Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO-UN) National MRV Expert Job Vacancy in Nigeria

FOOD & AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS (FAO-UN)

Post
Title: National MRV
(Monitoring, Reporting & Verification) Expert

Duty
Station: Calabar: Main Office at the Cross
River State Forest Service with in-country travel

Duration:
One year, full time, with a potential one year extension (subject to
satisfactory performance)

Background

The United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from
Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (UN-REDD
Programme) is a collaboration between The Government of Nigeria, Cross River
State, FAO, UNDP and UNEP. Within the partnership, FAO supports countries on technical
issues related to forestry and the development of cost effective and reliable
Monitoring, Measurement, Reporting and Verification (M.MRV) processes for
emission reductions which form the core activities for the performance or
result-based implementation phase of REDD+

Duties
and Responsibilities

Under
the direct technical supervision of the regional UN-REDD MRV expert is Accra,
the National REDD+ Coordinator at the Federal Ministry of Environment & the
Chairman of the Forestry Commission of the Cross River State, and working in
close collaboration with the UN-REDD Chief Technical Advisor in Nigeria and the
Assistant FAO Representative for Programmes, the National MRV Expert will
support and undertake activities leading to the development of a robust
monitoring and reporting system to meet the needs of both the national and
international reporting requirements for Nigeria.

1.
At Cross-River State level:

·
Support and undertake capacity needs assessment on forestry inventory and
monitoring;

·
Support the development of capacities for undertaking GHG inventory in forestry
and land-use sectors;

·
Assist in specialized training and capacity building on forest monitoring &
participatory forest monitoring;

·
Assist in the procurement and interpretation of satellite imagery;

·
Assist in the selection & procurement of equipment and the
installation of the MRV component of the REDD+ programme (notably Remote
Sensing, GIS and Forest Inventory equipment and the installation of the GIS
laboratory and online monitoring tools);

·
Provide inputs and technical support in the areas of land use stratification,
the design of a multi-resource forest inventory, field data collection and
analysis, community-based forest monitoring, and the establishment of reference
emission levels;

·
Draft Terms of References, Letters of Agreements and coordinate the work of
international and national consultants recruited to undertake MRV related work,
such as studies on drivers of deforestation and forest degradation;

·
Follow up execution and payments of letters of Agreements and contracts;

·
Assist in the preparation of project work plans for submission to the Project
Steering Committee for review;

·
Assist in the production of project progress reports on MRV, for submission to
FAO (FAONG & HQ) and in the production of the final MRV report of the
project;

·
Assist in data collection for country-specific wood density, and for
development of algometric equations;

·
Provide ongoing support to the REDD+ Technical Support Unit as deemed necessary.

2.
At Federal level:

·
Undertake capacity needs assessment on forestry monitoring;

·
Develop capacities for undertaking GHG inventory in forestry and land-use
sector;

·
Provide training on forest monitoring to experts;

·
Provide technical inputs to determine nationwide approach to stratification;

·
Oversee and collaborate with the on-line tools for MRV;

·
Provide ongoing support to REDD+ Technical support unit.

Qualifications, Experience and
competencies:

·
Advanced University degree(at least Masters) in Forestry or a closely related
field with emphasis on Forest Inventory, Remote Sensing, and GIS;

·
A minimum of 5 years of relevant professional experience;

·
Competence in forest information systems and information management, and
experience in capacity building, forest modeling and MRV implementation is
preferable;

·
Good knowledge of climate change and REDD+, as well as UNFCCC/IPCC technical
procedures and guidelines for the forestry sector;

·
Strong statistical and data analysis skills are desirable;

·
Excellent abilities in project coordination and monitoring are required, as
well as demonstrated experience in coordinating multiple activities in a
programmatic situation. Ability to meet strict deadlines and follow budgetary
targets is a must;

·
Demonstrated field experience in Nigeria and strong knowledge of relevant
Nigerian institutions for REDD are required;

·
Strong inter-personal skills, especially oral communication skills. Must be
willing to regularly carry out presentations on the project status and its
different components;

·
Experience working in inter-cultural environments and relevant working
experience for an international or multi-lateral organization are a plus;

·
International travel may also be required.

·
Proficiency in both spoken and written English is required.

Work
Relationship

Frequent contact
with internal and external officials of whom many are at the senior level.

Method
of application:

Application
should include detailed curriculum vitae (CV) as well as copies of all academic
and professional certificates. Candidates should also fill in the FAO Personal
History From which can be downloaded at http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/user_upload/Employment/ADM11E.DOT

The envelope containing
all the documents should be marked at the top left hand corner as MRV Expert
and should be addressed under confidential cover to:

FAO
Representative

Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations

Old CBN Building

No.4, Zaria Street,

Off Samuel Ladoke Akintola Boulevard,

Garki 2, Abuja.

FAO is a smoke-free
environment and an equal opportunity employer. Qualified women are encouraged to
apply Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Closing Date:
Applications must be submitted not later than 12 noon on Wednesday, 12 June,
2013