Anunțuri de Angajare

Type of requisition:

Consultant/PSA

Duty Station:

Chisinau, Moldova

REUTD

Duration:

10 days

Organizational Setting

FAO in partnership with the Government of Moldova is implementing the project TCPF: Developing the institutional capacity of the National Forestry Agency in the preparation of National Forest Inventory. The main objective of the project is to strengthen national capacities to design, plan and conduct a forest inventory at the national level. The expected impact of the project is to have an improved system of planning and monitoring of forest resources, contributing significantly to sustainable forest management, rural development and biodiversity conservation.

Reporting Lines

Under the overall supervision of the FAO Regional Representative for Europe and Central Asia, the technical supervision of the FAO Forestry Officer - LTO, the operational supervision of the Field Programme Officer and Budget Holder (REU) and in collaboration with other consultants and FAO personnel involved in the project, as well as national counterparts and stakeholders, the incumbent will undertake the following activities specified below.

Technical Focus

Forestry management

Tasks and responsibilities

General:

·         Perform an expert analysis of total estimates of land categories and their changes. Compare CE survey results with information existing at the national level.

Specific objectives:

·         The consultant will assist the International Consultant for Forest Monitoring during the estimation of total areas by FAO FRA and IPCC land categories and their changes between 2009 and 2019 for the whole territory of Moldova and (possibly) its sub-regions (to be defined by the consultant itself);

·         A close collaboration with the National Expert on Remote Sensing is foreseen and vital for successful completion of the tasks;

·         The consultant will compile a technical report summarising the main results of the CE survey including a comparison of these results to existing national information on forests.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING

Minimum Requirements

·         An advanced university degree (preferably PhD) forest inventory, forest management, mathematics, statistics or similar

·         At least 10 years of working experience in forest monitoring or management.

·         Prior experience working with international organizations represents an advantage.

·         Fluency in oral and written English, Romanian and Russian.

 FAO Core Competencies

·         Results Focus

·         Teamwork

·         Communication

·         Building Effective Relationships

·         Knowledge Sharing and Continuous Improvement

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

·         FAO does not charge a fee at any stage of the recruitment process (application, interview meeting, processing).

·         Applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.

·         For other issues, visit the FAO employment website: http://www.fao.org/employment/home/en/

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please send your CV with all relevant details to FAO-Moldova@fao.org by 22 December inclusive.

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: iRecruitment@fao.org