SENIOR NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICER
Provide technical leadership for natural resource management and ecosystem restoration activities in Katsina State.
Overview
Provide technical leadership for natural resource management and ecosystem restoration activities in Katsina State.
You have:
- Bachelor's degree in Natural Resource Management, Forestry, Environmental Management, Environmental Science, Agriculture, Range Management, Geography, Climate Change, or a related discipline.
- Master's degree in Natural Resource Management, Environmental Management, Climate Change, Watershed Management, or a related field is highly desirable.
- Minimum of 5-7 years of progressively responsible experience implementing donor-funded natural resource management, climate adaptation, watershed management, environmental restoration, or resilience programmes.
- Demonstrated experience implementing ecosystem restoration and sustainable land management projects.
- Strong technical knowledge of Watershed management, Climate adaptation, Nature-based Solutions (NbS), Ecosystem restoration, Soil and water conservation, Sustainable rangeland management, and Community-based natural resource governance.
- Experience working with rural communities and local government.
- Excellent facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and community mobilization skills.
- Strong analytical, planning, and technical reporting skills.
- Proficiency in GIS, remote sensing, or environmental monitoring tools is an added advantage.
- Fluency in English is required; knowledge of Hausa and local languages spoken in Katsina State is highly desirable.
Potential interview questions
| Can you describe a time when you successfully managed a natural resource project? | The interviewer wants to assess your practical experience in managing projects related to natural resource management. | Share a specific project example, detailing your role, challenges faced, and the outcome. |
| How have you engaged with local communities in your past work? | The goal is to evaluate your approach to community engagement and understanding of local contexts. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What methods do you use to monitor and evaluate natural resource management interventions? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Describe a successful strategy you implemented for ecosystem restoration. What were the key factors for success? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| Can you discuss your understanding of climate-smart agriculture and its application? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How do you ensure compliance with environmental regulations in your projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| What challenges do you typically face when implementing community-based natural resource governance? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
| How would you promote biodiversity conservation in your projects? | Pro members can see the explanation. | Pro members can see the explanation. |
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Source:
mercycorps.org/careers/national
