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: 26/Oct/2022
• Closure Date: 16/Nov/2022, 3:29:00 AM
• Organizational Unit: FAAFG
• Type of Requisition: NPP (National Project Personnel)
• Primary Location: Afghanistan
• Duration: 6 months (with extension subject to satisfactory performance and funding availability)
• IMPORTANT NOTICE: Please note that Closure Date and Time displayed above are based on date and time settings of your personal device

There are three positions, one per duty station: Kabul, Herat and Kunduz.

These are National Project Personnel positions – SB4.

Reporting Lines

Overall supervision of the FAO Representative, the direct supervision of the Regional Coordinator and the technical supervision of the Head of MEAL Team.

Technical Focus

Support the implementation of a robust Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) system for FAO’s projects in the Region.

Tasks and responsibilities

• Assist the MEAL Team to strengthen the MEAL system for FAO Afghanistan projects in line with the FAO Country Strategic Framework (CPF), the Humanitarian Response Plan (HRP) and other Corporate Priorities pertaining MEAL;
• Assist the MEAL Team to develop monitoring, survey and assessment tools and templates for data collection of baseline, post-distribution, outcome/post-harvest surveys and beneficiary selection, in coordination with the technical colleagues and the Head of MEAL Team;
• Assist the MEAL Team to develop forms and templates for Kobo Toolbox, track data collection of Implementing Partners and provide clearances to beneficiaries’ databases in line with the agreed criteria in Letter of Agreement (LoA);
• Assist the MEAL Team to strengthen and implement the learning and knowledge management pillar within the overall MEAL system of FAO Afghanistan programme portfolio;
• Support in designing and conducting capacity building trainings for Implementing Partners, Third-Party Monitoring (TPM) Contractors and FAO personnel on MEAL framework, tools, and methodology;
• Assist the Head of MEAL Team to strengthen the accountability pillar within the overall MEAL system of the FAO Afghanistan programme portfolio;
• Manage the emergency response projects related complaints, grievance redressal and feedback mechanism(s) and wherever pertinent support in strengthening these; 
• Assist the Emergency Response Team in undertaking accountability best practices at community level through stakeholder engagements, meeting beneficiaries of various emergency response projects, documenting the beneficiaries’ complaints / feedbacks, and bringing these feedbacks into project formulations / programming;
• Ensure timely collection, analysis and availability of data for baseline, milestones and target indicators to monitor the progress of FAO Afghanistan projects;
• Coordinate with implementing partners and TPM contractor to ensure effective implementation of MEAL activities at the provincial and district levels;
• Undertake regular visits to the field to support the implementation of the MEAL plans;
• Support Programming colleagues with the preparation of Progress Reports and any other required technical reports;
• Support Programme colleagues with the preparation/reviewing of Letters of Agreement (LOAs) with Service Providers (SPs);
• Perform any other related duties as required.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• FAO does not charge any fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview, processing)
• Please note that FAO will only consider academic credentials or degrees obtained from an educational institution recognized in the IAU/UNESCO list.
• If you are in possession of language certificate/s from UN accredited external providers and/or FAO language official examinations (LPE, ILE, LRT), please attach the certificate/s when submitting the application.
• For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/ 

HOW TO APPLY

• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO  and complete your online profile. Only applications received through the recruitment portal will be considered.
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile.
• Vacancies will be removed from the recruitment portal at 23:59 Central European Time (CET) on the deadline for applications date. We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
• If you need help, or have queries, please contact: Careers@fao.org 

Female applicants are highly encouraged to apply.

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