Job Detail

Project Background:

Combating land degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable rangeland management and biodiversity conservation project is a five year intervention of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) funded through the Global Environment Facility (GEF). This project aims to improve the sustainability of agriculture, forest, and land-use management through rehabilitating degraded rangelands, biodiversity conservation and enhancing and maintaining the livelihoods of Afghan rural communities in Khost, Laghman and Nuristan provinces in          Afghanistan by employing the community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) approach. The project has three major components: (i) capacity-building at the national, sub-national, and district levels in community based natural resources management for sustainable rangeland and forest planning; (ii) Integrated management and restoration of degraded landscapes for biodiversity conservation and sustainable/regenerative rangeland management; (iii) Systematic creation and sharing of knowledge, project coordination, monitoring and evaluation (M&E), and institutional capacity development. 

The Senior GIS specialist will be responsible for all the geospatial data creation and management which would facilitate the implementation of participatory assessment and mapping of natural resources of the target districts. In addition, they will be preparing land-use/land-cover, watershed and topographic maps for RMAs and FMAs and target areas. 

The Senior GIS specialist will closely work with appointed specialists and support the project task team in preparing maps of land-use/land-cover, rangeland hotspots, FMAs and RMAs, mission maps etc which would facilitate in devising strategies and plans for implementation of sustainable natural landscape planning. They will provide technical guidance for the implementation of forest restoration and management, agroforestry and small-scale greenhouses.

FAO is looking for qualified national staff fill the position of senior GIS specialist. This position will support the work of the GEF-funded” Combating land degradation and biodiversity loss by promoting sustainable rangeland management and biodiversity conservation” project in Afghanistan. 

Job Posting 18/Oct/2022

Closure Date: 08/Nov/2022

Organizational Unit: FAAFG

Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)

Primary Location: Afghanistan-Kabul

Duration: 12 months (with extension subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability)

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Reporting Lines

The IT Assistant will work under the overall supervision of the FAO Representative, the direct supervision of the IT Specialist and in close consultation and collaboration with the Digitalisation and Informatics Division (CSI) in the Regional Office for Asia and Pacific (RAP) and HQ.

These are National Project Personnel positions – SB3.

Technical Focus

Provision of IT support for the FAO Afghanistan operation in Kabul and all field Offices.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Provide support to the organization of office meetings, conferences, workshops and other office events;
• Receive and log requests from users relating to IT services in the Service Desk System;
• Provide orientation to New Users on the IT rules and regulations, in particular related to equipment, printers, scanners, and IT security matters;
• Provide instructions to users on existing technology and potential use (One drive for Business, Team-works, MSOffice, Intranet, Skype for Business, etc.);
• Provide first level support[1] to users and coordinate responses to/from 2nd level teams to resolve issues that cannot be resolved as first level support;
• Assist with maintaining the IT equipment (hardware, software) up-to-date and ensure the IT inventory is updated at all times in the Service Desk system and GRMS fixed assets;
• Provide hands-on assistance to users in organizing presentations and setting up audio-visual equipment;
• Help to update and manage the inventory of office assets (IT related assets only);
• Assist in the planning and procurement of IT-equipment and software, based on established equipment life cycle processes;
• Ensure security of the network by following security policies and report problems when they are detected;
• Prepare regular IT related reports for Senior Management;
• Provide guidance to all FAO Afghanistan personnel on IT related guidelines, policies, and standards;
• Perform any other duties as required.