Natural Resources Gis-rs and Land Cover Specialist

2 weeks ago


Riyadh, Saudi Arabia FAO Full time

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Natural Resources GIS-RS and Land Cover Specialist

Job Posting: 10/Feb/2023

Closure Date: 03/Mar/2023, 4:59:00 PM

Organizational Unit: PMUSA

**Job Type**: Non-staff opportunities

Type of Requisition: Consultant / PSA (Personal Services Agreement)

Grade Level: N/A

Primary Location: Saudi Arabia-Riyadh

Duration: 11 months

Post Number: N/A
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**Organizational Setting**

The project “UTF/SAU/051/SAU Strengthening MoEWA’s Capacity to Implement the Sustainable Rural Agricultural Development Programme” is the first project that has been approved within the framework of FAO-Saudi Technical Cooperation Programme (2019-2025). The project provides technical and advisory assistance to the MoEWA in implementing its flagship sustainable rural agricultural development programme approved within the context of the National Transformation Programme of the Saudi Vision 2030. The project expected results will be achieved through implementation of nine project components: 1) Development of coffee Arabica production, processing and marketing; 2) Development of beekeeping and honey production; 3) Development of rose production and trade; 4) Development of sub-tropical fruits production, processing and marketing; 5) Strengthening capacity of small-scale fishermen and fish farmers; 6) Strengthening capacity of small-scale livestock herders; 7) Development of rain-fed cereals production; 8) Enhancing value addition from smallholdings and rural activities; and 9) Strengthening MoEWA’s capacity in sustainable management of rangelands, forests and natural resources to support rural livelihoods.

FAO-Saudi Arabia is seeking for Natural Resources GIS / RS and Land Cover Expert.

**Reporting Lines**

The Natural Resources GIS / RS and Land Cover Specialist will report to the Chief Technical Advisor for the Natural Resources Management component under the overall guidance to the FAO Programme Director in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

**Technical Focus**

Capacity development and knowledge management for Strengthening capacity of small-scale MoEWA’s capacity in sustainable management of rangelands, forests and natural resources to support rural livelihoods sector in KSA.

**Tasks and responsibilities**

The Natural Resources GIS / RS and Land Cover Specialist will contribute to the accomplishment of outputs of the project component Strengthening MoEWA’s capacity in sustainable management of rangelands, forests and natural resources to support rural livelihoods. And will carry out the following tasks:

- Conduct study to benchmark international best practices and lesson learnt on the use of GIS and Remote Sensing in the management of forest, rangeland, national parks, and degraded lands in countries with similar social, cultural, and environmental context as KSA.
- Support geospatial analysis, field data collection, and analysis for Natural resources baseline studies to understand the status of natural resources in Saudi Arabia using internationally recognized methods.
- Support development of geospatial function for a web based interactive platform for sharing information, knowledge, tools, and experiences for sustainable land management (KSA SLM Platform).
- Develop and document GIS and Remote Sensing tool, methods, and approaches for the sustainable management of forest, rangelands, national parks, and degraded landscapes in KSA following international best practices.
- Develop framework for integrating GIS and Remote Sensing in studies, assessments and surveys in relevant areas including land cover and land use mapping, soils survey, land degradation, climate modelling, etc.
- Support development of agriculture and rural development geo-spatial database with focus on the nine SRADP components.
- Contribute to establishment of a system for routine monitoring of vegetation cover and land use change in target areas and support its implementation.
- Assess GIS and Remote Sensing needs of the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MoEWA) and National Centre for Vegetation Cover (NCVC) and proposed short, medium, and long-term capacity development plan to strengthen existing capa


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