GITEC-IGIP Consulting Group provides consulting services to the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) Sustainable Land Management Programme (SLMP) for the Ethio-German Sustainable Land Management Project, Phase III (SLM-III), working in Amhara, Oromia and Tigray Regional States (Regions) of Ethiopia. 

For the past six and half years GITEC IGIP Consulting Group has been working with MoA as Implementation Support Consultant (IC) for the above KfW financed Project in thematic areas such as Financial Management and Watershed Management, Quality Assurance of community infrastructures, Livelihood activities, etc.

Now GITEC would like to recruit experts for a preparation of Multi Year Development Plan and Annual Work Plan that would qualify for the requirements stipulated below:

SCOPE OF WORK

Eco Regional Watershed Planning Specialists will provide technical assistance to SLM III supported woredas for preparation of MYDPs and AWPs. The EWPS will spend 80-90% of the time working at field level. 

Working under the supervision of the Watershed Planning Coordinator the EWPS will provide technical support and advice to the respective Zone, Woreda and Kebele/community level institutions in charge of planning and implementing watershed development and management. The EWPS will work and coordinate closely with other IC Experts as required from time to time (Planning, GIS, Social Safeguard Experts, Financial Management Specialists, Watershed Management Specialists etc.). 

The EWPS will support planning processes through helping to  identify measures needed for watershed management with an emphasis on landscape scale rehabilitation and conservation, mapping, budgeting and contributing to the write up of micro watershed and watershed  MYDPs. S/he will also support the preparation and consolidation of AWPs and budgets for 2017 (EC).

SPECIFIC TASKS

The EWPS will work under the supervision of the Watershed Planning Coordinator to perform the following tasks/duties:

• Familiarize fully with key project documents and, where relevant, their annexes, including: Separate Agreement, Harmonized Logical Framework, Baseline Studies, Project Implementation Manual, Community Based Participatory Watershed Development Guidelines, M&E guidelines, Environmental and Social Management Framework, IC directives and guidelines, annual and periodic work plans at Region, woreda and MWS levels;

• Support the development of micro watershed and watershed MYDP, AWPs and Budgets

• Together with National/Regional PCU experts and IC personnel train and coach Woreda Experts and Development Agents (DA) on data collection (spatial and hydrological) and preparation of MYDP/AWPs for project-supported watersheds;

• Contribute to development of innovative SLM concepts in preparation of the MYDPs;

• Facilitate biophysical survey and analysis of the watershed resources;

• Together with the GIS and other key experts develop stakeholder’s maps and support the extension system in development stakeholder’s engagement plans;

• Help to ensure that the MYPDs are in line with national guidelines, regulations, and good practice;

• Contribute to identification of landscape scale conservation and rehabilitation measures in project-supported watersheds; in particular assist and encourage woredas in site identification, and selection of appropriate technologies - especially for Soil and Water Conservation (physical and biological);

• Promote and support the application of SLMP Environmental and Social Management Framework guidelines; 

• Prepare and submit in timely manner and in accordance with IC formats internal work plans/reports and monthly timesheets, invoices and reports;

• Undertake any additional associated tasks or activities that may reasonably be required from time to time by the Watershed Planning Coordinator.

DELIVERABLES

• Woreda Experts and DAs trained and supported to develop Micro Watershed and Watershed MYDPs in accordance with good practice and the standards of SLMP;

• Micro Watershed and Watershed Annual Workplans and Budgets for 2017 (EC) in line with good practices and SLMP standards; 

Eco Regional Watershed Planning Specialists (EWPS)

Period: 5 months

Number of Experts needed: Two

Job Requirements

Qualifications:

Education/training:

• Postgraduate university degree in Natural Resource Management, Land Management, Rural Development, Agriculture or related field. 

Language:

• Project Areas Local language, and English

Professional experience:

• At least 7 years of professional relevant experience 

• Watershed Planning is preferred

• Proficiency in English language report writing

• Reporting language, is English.

How to Apply

GITEC-IGIP offers equal opportunities to all!

Applicants may apply by e-mail ONLY. Other communications will disqualify the applicant. Applications must provide:

Covering letter, Maximum 1 page, summarizing relevant experience, current availability, position applied

Curriculum Vitae, Maximum 3 pages 

At least three references that can be contacted

IMPORTANT!! - Email attachments should be titled properly with the applicant’s full name failing to do so will result in rejection of the application.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2024. Only short-listed candidates will be contacted and GITEC reserves the right to make no appointment. 

Applications to: GITEC IGIP GmbH Office, 

E-mail: hr-slm@gic-group.com