Landscape Coordination and Forest Restoration Specialist

About this role

FAO is recruiting a Landscape Coordination and Forest Restoration Specialist to serve as the field-based focal point for the AFR100 Support Programme in the Monduli-Karatu landscape of Arusha Region, Tanzania. The specialist will coordinate activities across service providers, organize landscape-level meetings, and maintain working relationships with district authorities, local government focal points, communities, and Forest and Farm Producer Organizations. The post holder will facilitate joint problem-solving, support access to programme grants, and maintain a strong field presence at restoration bootcamps and other priority events. The specialist will provide technical guidance on Forest Landscape Restoration, help partners select techniques suited to local ecosystems, and ensure interventions align with ROAM priorities and approved workplans.

Regular field visits will verify quality and progress, identify risks or deviations early, and recommend corrective actions. The role also supports monitoring and evaluation by checking that partner reports reflect field conditions and helping document lessons. Minimum requirements include an advanced degree in forestry, natural resources management, environmental science, agroforestry, land restoration, ecology, or a related field, plus at least five years of relevant professional experience in Forest and Landscape Restoration, sustainable land management, forestry, agroforestry, or related field-based programmes. Candidates must have working knowledge of English, fluency in Swahili, and nationality of the United Republic of Tanzania.

FAO expects experience coordinating field activities with multiple partners, practical knowledge of restoration approaches such as assisted natural regeneration, agroforestry, rangeland restoration, and soil and water conservation, and experience working with rural communities and local government authorities. The contract is based in Arusha, Tanzania, with field presence in Monduli-Karatu landscape. The specialist reports to the Assistant FAO Representative (Programme), under the FAO Representative in Tanzania and with guidance from the AFR100 Tanzania coordinator. Compensation is not stated.

Applications must be received by 5 November 2026; FAO states that submissions after the closing date will not be accepted.