[OSGeo Africa] Fw: [TZGISUG] Opportunity for short-term GIS consultancy in Nairobi

Mick Wilson Mick.Wilson at unep.org
Tue Sep 25 04:00:58 EDT 2007



Apologies in advance for any cross-posting, but one of UNEP's key national
partners is looking for consultant's support to assess their requirements
for GIS capability, a splendid opportunity to also have them consider their
role in national and regional SDI development, should the right person land
the contract.

Mick Wilson
Division of Early Warning and Assessment (DEWA)
United Nations Environment Programme
PO Box 30552 -  Nairobi 00100, Kenya
Tel: +254 20 7623436
Fax: +254 20 7624315
Email: mick.wilson at unep.org
Web www.unep.net, www.unep.org

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tzgisug-bounces at habari.co.tz wrote on 25/09/2007 09:32:49 AM:

> COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME

> Capacity Building Facility

> CONSULTANCY ON ESTABLISHING A GIS FACILITY WITHIN NEMA
> (National Environmental Management Agency)

> Position description

> Title: GIS Consultant
> Reports to: The Director of Environmental Planning and Research, who is
> also the CDEMP Programme Administrator
> Duration of appointment: 10 working days
> Location: Nairobi

> 1. Background

> The National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) has commenced
> implementation of the Capacity Building Facility (CBF), a component of a
> project known as the Community Development for Environmental Management
> Programme (CDEMP) which is funded from the resources of the 9th European
> Development Fund.

> The CDEMP aims to ensure that the environmental dimensions of poverty
> reduction are better integrated into local development planning and
> implementation. The CBF will support this objective mainly by building
> NEMA's capacity to produce quality Environmental Action Plans at
district,
> provincial and national levels.

> According to existing procedure, District Environment Officers are
> required to collect baseline data for compilation into a district
> environmental profile that prefaces each District Environmental Action
> Plan (DEAP). The task is not simple, because the data are not easily
> obtained at district level. The DEOs would be saved an enormous amount of
> time and energy if they could be provided with a central service facility
> that would gather national datasets, disaggregate them to provincial and
> district levels, and then forward them to the officers concerned for
> incorporation into their EAPs. Many of the datasets can and should be
> mapped, thus correcting a weakness shared by most EAPs which is a lack of
> adequate "visualization" content.

> Thus the idea of establishing a GIS facility at NEMA HQ was born,
> following which it was quickly appreciated that the very same facility
> could and would be able to contribute also to the annual State of the
> Environment reports and all the other educational and publicity materials
> that NEMA produces.

> NEMA feels strongly that any national environment authority should have
> its own GIS facility, but the situation is complicated somewhat by the
> fact that another Department in the same Ministry already has some GIS
> capacity . Initial discussions suggest that while some form of
> collaboration may be desirable, the functions of the two agencies are
> sufficiently different to justify what might otherwise appear to be an
> unnecessary duplication.

> The purpose of the short-term consultancy described here is to obtain an
> independent expert's opinion as to whether or not this conclusion is
> justifiable, and to recommend whether and to what extent (if any)
> investments are required in terms of infrastructure, equipment and
> manpower to establish a sustainable GIS facility at NEMA.

> 3. Terms of Reference

> 1. Analyse and describe the pros and cons of establishing a GIS
> facility at NEMA HQ, drawing on lessons to be learnt from relevant
> experience elsewhere. The issue of sustainability must be addressed.

> 2. On the basis of the conclusions reached though the above analysis,
> provide recommendations to NEMA in general, and the EC project in
> particular, with regard to provision of  the following:

> . Staffing: including detailed profile and ToRs for a Head of the GIS
Unit
> . Hardware and software: a detailed, costed inventory of the hardware and
> software needed
> . Infrastructure: outline the design specifications for a small building
> to house the facility

> 3. Submit a Report capturing all of the above (draft final and final
> versions each to be provided in one soft and one hard copy)

> 4. Outline work programme

> In responding to an invitation to carry out this work, the expert should
> propose a programme that includes, but is not necessarily limited to, all
> of the following:

> . Interviews with key staff and advisors at NEMA
> . Interviews with key staff at DRSRS, MENR and other relevant
> institutions
> . Writing and submission of Draft Final Report
> . Writing and submission of Final Report

> The programme proposed should consist of a maximum of 10 working (fee)
> days, to be spread over a period not exceeding 4 weeks, including an
> allowance of at least 1 week in which to receive comments on a draft
final
> report.

> 5. Consultant profile

> . At least 10 years proven experience in building GIS capacity,
> preferably at national level
> . Familiarity with the institutions and individuals currently active
> in the field of GIS in Kenya

> Interested qualified candidates should contact rolivier at nema.go.ke
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