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Technical Consultant (Integrated Management of Marine and Coastal Resources of the Northern Mozambique Channel (NoCaMo)

Job TypeFull Time

QualificationBA/BSc/HND , MBA/MSc/MA

Experience5 years

LocationNairobi

Job FieldConsultancy , Project Management

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead in the implementation, delivery of outputs of the project and support regular monitoring and reporting of all NoCaMo project activities.
• Undertake delivery of assigned technical outputs and coordinate delivery of project outputs by project partners.
• Review technical reports and knowledge products as developed by implementing partners.
• Collate all project outputs, briefs, publications, lessons learned and best practices and prepare them for uploading on NOCAMO project page in the Nairobi Convention website.
• Analyse reports and outputs on marine spatial planning within the NoCaMo project countries including emerging trends, risks and opportunities from reports and deliverables under Component 2 and 3 of NoCaMo project that are relevant to integrated marine and coastal management in the Northern Mozambique Channel countries
• Prepare statistics and visualizations of the outputs of NOCAMO project and knowledge products for wide dissemination through the Nairobi Convention clearinghouse.
• Prepare a sustainability strategy for NOCAMO project through two concepts and two proposal to facilitate upscaling of the project; demonstrate linkages between NOCAMO project and the Convention’s Programme of Work 2025-2028, including other Nairobi Convention projects and partner initiatives.
• Prepare technical and final progress reports for the NOCAMO Project as required in the main project document
• prepare technical progress reports for assigned outputs and compile progress reports provided by Partners for regular reporting to donor
• Prepare final report of NoCaMo project covering achievements, outputs, outcomes, challenges, lessons learned, and potential technical, scientific and policy recommendations.
• Map linkages on MSP work done under NOCAMO and proposed MSP work under SWIOP and contribute to the development of the SWIOP workplan.
• Set up a programme for implementation of MSP work under the SWIOP

Qualifications/special skills

• Academic qualifications: Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) is required in Marine Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Ecology, Ocean Governance, or similar disciplines.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant progressive experience in integrated marine and coastal management and familiarity with Marine Spatial Planning processes.
• Strong technical expertise in marine and coastal project management, preferably in a regional context is required Demonstrated experience in organizations with a mandate or relevancy to the marine and coastal environments or a related area is required.
• Experience working on coastal and marine environment issues in the WIO region is desired.

• Lead in the implementation, delivery of outputs of the project and support regular monitoring and reporting of all NoCaMo project activities.
• Undertake delivery of assigned technical outputs and coordinate delivery of project outputs by project partners.
• Review technical reports and knowledge products as developed by implementing partners.
• Collate all project outputs, briefs, publications, lessons learned and best practices and prepare them for uploading on NOCAMO project page in the Nairobi Convention website.
• Analyse reports and outputs on marine spatial planning within the NoCaMo project countries including emerging trends, risks and opportunities from reports and deliverables under Component 2 and 3 of NoCaMo project that are relevant to integrated marine and coastal management in the Northern Mozambique Channel countries
• Prepare statistics and visualizations of the outputs of NOCAMO project and knowledge products for wide dissemination through the Nairobi Convention clearinghouse.
• Prepare a sustainability strategy for NOCAMO project through two concepts and two proposal to facilitate upscaling of the project; demonstrate linkages between NOCAMO project and the Convention’s Programme of Work 2025-2028, including other Nairobi Convention projects and partner initiatives.
• Prepare technical and final progress reports for the NOCAMO Project as required in the main project document
• prepare technical progress reports for assigned outputs and compile progress reports provided by Partners for regular reporting to donor
• Prepare final report of NoCaMo project covering achievements, outputs, outcomes, challenges, lessons learned, and potential technical, scientific and policy recommendations.
• Map linkages on MSP work done under NOCAMO and proposed MSP work under SWIOP and contribute to the development of the SWIOP workplan.
• Set up a programme for implementation of MSP work under the SWIOP

• Integrated marine and coastal management
• Marine Spatial Planning processes
• Marine and coastal project management
• Regional project management
• Coastal and marine environment issues

• Advanced university degree (master’s degree or equivalent) in Marine Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Natural Resources Management, Ecology, Ocean Governance, or similar disciplines.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant progressive experience in integrated marine and coastal management and familiarity with Marine Spatial Planning processes.
• Strong technical expertise in marine and coastal project management, preferably in a regional context.
• Demonstrated experience in organizations with a mandate or relevancy to the marine and coastal environments or a related area.
• Experience working on coastal and marine environment issues in the WIO region is desired.