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Professional Development Fellowship Programme

Introduction

The Iwokrama Professional Development Fellowship Programme (PDFP) seeks to provide young Guyanese who have completed their first degree or postgraduate studies, with a structured professional experience, working in a mentoring relationship with experienced forest conservation and management professionals.

The programme offers an opportunity for persons who have just completed their formal training to spend a fixed period of time in a learning and mentoring environment whilst contributing to the further development of the concept of Iwokrama as an Integrated Conservation and Development Programme. The PDFP will be integrated within the work programme of the Centre constructed around its business plan. The Centre considers the PDFP as an extension of the learning experience started in an academic institution. Through their tenure with the Centre, the PDFs will have an opportunity to build life skills for their future.

Under the PDFP, the Centre is presently seeking to recruit ONE Junior PDF with skills in “Forest Conservation & Management’ and TWO PDFs with skills in “Forest Conservation & Management” and “Business Development & Management”.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

To be eligible for appointment applicants must:

Be Guyanese Citizens under 35 years of age,
JPDF must have completed or completed all the requirements leading to a First Degree in a discipline relevant to the work of the Centre, and have at least a 3.2 GPA in their declared field of study.
PDFs must have completed or completed all the requirements leading to a Post Graduate Degree in a discipline relevant to the work of the Centre.

Candidates will be selected on the basis of:

Academic excellence
Potential for professional development
Potential to contribute to tropical rainforest conservation and development
Ability to work in the multi-cultural setting of an international centre
Preference will be given to applicants demonstrating a commitment to staying and working in Guyana and knowledge of the hinterland of Guyana.

Conditions and Benefits

The JPDF & PDFs will be appointed for one year, extendable by one additional year, including a three-month probationary period. On completion of their period of engagement with the Centre, they will be expected to pursue further studies in a related field, or seek employment with national agencies, research and educational institutions, or the private or non-governmental sector that contributes to the sustainable and equitable utilization of tropical ecosystems in Guyana or the Region.

Application

Applicants should submit a letter of application, a detailed curriculum vitae, and all relevant academic transcripts by August 31st, 2005. Letters should address all of the above eligibility and selection criteria, highlighting, in particular, how the candidate hopes to use the opportunity of appointment at the Centre to contribute to natural resource management in Guyana. More information on the PDFP can be uplifted from the Front Desk at Iwokrama International Centre (address below).

Human Resources Coordinator

PDFP

77 High Street, Kingston

P.O. Box 10630

Georgetown

Fax 225- 9199

Email: iwokrama-general@iwokrama.org

Applicants with all relevant qualifications and backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The Centre is an equal opportunity employer.