Technical Working Groups (ATWG) meetings and divisional meetings to update on project status through taking notes and minutes.

· Facilitate publications of any knowledge products that is generated.

2. Coordination of the project’s interventions that involve CEPA Team

· Organise the annual action planning & review sessions with CEPA staff

· Plan and execute the roll-out of the different activities in the annual action plans

· Take part in the different interventions managed by Expertise France and involving CEPA staff

· Provide guidance and assistance to any external national and international consultants mobilised by Expertise France as part of these interventions

· Assist in organising workshops and training sessions or travels involving CEPA staff

· Ensure there is synergy and alignment with CEPA’s Annual Workplan.

3. Monitoring and review of the interventions that involve CEPA Team

· Monitor the progress of the different interventions involving respective CEPA staff and the results obtained

· Conduct lessons learned exercises with CEPA on the roll-out of the different interventions and capture the experience acquired from the interventions in lessons learned documents.

4. Calibration of the project’s Grants Scheme with CEPA priorities & perspectives

· Take part in the assessment of grant applications from third parties in terms of CEPA’s conservation and sustainable livelihoods in line with the new Protected Areas Act (PAA)

· Ensure that CEPA team can provide advice on the grants scheme managed by Expertise France

· Application of lessons learned from other in-country development initiatives.

Required Profile

University degree in political science, economics, administration and environmental science or equivalent and at least 5 years of relevant work experience, including working for government organisations and/or development partners

at least 10 years of relevant work experience, including working for government organisations and/or development partners

Strong knowledge of PNG’s environment policy, legislative and regulatory environment required.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Excellent command of the English language
Reliable and professional
Organised, rigorous and autonomous
Dynamic, proactive, able to meet deadlines
Proficient in the MS office suite
Strong, problem-solving skills
Team player, able to provide support to other team members if needed

Knowledge on Regional and International Development Goals such as the SDGs.

Application close: 30 March 2025

Job Vacancies

SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE OFFICER (DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK)

SUSTAINABLE LAND-USE OFFICER (DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND PHYSICAL PLANNING)

COMMUNICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT OFFICER (CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY)

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION OFFICER (CONSERVATION AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION AUTHORITY)

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