Biodiversity Expert

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Biodiversity Expert

Salary band: 5 

Professional 5T 

Reports to:  Dr. Oliver Kögler (Team Leader)

Deputy:  Hans-Joachim Lipp (Programme Director)

A. Programme Description

The programme “Sustainable management of biodiversity in the Southern Caucasus” is a German/Azerbaijanian technical cooperation programme (=SMBP) implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Government.
The biological and agricultural variety of our habitats is a vital basis of life and livelihood for all. That is why we conserve and protect it. The Southern Caucasus is one of only two regions located in Europe of internationally acknowledged exceptional biodiversity. However, over-use of the forests, over-grazing of pasture land and poaching jeopardise the richness of the biodiversity, and impair the bases of subsistence and income of the rural population in Azerbaijan, Georgia and Armenia.
With this regional programme we are contributing to reform selected legal frameworks, to strengthen the institutional capacities, to develop human resources, and to communicate matters of importance concerning the environment. On a local level, we create conditions and structures for sustainable management of the biodiversity in forests and in protected areas.

The Azerbaijan the political partner of SMBP is the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (=MENR). The programme’s second phase (Oct 2011 – Sep 2015) comprises 4 different components:

Component 1:   Support of the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
Component 2:   Sustainable Forest Management
Component 3:   Sustainable Farming and Wild Collection
Component 4:   Regional Exchange on Conserving Biodiversity

B. Responsibilities

The position holder is responsible for:

 independently managing the component 1 “Support of the revision of the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)” in accordance with the order and project goals and activities agreed with the partner, team agreements and/or agreements with the superior
 providing professional advice to partners and cooperating with important stakeholders
 innovation and knowledge management and communication of innovations to a broad target group
 integrating results and experience into teamwork and the work of all relevant groups
 supporting the Team Leader in the communication with MENR on all strategic decisions of the overall programme in Azerbaijan 

C. Tasks

The position holder responsible for implementation performs the following tasks:

1. Professional advisory services

The position holder

 advises partner institution(s) on order clarification, identifying needs, developing concepts and strategies, and provides technical input
 participates in identifying needs for external support and advice, works on policy recommendations and develops a strategic approach
 contributes to preparing and implementing the coordination process, joint project/programme activities and work in the regions
 formulates job descriptions and terms of reference and selects and supervises third parties in the course of carrying out project/programme activities, including performance evaluation
 monitors the development and implementation of project/programme plans and activities in close consultation with counterparts
 deals with the design, preparation and implementation of workshops, seminars and other events on issues related to the project/programme’s area of activity
 develops and organises quality assurance measures and suggests necessary changes, improvements and initiatives
 monitors project progress and the activities of components, reviews reports and documents on the progress of joint programmes, identifies bottlenecks and recommends alternative management options to the programme manager
 is responsible for seeing that the services provided by the component are aligned with the partner’s needs

2. Networking and cooperation

The position holder

 ensures cooperation, regular contact and dialogue with partners; carries out PR work and cooperates with local communities, relevant organisations, non-governmental agencies and individuals in the project/programme environment and with other projects to improve and maintain good working relationships
 communicates local interests and efforts, forwards these and encourages sharing ideas and information for the benefit of the project/programme
 travels (abroad) in the region regularly, in accordance with project requirements

3. Knowledge management

The position holder

 compiles information on his component and ensures knowledge transfer
 develops ready-to-use strategies and technical concepts, including guidelines, manuals and procedures
 draws up reports and presentation documents
 formulates appropriate input for various project/programme reports including annual reports, and contributes to the other reports required by the programme manager and GIZ Head Office
 assists with research activities and studies on political issues which benefit joint programmes.

4. Management and coordination tasks

The position holder

 is responsible for project planning for the component and develops project concepts and strategies, ensures implementation
 uses GIZ’s Capacity Works to manage the component
 coordinates and prioritises relevant project activities at local level in cooperation with the partners, both as regards the organisational preparation and implementation of the activities
 manages and monitors the component budget in consultation with the officer responsible for the contract and cooperation
 compiles the relevant information for joint activities and assignments
 in the absence of the team leader, takes appropriate measures to secure operation of the programme

5. Other duties/additional tasks

The position holder

 performs other duties and tasks at the request of management
 provides back-up to the NRM Experts in all activities under Component 2.
 contributes to the working groups NBSAP and NBMS of the regional programme

D. Required qualifications, competences and experience

Qualifications

 University degree in a relevant subject (e.g. biology, ecology)
 And /or additional training in the subject

Professional experience

 At least five years of professional experience in the sector
 Experience with international development cooperation

Other knowledge, additional competences

 finely tuned organisational skills and ability to work on one’s own initiative at the conceptional level
 very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
 willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management
 Very good Azerbaijani and English language skills
 Good written and spoken powers of expression in the working languages Azerbaijani and English
 Good Russian language skills
 Good IT knowledge (MS Office, data bases, GIS)
 Valid driver’s licence

If you fulfill the required qualifications and are interested in the position please send your letter of motivation and CV to [email protected] until 25.11.2014

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