IAK Agrar Consulting GmbH is a German agricultural consulting company with almost 40 years of experience in the field of consulting in the agriculture and rural development sectors in Germany and abroad. Since 1981 we have been implementing agricultural projects in developing and emerging countries on behalf of Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL), EU, World Bank and other public and private clients in more than 30 countries worldwide.
We are currently planning to submit a bit for a GIZ tender. The project “Technical cooperation with Federal Republic of Ethiopia” aims at laying the methodological and legal foundations for future land consolidation procedures. The responsible authorities shall be prepared for being able to plan and prepare land consolidation procedures independently. For this reason, the capacities of staff at relevant national and regional authorities as well as civil society organisations will be strengthened.
The contractor will be responsible for the following outputs:
Output 1: Methods and approaches for awareness-raising and preparation phases for land
consolidation procedures as well as voluntary land exchange in pilot areas have been tested;
Output 2: Skills of employees of the responsible authorities and private service providers have
been strengthened.
In this context, we are looking for an
National Expert for IT and Geoinformation in Amhara Region:
Selected tasks
- Assist the project partners in improving the land register with respect to integrating information land quality and the usage of IT solutions;
- Provide training on surveying methods for state authorities;
- Build 3D landscape models of all pilot locations and train employees of RLAUD/MoA and ALAUB to create such 3D terrain models;
- Evaluate remote sensing and satellite data for their application land management and land consolidation processes;
- Provide input and assistance to project M&E, reporting and administration.
Job Requirements
Qualifications and skills
- Education/training: Postgraduate university degree in geoinformatics, landscape planning or a similar discipline;
- General professional experience: 10 years of professional experience in landscape
- Planning in the rural context;
- Specific professional experience: Being familiar with the various applications of Seite 2/2 Geographic Information System (GIS) and other IT applications for landscape planning (management of remote sensing data, 3D terrain models, etc.).
How to Apply
Should you be interested in the above described position, you are welcome to send your up-to-date and detailed CV to:
Ms. Gantsetseg Ganbold, [email protected]
The closing date for applications is October 31, 2020. Please note that only eligible applicants will be contacted.
Note: Use ” National Expert for IT and Geoinformation” as the subject line of your email
More Information
- Address Amhara
- Experience Level Senior
- Total Years Experience 5-10
- Qualification BA/BSc
