Researcher Sustainable Landscape Management Officer for the GCF Knuckles project

• Support the overall research and project implementation on SLM (Sustainable Landscape Management) and the land use planning process.
• Support other project staff on stakeholder mapping of potential contributors/users in sustainable land management.
• Collect, compile, preprocess, and manage spatial and non-spatial data in connection with SLM and land use planning process at institutional and watershed level through interviews, FGDs, workshops, and technical analysis.
• Be informed on primary (i.e. ecosystem functions and services: water, carbon, and biodiversity) and secondary data collection (i.e. ecosystem functions and services: water, carbon, and biodiversity; High Conservation Value (HCV); degraded areas; fire risk areas; and other environmental hazards; climate; climate and hydrology; watershed characteristics).
• Lead and facilitate series of FGDs process at watershed and subbasin level on issues of soil and water management, climate resilience, land use, and forestry practices and restoration.
• Collaborate with the other staff to organize workshops, training, FGDs, and other meeting forums related to SLM and land use planning.
• Contribute to the development of governance structure for land development and other development processes at watershed and divisional/district level if requested.
• Facilitate collaboration among the stakeholder institutions, local government, local stakeholders, and experts appointed in developing, implementing, and evaluating on SLM and land use planning process.
• Engage with government and non-government organizations at watershed and divisional/district level in many topics related to SLM and other local development initiatives associated with sustainable land uses.
• Support in developing context-appropriate innovation platforms at community level in the project area.
• Liaising with PMU staff and SIDT managers supporting necessary program planning, development, and implementation under sustainable land management in the project area.
• Support to develop and promote adoption of dashboard and information system of SLM.
• Provide support on training materials and guidelines on SLM.
• Support in research activities for students and interns on SLM including facilitating and evaluating their work.
• Contribute to strengthening the capacity of partners on SLM at national and subnational levels including facilitating and organizing training workshops and other events in collaboration with partners and country teams.

Gamechanging solutions

• Represent the organization in engaging with public, private, and smallholder farmers in various events as a resource person, participant, and other relevant capacities particularly on SLM.
• Contribute to local and national discussions on SLM expertise in close coordination with the supervisor and Sri Lanka senior researchers.
• Support the daily management and implementation of the project activities especially on sustainable land management.
• Identify and inform ICRAF project manager and PI on the successes, challenges, and lessons learned from the planned activities.
• Monitor the activities regularly and contribute to project reporting, monitoring, and evaluation in collaboration with other team members and project partners.
• Support the project team leaders to ensure accountability processes to donor(s) by contributing to timely submissions of reports and activities on the ground.
• Participate in periodical adaptive management reviews of implementation.
• Maintain records on stakeholder engagements (e.g. prior notice, list of attendances and contacts, gallery of photos, agenda & minutes preparation).
• Track the follow-up actions of the decisions taken in the meetings.
• Provide monthly summary reports comprising type of engagement/meeting, decisions taken, progress of follow-up actions, and remarks, and contribute to the annual donor reporting as required.

Qualifications

Master level degree in Land-use Planning / Sustainable Land Management / Geography or a degree in any other relevant field. Minimum of 3 years experience in sustainable land management, land-use planning, remote sensing, GIS, and technology transfer to planners and technical partners along with teamwork (priority will be given for those who had worked on time-bound projects successfully). Knowledge and experience in communication, agriculture, forestry, agroforestry systems, geography, hydrology, watershed & landscape management, and participatory nature-based solutions will be an added qualification. Demonstrated experience in managing multiple implementation activities and budgets will be an added bonus.

Key Skills

Economics, Account Management, Computer Software, Cosmetology, Drafting, Building Electrician