Full Time
Posted 2 years ago
JOB TITLE: Environment and Climate Change Support Officer
JOB LOCATION: Port Harcourt, Rivers
Main Responsibilities
- The candidate will assist the project in ensuring that the environment and climate change is mainstreamed in project activities.
Specific Duties
- Assist to ensure that the inclusion of climate resilience and environmental data collection in the baseline Studies to be undertaken
- Assist in capacity building of incubators and incubatees in ECC mainstreaming areas and activities
- Support linkages with institutions and stakeholders involved in ECC issues
- Support the preparation of Environmental and Social Management Plan (ESMP) and Basic Climate Risk Analysis at the commodity cluster level
- Assist in the application of manual for environmental training on Sustainable agricultural enterprises
- Assist in the documentation of baseline information for projects locations / clusters using GPS, Remote sensing and field surveys using GIS
- Assist in developing crop agro-ecological suitability maps
- Assist in General supervision, monitoring and certification of works of service providers engaged for physical climate change and environmental projects.
- Assist in revising and update the draft project implementation manual to include climate change adaptation and environmental management
- Support the development of a framework for measuring resilience among the target beneficiaries including indicators to be monitored within the M&E system for climate change
- Support the development of a technical manual for environmental training on sustainable agricultural enterprise as needed.
Qualifications and Experience
- A minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Engineering Sciences Agriculture, Natural Resource Management
- A Higher Degree in relevant discipline will be added advantage
- Display of knowledge of climate change adaptation and environmental safeguards and familiarity with government policies and that of other critical stakeholders
- Conversant with the Niger Delta region working environment
- Good written and oral communication skills
- Good writing skills and good computer skills
- Demonstrate team spirit, good interpersonal and conflict management skills
- Integrity and confidentiality
- Interpersonal and time management skills.
Reporting and Location:
- The position will be in the National Project Coordinating Office located in Port Harcourt.
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Note: This position will be on for a period of two (2) years subject to renewal based on satisfactory performance.
Deadline: February 28, 2022
Job Features
Job Category | Support Staff |