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National Key Expert (Cambodia) – Livelihood Measures and Wetlands Management

with GITEC-IGIP GmbH, Cambodia Office

BTDC-ID: 2729

Closing Date:

Announcement Description

Wetlands in the Lower Mekong Basin:

Article 1 (1) of the Ramsar Convention1 defines wetlands as "areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water, the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six meters".

According to the MRC wetland database2, the total area of wetlands in the LMB comes to 254,144 km2, which represents about 42% of the total land area. About 33% or nearly 200,000 km2 are classified as man-made wetlands, with about 180,000 km2 of rice fields. There are about 55,500 km2 of natural or less disturbed wetlands in the LMB.

In the past, wetlands were often considered as wastelands with no real use. Now scientists and policymakers generally agree that wetlands have a high value. The Millennium Ecosystems Assessment3 identified four main groups of ecosystem services that could be attributed to wetlands, including: [i] provisioning, [ii] regulating, [iii] supporting, and [iv] cultural services.

Within the LMB, provisioning is very important for the livelihoods of millions of people who use wetlands for food (e.g. fish, plants and other aquatic animals, including frogs, crustaceans, and molluscs). Loss of these would affect the livelihoods and food security for a large proportion of the population of the LMB.

Announcement Positions

National Key Expert (Cambodia) – Livelihood Measures and Wetlands Management

  • Category: Exec. / Management, Capacity development, Community Development, Rural development, Monitoring & Evaluation
  • Type : Job Opportunity
  • Location: Phnom Penh
  • Schedule: Full-time
  • Salary: N/A

Project title: Lower Mekong Basin Wetland Management and Conservation Project

(BMZ No. 2012 659 74)

Duty station: The position is foreseen for one year as a full-time position with the possibility of extension subject to donor funding during asap 2020 – 30 April, 2022.

Validity of ToR: These ToR are preliminary and may be revised by the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) in Coordination with GITEC-IGIP.

Duties
  • Overall responsibilities
  • The incumbent will contribute to the overall delivery of the Project and to the achievement of its objectives!
  • In particular, s/he will contribute to the fulfilment of the duties and tasks of the Consultant which are detailed (a) in the Terms of Reference of the Consultant (s. Enclosure 1.1)
  • and (b) in the Technical Implementation Concept of the Consultant (s. Enclosure 1.2), both of which form part of the incumbent’s assignment framework and need to be taken into account.
  • Specific responsibilities
  • Under the overall supervision of GITEC-IGIP’s Home Office Project Director, under the direct supervision of the International Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) or (in the absence of the CTA) under the direct supervision of the National Assistant Chief Technical Advisor (ACTA)
  • and in close coordination with the other members of the Consultant Team and the WCS, and in regular consultation with the NPMU/ PPIO PEAs and PIAs/ PMUs of the Project,
  • the National Key Expert will provide advice and support project implementation in the fields of livelihood development and wetlans management, namely:
  • Livelihood assessment and development;
  • Implementation of livelihood measures;
  • Wetland Rehabilitation & Habitat Management;
  • Support of Wetland (Ramsar Site) Governance and Protection.
  • Specific tasks
  • The National Key Expert 2 (Cambodia) - National Livelihoods Expert (Livelihood Measures) will have the following specific tasks:
  • Provide technical oversight of livelihood development planning, implementation and monitoring in Prek Toal;
  • Specifically support the following activities related to livelihood assessment and development: value chain studies, value addition strategies in the areas fisheries/aquaculture and related agriculture commodities,
  • development of a sustainable financing/ benefit sharing mechanism, especially related to eco-tourism, test mini-trust funds, support business development plan with regards to major livelihood options and based on cost benefit analysis
  • Provide technical inputs, consultation and monitoring of livelihood implementation, tendering processes and reporting;
  • Support and give inputs to capacity building programs relating to livelihood measures;
  • Provide technical inputs for the completion of national wetland management guidelines;
  • Provide technical oversight of the wetland management plan in Prek Toal;
  • Support wetland zoning and demarcation activities;
  • Support GIS and spatial planning;
  • Provide technical oversight of wetland rehabilitation works;
  • Support project stakeholders in the area of Forest Fire Prevention and Management;
  • Contribute to the identification of key species for project M&E
  • Organise trainings on SMART, patrolling, wetlands governance and related fisheries arrangements
  • Provide technical oversight and monitoring of wetland management plan implementation;
  • Regularly report on the work carried out and any important issues in the Specialist’s fields of responsibility;
  • Provide written contributions into the formal reports to be completed by the Consultant
  • Carry out other project related tasks which might reasonably be requested by the CTA (or by the ACTA in the CTA’s absence).
Requirements
  • Profile of the expert
  • Post-graduate university degree in a discipline relevant to the tasks
  • Technical work experience specific of minimum 5 years
  • Professional experience in development cooperation/ donor-funded projects
  • Work experience in the Lower Mekong Region
  • Oral and written proficiency in English is considered mandatory
 

How to Apply

Interested candidates may send their CV(s) to us by using the information mentioned in the contact detail.

For more information, please see attach files below.

 
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Contact Details

Office Address
  •  Ministry of Environment, Building Morodok Decho, 2nd Floor, Lot 503, Sangkat Tonle Basak, Khan Chamkar Mon, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
 
Contact Name
  •  GITEC-IGIP GmbH, Cambodia Office
 
Phone
 
Email
 
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