UNDP MONTENEGRO/ CONSULTANT FOR GIS TRAINING WORK PROGRAMME

Background

Coastal Area Management Programme (CAMP) project for Montenegro promotes Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) as a tool to ensure that a variety of human activities in the coastal areas are coordinated and managed for the achievement of sustainability goals. The main objectives of CAMPs are: i) to develop strategies and procedures for sustainable development in project area; ii) to identify and apply relevant methodologies and tools; iii) to contribute to the capacity building at local, national and regional levels; iv) to secure a wider use of the results achieved in the region. The main objectives of CAMP Montenegro are formulated in line with general objectives of all CAMP projects and they include: a) creation of necessary mechanisms that can help achieve sustainable development of the coastal area; b) support for the implementation of national policies and ICZM Protocol of the Barcelona Convention; c) promotion of integrated and participatory planning and management in the coastal area; d) development of national and local capacities for ICZM and awareness raising on the importance of the coastal area, complexity  and fragility of its ecosystems and on the need for integrated approaches in managing them; and e) facilitation of the transfer of knowledge on ICZM tools and approaches. The concept of Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM) is embedded in a number of policies and strategic documents in Montenegro.


Responsibilities

Under direct supervision of Project manager, the incumbent will support design  and implementation of  GIS training work programme  for selected agencies/authorities in project area in order to build and improve their capacity for effective management and decision-making in the field of spatial planning, environmental protection and related statutory activities.
Selected candidate will be responsible for organization of two basic and three advanced trainings for users in the Ministry of Sustainable Development and Tourism and related institutions which will be selected by the Ministry for Sustainable Development and Tourism. The training activities will be organized in duration of maximum 7  working days.


Requirements

    Bachelor Degree in GIS, cartography, geodesy and/or alike;
    Advanced Degree will be seen as advantage.
    Minimum of 5 years of working experience in multidisciplinary projects of similar type;
    Proven and documented track record in GIS application design and development experience in geodata  collection and creation of geodata
    basis;
    Experience in UN projects as well as projects in Montenegro will be seen as advantage.
    Excellent communication and presentation skills, demonstrated ability to facilitate workshops, etc.;
    Excellent IT skills, including word-processing, database applications, presentation software, etc.
    Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English, whereas knowledge of the local language would be an asset;


Deadline: 01 June 2014

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