NRM Officer – Organization For Welfare and Development in Action (OWDA)

Agriculture, Management, Environment and Natural Resource

Organization For Welfare and Development in Action (OWDA)

Organization For Welfare and Development in Action (OWDA) is an Ethiopian Residents Charity organization registered in FDRE Charities and Societies Agency with Certificate No. 0421 and operating in Somali Regional State since 1999 GC. OWDA would like to announce the vacancy of the following position. Interested applicants are encouraged to review the specifications and the requirements of the following positions and hence apply for it before the deadline.

Job description: Organization for welfare and Development in Action (OWDA) is seeking to hire an experienced NRM officer who will be based in Gode woreda of Shebele Zone Somali Region.  The job holder will ensure the effective and efficient implementation activities directly related with natural resources management and capacities building are successfully implemented according to approved donor and government agreements. Contribute to the proper utilization of human, material and financial resources of the project in respective operational district and comply with OWDA financial, grant management and other approved guidelines

Main Responsibilities

      • Prepare weekly, monthly & quarterly activities plans
      • Ensure that activities related with natural resource management components of the project, ensuring the required community participation approaches are fully adhered.
      • Develop and prepare operation action plan for watershed and natural resources management in collaboration with concerned bodies.
      • Coordinate & facilitate the selection of beneficiaries of the project & where the natural resource activities should be implemented jointly with government based on the agreed targeting criteria.
      • Enhance to document update of Environmental Impact Assessment or  Environmental Social Management frame work
      • Enhance to the establishment/strengthening of community based range land management    committee in the identified NRM sites and facilitate the development RLM bylaws.
      • Identified appropriate biological and physical conservation and development measure in the identified areas and communal area closure and will make through discussion with the communities and develop action plan for its implementation.
      • Provide training for kebele development committees / Food security task forces on DRR concepts and principles.
      • Coordinate & facilitate the selection of beneficiaries of the project jointly with government based on the agreed targeting criteria.
      • Properly & timely compile all   relevant documents as like as case stories, success stories, pictures, photographs and lesson learned   during the implementation and constantly share it to project  team
      • Provide all the written weekly, monthly and quarterly reports timely as required by OWDA and the donor.

      Place of Work:  Gode/East Imay

      Number Required:     1

      Duration of Contract:  9 months with possibility of extension

      Reports to:  Project coordinator

      Technical Skills, Experience & Knowledge 

                              • Minimum Qualification required: BSc Degree in Natural Resource Management, Watershed Management, Agricultural Engineering or Rural Development, or other relevant fields of study and over 4 years relevant experience.
                              • At least 2 year relevant NRM comprehensives experience
                              • Good technical knowledge of policy and practice in the field of food security/Livelihoods, NRM and Range Land Management  and rural development as well as other cross cutting issues
                              • A good understanding of development issues and the policy context Ethiopia general and in the operational areas in particular
                              • Willingness to travel outside of the base frequently.
                              • Understanding the pastoral context of the intervention areas
                              • Basic computer skills.
                              • Reporting writing skills.
                              • Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff and other stakeholders.
                              • Ability to work in team, strong negotiation and analytical skills; ability to multitask and work under Pressure and tight deadlines.

                              As per OWDA Scale

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