Hydro Database and GIS Expert 62 views0 applications

The IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature, Rwanda Country Office in collaboration with The Governments of Rwanda and the Netherlands are in the process of implementing a 3-year programme (May 2019 to April 2022) – “Landscape Restoration and Integrated Water Resources Management in Sebeya and other Catchments” – The Project . IUCN’s role is to provide Technical Assistance (TA) for the Landscape management and Integrated Water Resource Management. The TA Project has the overall purpose of “Increased livelihood and conservation Benefits in Sebeya (& other) catchments from restoration & improved local land management”. This TA Project will embrace both water and sustainable land and water management, using a catchment approach based on a strong participatory landscape planning and restoration approach that strengthens ecosystem service delivery particularly in degraded landscapes.

IUCN seeks to recruit the position of the Hydro Database and GIS Expert position to support in the implementation of this TA Project. The Hydro Database and GIS Expert will work with the team of the RWFA/WRMD and other Technical Advisors namely, the water resources engineering advisor and the catchment planning and landscape restoration advisor. The main role of the Hydro Database and GIS expert is to provide technical assistance for the improvement, management and use of the following tools related to integrated water resources management in Rwanda; Aquarius database, IWRM-Geoportal, File Server, Integration of telemetry stations, Water portal, water permit, CROM DSS tool, etc. He/She will work closely with a Team of Staff from RWFA/WRMD in the area of Data collection, hydrometry, water user’s system management, GIS and IT.

This will be a locally recruited position. The Expert will be located in the Water Resources Management Department of the Rwanda Water and Forestry Authority (RWFA).