Rural Development Expert at Lake Chad Basin Commission (LCBC)

Job Profile
The Executive Secretariat of LCBC is seeking to recruit a Rural Development Expert. The responsibilities of the positions are among others:

• Support the Technical Department and other Divisions within the Department on the implementation of the Strategic Action Program (SAP) and the Regional Stabilisation Strategy (RSS) for the Lake Chad Basin;
• Contribute to identifying methods and practices required to turn rural regions into agriculturally productive areas thereby improving the health and nutrition of the rural communities in the Basin;
• Prepare Technical Notes on the dissemination of the methods and practices identified and support capacity building of stakeholders to ensure its implementation;
• Lead the preparation (together with Experts on Socioeconomics, Fisheries and Aquaculture and Agropastoralism) of annual report on the Basin’s food security and make recommendations for decision making;
• Collaborate with other Experts to formulate and/or propose amendment/harmonisation of policies to ensure integrated rural development in the Lake Chad Basin focusing on institutional aspect of the Member States;
• Participate in preparing terms of reference and tender documents for goods and services ;
• Ensure the monitoring and control of works carried out by service providers (compliance with norms, standards and specifications);
• Perform other duties, as assigned by LCBC.

Educational Qualification and Competencies

• Master's Degree in Rural Development Engineering, Agricultural Engineering and any other related field of studies.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant professional experience in the field of rural development, in particular: Rural Roads, Hydro-agricultural Infrastructures and Rural Development Planning and Technologies;
• Proven experience in designing and supervising the construction of rural infrastructure projects and investments (fish-ponds, small scale irrigation, rural water supply schemes, agroforestry, etc.);
• Working knowledge of the participatory and community development approach;
• Good working knowledge of computer especially the MS Office suite of tools.
• Good knowledge of project management and of the Lake Chad Basin would be desirable.
• Experience in the field of environmental protection and preservation would be a great asset.
• Age limit: At most 45 years as at 1 January 2023.

Languages: 

• Fluency in English and/or French.