Environment and Natural Resources Management Officer/GIS(EAC/LVBC)

(REF: EAC/LVBC/LVEMP II ENRMO/ 09- 05)

The project will contribute towards the attainment of the Shared Vision for the Management and Development of the Lake Victoria Basin through strengthening of the regional and national institutions for governance of transboundary resources in the basin; and facilitating public and private environmentally friendly investments in the Lake Victoria Basin.

The EAC/LVBC has applied for funding from the IDA Credit of the World Bank, Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Government of Sweden through Sida. The LVBC Secretariat will be responsible for regional coordination of this project and it intends to use part of the funds to constitute a Regional Project Coordination Team (RPCT) that will be fully responsible for steering the project on daily basis.

Scope of Work:

The main purpose is the management of the spatial data infrastructure at the LVBC and work closely with the Monitoring and Evaluation Officer responsible for the project MIS.

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Develop, update and maintain a comprehensive LVB information data base comprising including the target basins within each Partner State and the priority sub-catchments selected for natural resource management interventions;
2. Supervise the development of the spatial data infrastructure/GIS-based database and the decision support system data listed above;
3. Develop a broad operational framework for the implementation of the community based natural resource management investments in the Lake Victoria Basin by Partner States;
4. Ensure that the community driven natural resource management sub-projects adopt site-specific best practices in natural resource management;
5. In collaboration with the Information and Communications Specialist, develop information awareness mechanisms and support institutional strengthening of Natural Resource and Environmental Management in the Lake Victoria Basin;
6. Assist and supervise the development of Partner States’ natural resources and environmental management planning, and planning for discrete development areas, regular updating of such plans and monitoring application within the project and other district activities;
   vii. Arrange and carry out training to familiarize all project staff with the natural resource implementation strategy, screening formats and reporting requirement of the EMF; amend formats and reporting systems where necessary to improve the project implementation process;
7. Carry out the Annual Performance Review to assess the degree of EMF mainstreaming in LVBC and Partner States, ensure and record compliance monitoring, identify cumulative effects and provide lessons for continuous EMF performance improvement;
   
8. Spot issues concerning natural resources and environmental management that may require additional assessment, particularly relating to cumulative impact assessment, or any issues that have a transboundary nature and take action as appropriate to investigate;
9. Coordinate the identification of specific issues of relevance to regional and/or national policy on natural resource management and that may affect the attainment of sustainable natural resources and environmental management in the LVB;
10. Manage the implementation of all training and sensitization programs to be carried out on environmental and natural resource management;
    
11. In liaison with national focal point ministries, develop terms of reference for specific studies and data collection activities in relation to natural resource and environment management and identify suitable consultants to undertake the same;
12. Conduct routine supervision and evaluation of the implementation of the natural resource and environmental management components of the project;
13. Provide updated reports as and when required by the RPCT and NPCT.
14. Any other duties assigned by the ES, DES or RPC.

Qualifications and Experience:

1. An advanced degree, in Natural Resources Management, Environmental Science or a closely related field from an accredited university;
2. Must have a minimum of 5 years working experience in an integrated natural resource/environment management projects in a wide variety of settings;
3. Must have excellent analytical and administrative skills as well as solid writing and communication abilities;
4. Advanced training and competence in information technology in particular GIS and remote sensing data analysis and environment planning, as well as current policy on natural resource and environmental management;
5. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team environment;

Application Deadline: