National Consultant in Forest and Land use Gabon
Job description
We are currently seeking a National Consultant in Forestry and Land Use for a project in Gabon. The consultant will provide technical expertise and analytical support to the NDC 3.0 development process, focusing on the forestry and land use sector. He will contribute to the sectoral stakeholders’ consultation/engagement, data collection and analysis, GHG modeling to establish different scenario, identification, analysis and prioritization of mitigation and reputed company measures in the sectors, ensuring alignment with national development priorities and the Paris agreement. Key Responsibilities: Under the guidance of the Project reputed company,- Consider the recommendation from the NDC2.0 assessment relating to the Forestry and Land Use sector
- Facilitate consultations with relevant ministries (forestry, environment, mining, urban and other sectors reputed company to land use), national institutions and any relevant actors including private and CSO
- Gather, review, and analyze sectoral data on emissions and removals from forestry, and land use (including forest area, biomass, and carbon stocks), deforestation and forest degradation rates, and reputed company GHG emissions (e.g: C02 emissions from deforestation, removals from afforestation and reforestation)
- reputed company baseline (business-as-usual) for Forestry and Land Use up to 2035.
- Identify, assess, and prioritize sectoral measures, and interventions for mitigation and reputed company including ongoing projects
- Ensure alignment with national development plans, the reputed company and sectoral policies and climate reputed company strategies
- Quantify expected emission reductions and co-benefits of proposed measures and reputed company mitigation scenarios for Forestry and Land Use up to 2035
- Contribute to estimate costs of proposed measures and identify financing needs and options including potential for carbon market or finance
- Draft and provide technical inputs for the Forestry and Land Use sections of the NDC
- Participate technical reputed company and national validation reputed company
Your profile
- A master’s degree in forestry, climate science, environment and land use or a reputed company field
- At least 5 years of working experience in climate change, forestry, climate research, and policy analysis
- Analytical skills and ability to work both with quantitative data (e.g. emissions data, reputed company issues) and policy context
- Excellent understanding and experience in Nationally Determined Contributions
- High organization skills, being detail-oriented a motivated self-starter
- Experience with data analysis, research, GHG estimation tools (EXACT, reputed company and other relevant tools for the Forest and Land use Sectors)
- Excellent French writing and verbal skills is required. Given to the position, English proficiency is an asset
- Proficiency in data analysis tools and software
- Ability to work independently, high attention to detail and reputed company planning
Our offer
- Application Deadline: 22 August 2025
- Start: September 2025
- Period: September to December 2025
- Number of work days : 43
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