Environment and Climate Change Officer at Federal Ministry of Agriculture & Rural Development

Description

• 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.

Reporting and Location:

• The position will be in the National Project Coordinating Office located in Port Harcourt.
• The Environment and Climate Change Assistant will report directly to Rural Infrastructure Coordinator.

Qualification and Experience

• A minimum of 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 stake holders
• Conversant with the Niger Delta region working environment.
• Good writing skills and good computer skills.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Integrity and confidentiality.
• Demonstrate team spirit, good interpersonal and conflict management skills.
• Interpersonal and time management skills