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Job Summary

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Duties & Responsibilities

Under the general guidance of the UNODC Country Representative and/or her designate and immediate supervision of the International and National Project Coordinators, the Senior Survey Officer will assist the Annual Opium Poppy/cannabis Survey in Afghanistan. In particular the incumbent will:

• Supervise and plan all Remote Sensing and GIS related opium/ cannabis survey activities
• Carry out technical activities involved in implementation of annual opium/cannabis poppy survey such as sampling, resources plan, acquisition of satellite images, download satellite images from the data providers, interpretation of remotely sensed data, GIS data analysis and quality assessment.
• Analysis and estimations using statistical techniques.
• Digital image processing, rectification and enhancement of high resolution satellite images.
• Manage and Plan all ‘Segment data’ preparation for ‘Ground-Truth’ and interpretation of satellite images for identification of crops and natural resources.
• Preparation of maps, area calculations and verification of events using ArcGIS with required projections, scale, symbology and legends.
• Organise and design GPS surveys and integration of GPS data in GIS database.
• Manage and assist in ground survey preparations, planning, monitoring and implementation.
• Supervise preparation of landuse/landcover maps of Afghanistan using medium resolution satellite images.
• Prepare and provide reports including tables, graphs and maps.
• Organize and coordinate training programmes to supporting staff and field staff in GPS, ground measurements, yield experiments/ surveys, socio-economic surveys, remote sensing and GIS.
• Coordination with the field staff for collection of ground based data.
• Manage and supervise record of the satellite images received and archive the data, and maintain the information extracted from satellite data.
• Supervise and quality checking of data derived based on satellite images.
• Carry out any other tasks as assigned by the Project Coordinators and/or the Representative of the UNODC Country Office for Afghanistan.

COMPETENCIES
Professionalism: Knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts and approaches relevant to particular sectors, functional area or other specialized fields, etc: practical experience in programme/project management and administration. Good research, analytical and problem-solving skills, including ability to identify and participate in the resolution of issues/problems.
Leadership: Ability to generate and communicate organizational direction; demonstrate innovative thinking and leadership by advising management on UNODC’s contribution for counter narcotics specific objectives.
Managing performance: ability to plan own work, manage conflicting priorities and to use time efficiently; ability to organize and implement activities and outputs; ability to monitor progress against milestones and deadlines.
Creativity: ability to generate new and different options to solve problems or meet client’s needs; ability to think ‘outside the box’, to promote and persuade others to consider new ideas.
Communication: Good communication (spoken and written) skills, including the ability to draft/edit a
variety of written reports, studies and other communications and to articulate ideas in a clear, concise style.
Teamwork: Good interpersonal skills and ability to establish and maintain effective partnerships and working relations in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic environment with sensitivity and respect for diversity, including gender balance.
Commitment to continuous learning: Willingness to keep abreast of new developments in the field. Ability to share and disseminate the good practices and methodologies.

Job Requirements

Education: Master’s degree in Business/Public Administrations, Geography Social Sciences, and/or other relevant fields. Or, a Bachelor’s degree in above disciplines with at least 7 years of work experience would also compensate.

Experience: Minimum 5 years of relevant work experience (with Master’s) in analysis, strategy and policy development as well as knowledge and experience in technical cooperation; expertise in programme and project development and implementation, including preferably experience with UN or other national or international organizations; experience in provision of advise to high level officials is desirable.

Other Skills:
Skills in ArcGIS software for on-screen interpretation, map making and spatial data analysis and organization.
Knowledge of general computer applications (Excel/Lotus, Access, power point, MS word)
Excellent command of Pashto, Dari and English.
Familiar with UN office systems.
Good organization skills.
Languages: Excellent written and spoken English skills. Knowledge of Dari and Pashto required.

Submission Guideline

The application comprises of:
• 1 cover letter explaining your interest and suitability for the post
• 1 CV (with 3 work referees) and P11.

Interested Afghan nationals may submit their application for the post along with CV and/or UN Personal History form (P11) in electronic format (with clear subject and indicating the VA number) to coafg.vacancies@unodc.org or by hard copy in a sealed envelope marked confidential to the UNODC country office for Afghanistan at the following addresses:
House No. 257, Street No. 149, District 4, Zone 1, Kolola Pushta Kabul, Afghanistan


Female candidates are highly encouraged to apply.

Kindly also note that candidates, who have previously applied for the envisaged post, do not need to apply again and;

applications received after the closing date will not be considered and only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Functional Area

Research/Survey

Countries

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