Overall purpose of the role

Programme Innovation and Business Engagement (PIBE) in DRC accelerate new ways of working, better impact, and sustainable paths for the people we work for, and aim to make a strategic contribution to the humanitarian ecosystem that DRC is part of. Concretely, Programme Innovation and Business Engagement are activated in DRC to contribute to Strategy2025, complementing and strengthening the ‘implementation at scale’ that DRC delivers through its impactful and evidence-based core programming. Working with wicked problems, new trends, and new approaches - DRC programme innovation supports the pilot, transition, and scale of new solutions using technological advances, new insights, and new partnerships.

The Economic Recovery Officer – under the PIBE project, and under the management and supervision of the Economic Recovery Team Leader, and in close collaboration with the camp-based government coordination bodies will be responsible for supporting the implementation of PIBE project activities in the refugee camp and host community. The Economic Recovery Officer is therefore expected to be flexible to work in different locations within DRC Tanzania operation.Main Responsibilities:

Responsibilities and tasks

• Participate and contribute to DRC PIBE learning platforms/events throughout the implementation of the project including conducting capacity building and experience sharing among project stakeholders including national colleagues to reinforce government capacities for GIS-based land use, forest monitoring, and information management;
• Prepare maps of land use change and land degradation, forest cover, and others to support the identification of key geographic areas that need immediate interventions, such as afforestation/reforestation
• Conducting systematic and real-time deforestation and fire monitoring across the three districts of Kibondo, Kasulu, and Kakonko districts
• Provide training to government partners and other DRC staff in basic GIS applications such as making maps with forest inventory data (including forest/land cover/use mapping and change detection)
• Coordinate the preparation of geospatial databases, maps, and descriptive statistics for major land degradation types as well as provide support for the calculation of the land degradation indicators
• Provide support in the development of a web-based geospatial information-sharing platform and dashboards in close collaboration with the information management team.
• Examine and update the existing thematic maps/dashboards on forestry/woodlots and assess their quality in terms of thematic details, dates of production, methods of production, and precision;
• Conducting survival rate assessments of the planted trees in established woodlots in collaboration with DRC economic recovery staff and the Local Government Authorities.
• Assist in planning and organizing satellite image classification and interpretation including field checking and validation.
• Assist in any other tasks under the projects at the instruction of the Economic Recovery Team Leader.
• Comply with the Core Humanitarian Standards (CHS) and the DRC’s Code of Conduct (CoC);
• Foster and maintain excellent working relationships with key humanitarian actors – local and international, including government authorities and private sectors.
• Liaise closely with other DRC sectors such as; Community-Based Protection, protection, and camp management to ensure productive coordination and smooth implementation of the program activities.

About you

In this position, you are expected to demonstrate DRC’s five core competencies:

• Striving for excellence: You focus on reaching results while ensuring an efficient process.
• Collaborating: You involve relevant parties and encourage feedback.
• Taking the lead: You take ownership and initiative while aiming for innovation.
• Communicating: You listen and speak effectively and honestly.
• Demonstrating integrity: You act in line with our vision and values.

Qualifications and Experience

Minimum Requirements

Education

• University Degree in Forestry, GIS, remote sensing, Natural Resources Management or a closely related field;
• Experience
• 2 years of full-time relevant work experience using GIS and remote sensing
• Expertise in GIS software, including ArcGIS Desktop 10.x, ArcGIS Pro, and/or QGIS application within the forest sector.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to speak in English and Swahili.  The ability to communicate in Kiha and/or Kirundi is a plus.
• Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, creativity, and flexibility.
• Comfortable in a multi-cultural environment and able to handle pressure well and engage with project stakeholders in a professional manner.

Competency profile

• Compliance and Detail-oriented
• Strong team player
• Excellent interpersonal skills, culturally sensitive and adaptable
• Flexible, enthusiastic and willing to learn from others
• Understands humanitarian issues in Tanzania, and the region

Position Information

Employment category: Grade H

Reporting to:Economic Recovery Team leader

Technical line manager: Economic Recovery Manager

Unit/department: Economic Recovery

Location: Kibondo