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

IUCN Central and West Africa Regional Office (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. The contract value is between CHF 50,000 and CHF 100,000. Cameroonian civil society organisations and community-based organisations with demonstrated IPLC track record are strongly encouraged to apply.

Engage with target IPLC communities in Cameroon to identify priorities and concerns. Facilitate community dialogues, training and capacity-building activities. Support participatory mapping of customary lands, resources and uses. Document community perspectives and contributions to inform IUCN and partner programming. Facilitate IPLC engagement with national conservation authorities and relevant 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 relationships with target communities or capacity to build them rapidly. Multilingual team (French essential, local languages an advantage). Sound financial management and reporting capacity per IUCN standards. IUCN Declaration of Undertaking. Compliance with IUCN safeguarding and conduct policies.

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