UNESCO Data Collection and Reporting Jobs 2022 – Zimbabwe NGO Jobs

UNESCO Data Collection and Reporting Jobs 2022 – Zimbabwe NGO Jobs. UNESCO Zimbabwe looking for “Data Collection and Reporting“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) may apply on or before June 27, 2022.

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UNESCO Data Collection and Reporting Jobs 2022

The UNESCO has published a job vacancy announcement on June 10, 2022 for qualified Zimbabwe’s to fill in the vacant post of Data Collection and Reporting to be based in Harare, Zimbabwe.

UNESCO Job Vacancy 2022

The Consultant will perform the following tasks in coordination with UNESCO and the ORASECOM Secretariat:

• (i) Update the inventory of groundwater data available in the STAS countries, considering variables deemed relevant for monitoring and assessment efforts in the Stampriet (hereon, “relevant data”). Identify what data are available, at which institutions and in what format. Collect available relevant up-to date data, including Geographical Information System (GIS) datasets, and upload those onto ORASECOM Water Information System (WIS).
• (ii) Develop, based on an existing template from 2018 (see Report ORASECOM 004/2018) and considering the STAS Wide Strategic Action Plan, a 2021/22 annual report on the status and trends of groundwater resources in the STAS.
• (iii) Identify gaps and needs for improvement (quantitative and/or qualitative) of relevant data considering the objectives of the STAS Wide Strategic Action Plan.
• For all tasks, the Consultant is expected to engage with all the key stakeholders, including representatives of national Ministries for Water of South Africa, Botswana, and Namibia, as well as the ORASECOM Secretariat. The methodology and results of such engagement should be documented in a summary report for each of the tasks.

Position in Organization:

• Parent Sector: Field Office
• Duty Station: Southern Africa Region
• Job Family: Natural Sciences
• Type of contract: Consultancy
• Duration of contract: From 1 to 6 months
• Recruitment open to: External candidates
• Application Deadline (Midnight Paris Time): 27-JUNE-2022

Qualification:

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in the field of natural sciences, hydrology or earth sciences.
• Demonstrated experience in undertaking similar tasks i.e., groundwater resources assessments and monitoring, institutional capacity development, scientific writing, and reporting.
• Demonstrated experience in working with river basin organisations, preferably the Orange-Senqu River Basin, and government in groundwater management, preferably in the STAS riparian countries.
• Demonstrated knowledge of water data and information management.

Skills and Competencies

• Strong strategic and analytical skills;
• Excellent communication skills;
• Ability to transfer information/knowledge to a non-technical audience
• Strong interview skills
• Strong skills in research, analysis and synthesis of findings

How to Apply UNESCO Data Collection and Reporting Jobs 2022

Applications to be submitted through Success Factor application portal and attachments/documents i.e cover letter, CV, together with a brief technical proposal and the budget to be submitted to vacancies.harare@unesco.org