*CA-CoP* *CONSERVATION AGRICULTURE COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE*
*for sustainable production intensification*
Dear Subscribers,
Please see herebelow a vacancy announcement for a Sustainable Agriculture
Fellow with the Moor Foundation to work on the Andes-Amazon conservation
initiative.
*Amir Kassam *
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*Moderator*
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Plant Production and Protection Division (AGP)
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy
e-mail: [log in to unmask]
URL: www.fao.org/ag/ca
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From: Helena Brykarz [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Sunday, January 20, 2013 3:16 AM
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Subject: Sustainable Agriculture Fellow Opportunity with the Moore
Foundation
Please see the following announcement for a two-year Program Fellow
position at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. This is a unique
opportunity to develop a new initiative on sustainable agriculture for the
foundation. Experience in Andes-Amazon, fluency in Spanish or Portuguese,
and an advanced degree in Natural Resource or Agricultural Economics or
Policy is desired. Feel free to share this with colleagues who may be
interested and contact me if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Helena Brykarz
Contract Recruiter
Global Recruitment Specialists
PO Box 7382
Berkeley, CA 94707
Tel: 510-527-3316
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www.globalrecruitment.net
Title: Program Fellow, Andes-Amazon Initiative
Client: Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation (www.moore.org)
Reports to: Program Director
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Established in September 2000, the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation seeks
to advance environmental conservation, scientific research, and patient
care. The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is among the 10 largest
foundations in the U.S. and one of the largest private funders of
environmental conservation and science in the world.
The Foundation is devoted to the inspirational vision articulated by our
founders: "creating positive outcomes for future generations." This vision
guides our mission: to achieve significant, lasting, and measurable results
in environmental conservation, science, and patient care--globally and in
the San Francisco Bay Area. A set of core values--impact, integrity,
disciplined approach, and collaboration--directs our work.
The Foundation carries out its work through the following frameworks:
Programs: The enduring management unit designed to achieve
transformational change in a selected field of interest through a portfolio
of integrated interventions (initiatives, commitments, grants, and other
strategic actions).
Initiatives. Initiatives are built around well-developed strategies for
concentrated investments, focused on the long-term and achieving
significant impact. Initiatives are characterized by a portfolio approach
to grantmaking, and other engagements of the Foundation, to pursue
ambitious, large-scale outcomes.
Program grants. The Foundation funds experimentation, focused innovation,
and agile response to time-sensitive, high-impact opportunities in its
areas of focus.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
· Headquartered in Palo Alto, CA
· Over $5 billion in assets
· Annual Foundation budget of ~$250 million
· ~80 employees
· Three program areas: Environmental Conservation, Science, Patient
Care
· A San Francisco Bay Area Portfolio that focuses on these same
issues locally
For more information, please visit www.moore.org.
Andes-Amazon Initiative
The Andes-Amazon Initiative's goal is to conserve the Amazonian forests,
which provide habitat for biodiversity and regulate the regional climate
cycle. To achieve this goal, the Foundation supports work that addresses
the following elements:
· Resilient protected areas and protected area systems,
· The transformation of frontier economies, and
· Basin-wide enabling conditions for conservation.
The role of a healthy Amazonian forest is particularly significant for
global climate change mitigation as well as regional hydrological function
that support human livelihoods. During the last decade, the Foundation
invested over $200 million in a protected area approach to conserving
forest cover and in associated supporting strategies. This approach has
achieved the creation and improved management of approximately 150 million
hectares, or around 29% of the original forest cover of the Amazon. We
recognize that this approach is necessary but not sufficient to secure
additional forest cover in the Amazon, and for this reason we are also
working on addressing the drivers of deforestation to reduce external
threats and to explore options for sustainable development across the
Amazon basin.
The Initiative is currently active in Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and
Bolivia. The initiative team also makes a small number of grants outside of
these areas to support basin-wide research and new approaches that will
benefit its target geographies.
For more information, about the Initiative, please see:
http://www.moore.org/aai-strategies.aspx
The Position
The Program Fellow position will be limited to a two-year term.
The Program Fellow will:
· Contribute to the implementation of an investigation plan to
develop a new initiative on sustainable agriculture in the Environment
Program. This plan will build on the work carried out in the AAI and on the
assessment of new opportunities with global reach. The investigations will
focus on identifying interventions to reduce the impact of agricultural
commodities across natural habitats in South America through research, data
analysis and synthesis, and working with Foundation staff and external
experts. (60% time effort)
· Convene, facilitate and participate in meetings to gather and
disseminate knowledge on sustainable agriculture issues with a focus on
beef and soy. (20% effort)
· Collaborate with other AAI program officers on strategies and
grant-making supporting integrated land use planning in the Amazon. (20%
time effort)
Key Responsibilities
The Program Fellow will:
· Contribute to development of the Initiative's overall strategic
framework
· Carry out activities beyond grantmaking to help drive change in the
Initiative's problem space (e.g., convening, facilitating, networking)
· Manage external relationships with grantees and other key partners
in support of Initiative goals
· Coordinate with internal staff to complete grant-making and
monitoring processes
· Participate in periodic presentations on Initiative/Program
strategy and progress to the Board, senior management, and other Foundation
staff
· Maintain solid knowledge of the field and key emerging trends
· Be an effective contributor on a variety of Program- and
Foundation-wide issues beyond the Initiative as required
Experience and Education
The candidate will have:
· A Master's or Doctorate degree in a relevant field (Natural
Resource or Agricultural Economics and Policy preferred).
· A background in sustainable development and conservation (5-7
years) in the Andes-Amazon, such as work in a non-governmental
organization, corporation, government, or applied academic fields.
· Demonstrated knowledge and/or experience in successfully addressing
the drivers of deforestation in the Amazon region using innovative and
effective approaches.
· A record of successfully promoting and working on complex
partnership or multi-stakeholder projects to achieve tangible outcomes.
Competencies and Attributes
The ideal candidate also will have:
· A sophisticated understanding of the economics of commodities that
originate in the Amazon and supply the global market.
· Demonstrated passion for making improvements in sustainable use in
the Andes-Amazon region and beyond.
· Demonstrated strategic planning skills, with ability to identify
and rigorously evaluate new opportunities
· Strong project management skills, with demonstrated ability to
manage large projects and budgets, set realistic goals and objectives, and
balance multiple priorities
· Demonstrated strong teamwork and interpersonal skills, with ability
to develop productive relationships with colleagues, grantees,
stakeholders, and other. Collegial and energetic working style.
· Demonstrated comfort with and experience in public speaking and
meeting organization/facilitation.
· Demonstrated ability and openness to quickly adapt and adjust
strategy and approach to changing conditions
· Strong written and oral communication skills in English, as well as
Spanish and/or Portuguese.
· Strong business acumen.
· Personal motivation to support the Foundation mission and goals.
· Ability and interest in traveling to local and out-of-town grantee
meetings, site visits, and national/international conferences.
Compensation and Benefits
Compensation includes a competitive base salary and an excellent package of
health, retirement savings and other benefits.
Application Process
Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume by email to:
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Please include AAI Program Fellow in the subject line.
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation is an equal opportunity employer.
All correspondence will remain confidential.
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