Mercy Corps Natural Resource Management Advisor Jobs in Nigeria

Mercy Corps Natural Resource Management Advisor Jobs in Nigeria

General Position Summary

This role will support and monitor the expansion of the EU-funded project titled Contributing to the mitigation of conflict over natural resources between farmer and herder communities in Taraba and Adamawa states, Nigeria. (COMITAS-Phase 2). The project will be implemented through a Consortium led by IOM in partnership with Mercy Corps and Search for Common Ground.

While clashes are often understood in ethno-religious terms due to the spread of unreliable information, competing claims to land, water and other natural resources are at the root of growing tensions between farmer and herder communities in Nigeria. The project aims to contribute to the mitigation of conflict over natural resources with Mercy Corps capitalizing on its trusted relationships with local stakeholders across Nigeria’s Middle Belt to continue to empower communities to prevent and respond to violence by strengthening collaboration on natural resources management.

Under the pilot phase, from December 2020 to December 2022, the consortium partners recorded several key achievements and valuable lessons learnt during implementation. The pilot was implemented in Bille, Borrong, Kpasham, Demsa wards of Demsa LGA; Gereng and Tambo wards of Girei LGA; Gyawana ward of Lamurde LGA; Kodompti ward of Numan LGA; Gengle and Ndikong ward of Mayo Belwa LGA.

The NRM Advisor will lead on the identification and establishment of natural resource management committees, and will work closely in synergy with the Conflict and Governance Specialist to identify and implement immediate conflict prevention or mitigation measures, such as the rehabilitation of critical infrastructure along transhumance corridors.

Also, the NRM Advisor will be the custodian of community action plans which lays the foundation for implementation of social cohesion and infrastructure projects by collaborating closely with the Infrastructure Advisor who leads on the final execution of specific community projects.
The NRM Advisor in collaboration with the communications team will disseminate key findings and lessons learned in research briefs, white papers, and reports.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Research, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning:

Contribute to conducting community-level natural resource situational analysis and dissemination to stakeholders. Carry out documentation of best practices.

Assist to develop and institute a simple yet robust NRM monitoring plan.

Capacity building:

Assess training needs of project staff, government staff and beneficiaries; develop appropriate training curriculum, training material and support training implementation.

Provide technical backstopping to the project staff in NRM, particularly in the areas of planning and implementing community-based natural resource management initiatives, and development of operational action plans.

Program Implementation:

Support with the identification of the targeted intervention sites and program participants and help formulate indicative project activities. Coordination of overall site selection process for all on-the-ground interventions (in consultation with stakeholders)

Team Management:

Sustain a work environment of mutual respect you and other team members strive to achieve excellence.

Promote accountability, communicate expectations and provide constructive feedback via regular performance reviews.

Provide other team members with information, tools and other resources to improve performance and reach objectives

Knowledge and Experience

Minimum

of BA/S in relevant field or other similar fields; MA/MS/MBA or equivalent preferred in, Natural Resources Management, Environment Sciences, or related Biological Management, or other related fields.

Minimum of 4 years of working experience in a similar context and issues.

Familiarity with global and localized climate change priorities, standards and compliance requirements.

Familiarity with global NRM and climate frameworks that can be adopted for the management local resource-related issues

Good understanding of relevant cross-cultural issues in a highly insecure environment.

Previous experience in implementation, monitoring and evaluating sustainable NRM management

Demonstrated capability in policy formulation.

Expertise in forestry, water and land management and development.

Success Factors

S/he will be capable of multi-tasking, rapid decision-making, have initiative, drive and a lot of energy, as well as high emotional intelligence, constructive communication skills and proven experience with capacity building.

S/he will be committed to long-term program sustainability and the delivery of high-impact activities at the community level.

Successful Mercy Corps team members have a strong commitment to teamwork and accountability, thrive in evolving and challenging environments, and make effective written and verbal communication a priority.

Safeguarding & Ethics:

Mercy Corps is committed to ensuring that all individuals we come into contact with through our work, whether team members, community members, program participants or others, are treated with respect and dignity.

We are committed to the core principles regarding the prevention of sexual exploitation and abuse laid out by the UN Secretary-General and IASC and have signed on to the Interagency Misconduct

Disclosure Scheme. We will not tolerate child abuse, sexual exploitation, abuse, or harassment by or of our team members.

As part of our commitment to a safe and inclusive work environment, team members are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner, respect local laws and customs, and adhere to theMercy Corps Code of Conduct Policies and values at all times.

Team members are required to complete mandatory Code of Conduct e-learning courses upon hire and on an annual basis

How to Apply

For more information and job application details, see; Mercy Corps Natural Resource Management Advisor Jobs in Nigeria

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