Organizational Setting
The FAO-Lesotho Country Office, facilitates, coordinates and manages all technical and advisory services to be provided by FAO in the implementation of the project on: The Establishment of the baseline for the Integrated Catchment Management Project in Lesotho”. The national programme for integrated catchment management in Lesotho is jointly co-financed by the Government of Lesotho and its cooperation partners EU and Germany through technical assistance by GIZ. FAO has been requested to participate and lead the monitoring component of the GIZ support project.
Reporting Lines
The incumbent will be part of the ICM team of the FAO-Lesotho office in Lesotho Maseru. This position will be under the overall supervision of the FAO Technical Advisor and the FAO Assistant Representative in Lesotho, with day to day collaboration with OCS division, the ICM Program Manager and the head of ICM Coordination Unit; and in consultation with the relevant technical divisions at FAO Headquarters, the Regional Office for Africa (RAF), the Sub-Regional Office for Southern Africa (SFS).
Technical Focus`
- Sub catchment profile report
- Land cover and land cover change analysis outputs: maps, tables, charts and descriptive text
- Obtain certification to operate the UAV Sensefly E-Bee
- Acquire images using the UAV Sensefly E-Bee over selected areas and make images available to the project team in geo-geoiff format
Tasks and responsibilities
- Support the analysis of environmental, climatic and biophysical characteristics of six sub-catchments using geospatial data and other sources of information.
- Support the analysis of land cover and land cover change analysis based on the land cover map time series data produced by FAO (2017-2021). Carry out spatial analysis at different scales; National, District, Sub catchment. Identify trends and patterns.
- Support the preparation of the Lesotho Land Cover Atlas through the production of high quality maps, charts and tables and related text
- Support the implementation of field surveys for the collection of in-situ data related to land cover and soil. Use GPS to georeferenced specific land cover features. Fly the drone E-Bee Sensefly, to acquire images over selected areas.
CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING
Minimum Requirements
- Diploma in Water and Environmental Engineering or equivalent
- At least 3 years of relevant experience in soil and water conservation, environmental management, and land degradation reduction and halting.
- Working knowledge of English
- National of Lesotho.
FAO Core Competencies
- Results Focus
- Teamwork
- Communication
- Building Effective Relationships
- Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement
Technical/Functional Skills
- Professional experience using R and spatial packages in R
- Knowledge of Google Earth Engine, and experience in land cover mapping
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing)
- Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you need help please contact: [email protected]
- Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted
- Please note that FAO only considers higher educational qualifications obtained from an institution accredited/recognized in the World Higher Education Database (WHED), a list updated by the International Association of Universities (IAU) / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The list can be accessed at http://www.whed.net/
- For additional employment opportunities visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/
FAO seeks gender, geographical and linguistic diversity in its staff and international consultants in order to best serve FAO Members in all regions.
HOW TO APPLY
• To apply, visit the recruitment website at Jobs at FAO and complete your online profile. We strongly recommend that your profile is accurate, complete and includes your employment records, academic qualifications, and language skills
• Candidates are requested to attach a letter of motivation to the online profile
• Once your profile is completed, please apply, and submit your application
• Candidates may be requested to provide performance assessments and authorization to conduct verification checks of past and present work, character, education, military and police records to ascertain any and all information which may be pertinent to the employment qualifications
• Incomplete applications will not be considered
• Personal information provided on your application may be shared within FAO and with other companies acting on FAO’s behalf to provide employment support services such as pre-screening of applications, assessment tests, background checks and other related services. You will be asked to provide your consent before submitting your application. You may withdraw consent at any time, by withdrawing your application, in such case FAO will no longer be able to consider your application
• Only applications received through the FAO recruitment portal will be considered
• Your application will be screened based on the information provided in your online profile
• We encourage applicants to submit the application well before the deadline date.
If you need help, or have queries, please contact: [email protected]
Closing date: 23 March 2022