Technical Adviser: Environmental Officer (Lake Tanganyika Project)

The TA will play a key role in ensuring effective Lake basin-wide communication and collaboration among national components of the Program, NGOs, consultants, and stakeholder groups to achieve the Program’s objectives. The TA will report to the Project Coordinator, the Executive Director and UNOPS/UNDP/GEF.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assist the Executive Director in providing the leadership and technical guidance to achieve the targets, outputs, and performance indicators of the GEF component for environmental protection and conservation of the Lake Tanganyika ecosystem.
• Supervise the start-up and initial implementation of the GEF components of the Programme, including establishing monitoring and evaluation processes.
• Advisory role in the formulation of the regional environmental policies and regulations as well as the formulation of Lake basin-wide frameworks for environmental protection and sustainable development.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring of staff to ensure the effective implementation of GEF environmental component activities at the national level and that capacity building is well integrated into project activities.
• Prepare component related terms of reference and provide technical oversight for the work of international and regional / national consultants, ensuring the quality, timeliness and appropriateness of work.
• Assist the Project Coordinator in preparing timely, accurate and quality progress, technical, financial and other required reports on GEF component activities.
• Maintain quality assurance and facilitate effective component monitoring and evaluation.
  

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Advanced University degree in natural resources management or water resources, biodiversity, ecology, biology, forestry; environmental economics or other professional areas directly related to the work of the Program;
• At least seven years of experience in the fields related to the assignment.
• Familiarity and knowledge of the region would be an asset.
• Familiarity with the goals and procedures of international organizations particularly those of UNDP, UNOPS and GEF.
• Demonstrated ability to provide on-the-job training to others through advisory capacity during the two year assignment.
• Ability to travel extensively in the region.
• Demonstrable skills in information technologies.
• Fluency in English and French required (applications that do not fully meet this requirement will not be considered further)
• Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
• Only those candidates that are short-listed for interviews will be notified.
• Qualified female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply.
• UNOPS reserves the right to appoint a candidate at a level below the advertised level of the post.
  

Closing date: