Eco Regional Watershed Planning Specialists (EWPS)

• Familiarize fully with key project documents and, where relevant, their annexes, including: Separate Agreement, Harmonized Logical Framework, Baseline Studies, Project Implementation Manual, Community Based Participatory Watershed Development Guidelines, M&E guidelines, Environmental and Social Management Framework, IC directives and guidelines, annual and periodic work plans at Region, woreda and MWS levels;
• Support the development of micro watershed and watershed MYDP, AWPs and Budgets
• Together with National/Regional PCU experts and IC personnel train and coach Woreda Experts and Development Agents (DA) on data collection (spatial and hydrological) and preparation of MYDP/AWPs for project-supported watersheds;
• Contribute to development of innovative SLM concepts in preparation of the MYDPs;
• Facilitate biophysical survey and analysis of the watershed resources;
• Together with the GIS and other key experts develop stakeholders maps and support the extension system in development stakeholders engagement plans;
• Help to ensure that the MYPDs are in line with national guidelines, regulations, and good practice;
• Contribute to identification of landscape scale conservation and rehabilitation measures in project-supported watersheds; in particular assist and encourage woredas in site identification, and selection of appropriate technologies - especially for Soil and Water Conservation (physical and biological);
• Promote and support the application of SLMP Environmental and Social Management Framework guidelines;
• Prepare and submit in timely manner and in accordance with IC formats internal work plans/reports and monthly timesheets, invoices and reports;
• Undertake any additional associated tasks or activities that may reasonably be required from time to time by the Watershed Planning Coordinator.

• Woreda Experts and DAs trained and supported to develop Micro Watershed and Watershed MYDPs in accordance with good practice and the standards of SLMP;
• Micro Watershed and Watershed Annual Workplans and Budgets for 2017 (EC) in line with good practices and SLMP standards;

Qualifications:

Education/training:

• Postgraduate university degree in Natural Resource Management, Land Management, Rural Development, Agriculture or related field.

Language:

• Project Areas Local language, and English

Professional experience:

• At least 7 years of professional relevant experience
• Watershed Planning is preferred
• Proficiency in English language report writing
• Reporting language, is English.