Head of Division, Natural Resources Management at Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)

Job Profile
The responsibilities for the position include but not limited to:

• Align the needs for projects with LCBC objectives in terms of expected output to ensure achievement of this objective. This responsibility entails among other actions:
• Ensure that Experts within the Division collect and analyse information, assess ecosystem status and, together with the Observatory Division, prepare information and awareness summaries;
• Ensure interaction between the experts within the Division to develop comprehensive multidisciplinary approaches to the Division’s work;
• Deliver developed trans-boundary water management plans (consistent with the expectations of good practice in IWRM) for approval by LCBC Council of
• Ministers, and provide linkages between national and the trans-boundary plans (a key function of the LCBC) as well as provide a link to the objectives of the SAP;
• Support the collection and analysis of key socio-economic data to facilitate the preparation of the IWRM plans (through developing potential scenarios on population, climate, industry, fisheries, agriculture and regional development).
• Close linkages with the Observatory Division are essential to share information on water related pressures and impacts;
• Coordinate the implementation of the LCBC Water Charter in liaison with the Basin Observatory Division and the Legal Adviser
• Ensure an essential close co-operation with the Lake Chad Basin Member States on the management of transboundary natural resources;
• Provide secretarial assistance to Transboundary Working Groups relevant to the Division;
• Provide leadership and guidance for following functions reporting to the position:
  • IWRM Planning and Strategy
  • Socio-economic data and trends;

Qualifications & Experience

• Master's Degree in Water related Engineering, Water Resources Management, Environment Planning, Natural Resources management Information and Information Systems Management, and other related fields ;
• At least 15 years’ experience in one of the fields of Natural Resources Management within the division’s scope of responsibility: Water resources, Ecology, Fisheries, Agriculture, environment and climate change etc.
• Experienced in working in multidisciplinary and multicultural teams
• Good personal organisation with ability to prioritise effectively and adjust to rapidly changing situations
• At least 10 years’ experience in development work obtained mainly at national, international or regional level. At least five years at regional or international level.
• At least 5 years’ experience in a supervisory and managerial position in a similar context ;
• Experience acquired in supervising or working with institutions from the private / public sector or NGO / CSO, preferably in a multicultural setting, would be an advantage ;
• Good knowledge of methodologies for Monitoring of Watersheds, Wetlands and ecosystems ;
• Knowledge of data capture systems and how to utilize them for measurement and decision making;
• Working knowledge of current developments in watershed management, including one or more of the following: hydrometeorological value chain, nature based solutions, vegetation and soil monitoring etc
• Good knowledge of development planning processes, and development planning processes within river basin organisations ;
• Understanding of international and regional funding and technical facilitation organizations, and preferably experience in preparing proposals for funding -
• Experience or demonstrated skills in program and project management will be an added advantage.
• Computer literacy in current MS Office programmes and special task related software (GIS, Data analysis etc.) is a prerequisite; and
• Good communication skills as well as experienced working in multicultural team.
• Language:

Fluency in English and/or French,

Age Limit:

• Maximum: 53 years old as at 1st January 2023.