Environmental Expert

CoPlan is announcing a vacancy for the position of an “Environmental Expert”:

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

The Environmental Expert will work directly on CoPlan projects addressing environmental issues, contributing technical expertise across the full project cycle, from research and field data collection to policy advice and capacity building. Core responsibilities include:

• Bringing sound knowledge and technical expertise on one or more Green Agenda pillars to project support and implementation.
• Contribute on methodologies and approaches that support environmental conservation and the sustainable use of land and resources and translating these into practical advice for policymakers.
• Carrying out field and site monitoring (air quality, noise, ecosystem services) to assess environmental impacts, and collecting, managing, and analyzing the resulting environmental data.
• Working with spatial and statistical datasets, including GIS mapping, environmental indicators, and monitoring data, to support analysis, reporting, and evidence-based decision-making.
• Maintaining regular communication and collaboration with environmental civil society organisations, community groups, public institutions, academic organisations, experts, and nurturing networking opportunities through event organizations.
• Contributing to capacity-building activities for local and central institutions, civil society, and other stakeholders on environmental topics.
• Identifying and helping develop new research and project opportunities in priority areas such as renewable energy and climate change, including contributing to proposal and concept-note development.
• Supporting the planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of projects and contributing to the timely delivery of project outputs.

Read the TORs here.