Mercy Corps International Careers - Markets and Natural Resource Officer ~ Ugandan Jobline Jobs

Job Title:  
Markets

and Natural Resource Officer

Organisation: Mercy

Corps

Mercy Corps is an International NGO that exists to alleviate poverty and

oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

Mercy Corps has been fully registered in Uganda as an operational NGO.

Currently Mercy Corps has an office in Kampala and is implementing Food

Security programs which comprise of Water and Sanitation, Livelihood and Agriculture

and Conflict Mitigation Management Program in North and North Eastern

Uganda. We

implement programs in the northern districts of Pader, Kitgum, Agago, Lamwo,

Kaabong, Abim and Kotido with funding from USAID, USDA, Walmart Foundation,

SDC, DFID as well as other private donations.

Job

Summary: The Markets

and Natural Resource officer will work under direct supervision with the NRM

Team Leader. The NRM officer  will

mobilize the PROGRESS processes for engaging communities, governments and

private sector actors in collective action plans that support household and

community access to and management natural, physical environment and the

socio-ecological systems supported by it. This can include access to land and

water resources for both human consumption and livestock rangeland and

watering, plus innovative methods for land restoration, watershed and water

resource management, energy conservation and alternative energy solutions, and

climate-smart agriculture.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Engage
  
  with remote communities to establish priorities for community-led natural
  
  resources management, and implementation of developing Identify pilot
  
  opportunities for community NRM plan implementation and monitoring.


•  Identify
  
  opportunity areas and share them with the NRM team leader for alternative
  
  methods of climate-smart agriculture.


• Work
  
  in liaison with Mercy Corps technical staff, Consortium members such as
  
  University of Nairobi and local partners to establish locally appropriate
  
  pilots.


• Work
  
  closely with private sector and line ministries to address environmentally
  
  harmful methods of extracting local natural resources


• Ensure
  
  timely support in policy formulation around sustainable methods, alternative
  
  energy mechanisms, and water management and conservation.


• Actively
  
  coordinate with counterpart agencies and organizations involved in
  
  conservation, climate change adaptation for information community NRM plans


• Identify
  
  community NRM needs and priorities, especially around land access and rangeland
  
  management for Karamoja and water resources for production as well as livestock
  
  watering.

Qualifications, Skills and

Experience:

•  The
  
  ideal candidate should preferably a degree in a related field of expertise
  
  (i.e. Natural Resource Management


• A
  
  minimum of three to four years of technical and practical work experience in
  
  one of the required fields


• Pastoral
  
  livestock management, animal husbandry, water resources, irrigation,
  
  agro-economy, rural development, conservation agriculture, environmental
  
  policy, etc).


•  Basic
  
  knowledge of various natural resource disciplines, including air quality, water
  
  quality, geomorphic and hydrologic processes, fire and vegetation management,
  
  fish and wildlife management, aquatic and terrestrial ecology, conservation
  
  biology and restoration ecology.


•  Working
  
  knowledge and experience in either livestock and rangeland management,
  
  irrigation, water harvesting and water saving methods in arid lands,


•  Past
  
  experience and proven track record in rural development and participatory.


•  Be a
  
  good team player, with good communication and diplomatic skills.


• Proven
  
  ability to work independently as part of a regional team and with international
  
  professionals.


•  Excellent
  
  analytical and information management skills.


• Excellent
  
  organizational skills and ability to work under stress and in austere contexts
  
  of remote locations.


•  Flexible
  
  and creative in planning and problem solving.


•  Keen
  
  attention to detail, ability to follow procedures and meet deadlines and work
  
  independently and cooperatively with team members.

All suitably qualified and

interested candidates should send their applications including a cover

letter clearly stating your salary requirements, CV (with 3 referees), and

copies of academic qualifications/certificates to the Human Resource Manager

via E-mail to: mcuganda@ug.mercycorps.org will also be accepted. 

NB: Only short-listed candidates

will be contacted by Mercy Corps. Female Candidates are encouraged to apply.

Deadline: 6^th March, 2015