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

IUCN PACO is recruiting a local organisation in the Democratic Republic of Congo to support indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) under the COLOURS programme. The selected organisation will work directly with IPLC communities in target landscapes in DRC over an 18-month period, facilitating community engagement, capacity building, participatory mapping and inclusion in conservation governance.

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

Local organisation legally registered in DRC. Demonstrated track record working with indigenous peoples and local communities. Existing community relationships in target landscapes. Multilingual team (French essential, Lingala/Swahili an advantage). Sound financial management. IUCN Declaration of Undertaking. Compliance with IUCN safeguarding policies.

IUCN standard organisational evaluation: mandatory compliance, technical evaluation, financial evaluation. Combined scoring; award to highest combined score within budget.