GIS specialist in REDD+ activity data

Organizational Setting

The AIM4Forests programme aims at leveraging technical innovation to create data and information to inform the right courses of action to reduce deforestation and restore forests. AIM4Forests will leverage everything that technology and innovation offers such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning. In addition, it will also make sure that the capacity is transferred to countries, including IPs and local communities who manage the forests – only that way can we see real change.  The objective of Brazil’s AIM4Forests country work plan is to support the government of Brazil in strengthening the sustainability, accessibility, robustness and transparency of forestry information.

Reporting Lines

The incumbent reports to the Assistant Representative in FAO Brazil – Programme

Technical Focus

• Support the BiomasBR Programme of the National Institute for Space Research (INPE) with regards to the development and documentation of the methodology for sub-setting national-scale datasets on forest monitoring to enable provision of activity data at the sub-national level.

Tasks and Responsibilities

• Support INPE/BiomasBR coordinator with the development and documentation of the standard operational procedures (SOP) for sub-setting (disaggregation) of national-scale datasets (PRODES and DETER) at the sub-national level.
• Support INPE/BiomasBR team with the organisation of a stakeholder consultation/training workshop on the disaggregation methodology
• Support the AIM4Forests Brazil focal point in advancing the implementation of the project’s work plan by providing updated information about the progress of the activities above and identifying bottlenecks.
• Undertake other tasks as required and participate in in-person meetings in São José dos Campos (SP) if necessary.

CANDIDATES WILL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE FOLLOWING: 

Minimum Requirements  

• Bachelor’s degree in geography, computer sciences, environmental sciences, or a related field
• Minimum experience of 05 (five) years with manipulation of large vectorial datasets, TerraAmazon and with land use, land use change and forestry geospatial datasets
• Working knowledge (level C) English and Portuguese.
• Brazilian Nationality or other legally authorized to work in Brazil.

Source:https://jobs.fao.org/careersection/fao_external/jobdetail.ftl?job=2402533