Land and Vegetation Cover Expert

Result of Service
Development of policies and strategies for land restoration and vegetation
cover for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Work Location
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Expected duration
‎24 months
Duties and Responsibilities
Organization Setting:

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the leading global
environmental authority that sets the global environmental agenda, promotes
the coherent implementation of the environmental dimension of sustainable
development within the United Nations system and serves as an authoritative
advocate for the global environment. The West Asia Office of UNEP delivers
advisory services and capacity building support to countries to achieve
environment and sustainable development objectives. This consultancy
announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering purposes to serve
as the pool of expertise that UNEP West Asia Office is creating within the
framework of the long-term strategic partnership and the Saudi Environment
Sustainability Programme with the Ministry of Environment, Water and
Agriculture of Saudi Arabia.

Under the direct supervision of the Project Manager in UNEP West Asia Office
and in coordination with the respective department in the Ministry of
Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia, the expert will carry-out,
inter alia, the following duties and responsibilities:

‎1. Technical guidance for the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI) on the
compressive situation analysis, baseline assessment and diagnostic studies on
the status of land desertification in KSA to give directions on its monitoring
and control.
‎2. Review and assess the current strategies, plans and initiatives for
combating desertification and reducing sand encroachment in KSA.
‎3. Undertake technical diagnoses and analyses of the current institutional
framework for dealing with vegetation cover and combating desertification.
‎4. Engage stakeholders and establish multi stakeholder platform for
engagement on land degradation, combating desertification and reducing sand
encroachment.
‎5. Technical guidance on the development, testing and implementing of
techniques and tools for monitoring, assessing, and analyzing land
desertification and land restoration in KSA.
‎6. Technical guidance on the development and implementation of a capacity
development programme for Government and stakeholders on developing and
implementing strategies and plans for combating desertification and reducing
sand encroachment.
‎7. Develop a strategy and action plan for combat desertification, reduces
sand encroachment and assists in its implementation.
‎8. Provide technical inputs to the development and operation of a system for
monitoring desertification and land restoration in KSA including relevant
indicators.
‎9. Technical guidance on the development of demand driven and responsive
partnerships to benefit Saudi Arabia from proven innovation and good practices
in the south and north for land degradation and desertification control.
‎10. Technical guidance on the development and dissemination of information
and knowledge products for land desertification control.

Outputs / Work Assignments (Deliverables):
‎1. Inception report and situation analysis report.
‎2. Capacity building programmes identified and approved by MEWA.
‎3. Staff trained and training reports for the different thematic areas.
‎4. Final Project report.
Qualifications/special skills
Master's degree or PHD in land restoration, ecosystems, agriculture,
environmental science, natural sciences, or related fields is required.
Minimum of ‎10 years of professional technical experience in the field of land
restoration and vegetation cover is required.
Experience working in West Asia is desirable.
Languages
Fluency in written and spoken English and Arabic is required.
Additional Information
This consultancy announcement is meant to solicit applications for rostering
purposes to serve as the pool of expertise.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT
PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED
NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS' BANK ACCOUNTS.