Recruitment of a Local Organisation to Support Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Cameroon - COLOURS Programme

IUCN PACO is recruiting a local organisation in Cameroon to support indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) under the COLOURS programme, an IUCN initiative working with IPLCs to strengthen their voice and rights in conservation governance. The selected organisation will work directly with target communities in Cameroon over an 18-month period to facilitate community engagement, capacity building, participatory mapping, recognition of customary tenure and meaningful inclusion in conservation decisions.

Engage target IPLC communities in Cameroon. Facilitate community dialogues, training and capacity-building activities. Support participatory mapping of customary lands, resources and uses. Document community perspectives and contributions. Facilitate IPLC engagement with national conservation authorities and policy processes. Submit narrative and financial reports per IUCN reporting requirements. Coordinate with IUCN PACO Cameroon team and the COLOURS programme.

Local organisation legally registered in Cameroon (NGO, association, CBO). Demonstrated track record working with indigenous peoples and local communities in Cameroon. Existing community relationships or capacity to build them rapidly. Multilingual team (French essential, local languages an advantage). Sound financial management and reporting capacity. IUCN Declaration of Undertaking. Compliance with IUCN safeguarding and conduct policies.

IUCN standard organisational evaluation: mandatory compliance, technical evaluation (track record, team, methodology, community engagement approach, safeguarding), financial evaluation. Combined scoring; award to highest combined score within budget.