IUCN Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office Nairobi Kenya is looking for a Consultant, experienced database designer who can demonstrate experience in developing data management applications from the ground up. The “participatory assessment of land degradation and sustainable land management in grassland and pastoral areas” is a global project funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and implemented by the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and executed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) through the government partners in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Niger and Uruguay. The project aims to produce and test a methodology for the participatory assessment and monitoring of land degradation in pastoral areas. The project has two overall objectives, i) to strengthen the capacity of local and national stakeholders in pastoral areas comprising of grasslands and rangelands to assess land degradation and ii) to inform decisions to promote Sustainable Land Management (SLM) in a way that preserves the diverse ecosystem goods and services provided by rangelands and grasslands.
When applying for the assignment, interested consultants should submit the following documents: (i) a brief write-up on the interpretation of the ToRs, (ii) a work plan for the activity (iii) a sample of previous work, (iv) letter of interest, v) CV and (vi) financial proposal to claire.ogali@iucn.org .