https://dev.oceanexpert.org/expert/76356

Post Graduate Diploma Climate Change

Data Management
Natural Resource Management

Marine and Coastal Engineering
Physical Oceanography

Coastal Risk Survey Lead

• Support the design of coastal monitoring programme
• Lead the on-the-ground implementation of coastal monitoring programme.
• Design field data collection, including approach and methodology in consultation with relevant specialists
.• Advise on and procure most appropriate survey equipment to carry out coastal risk related surveys.
• Lead and coordinate all logistics related to the Oceanography team’s survey work

• Develop guidelines on coastal risk assessment and monitoring related fieldwork (including mobilisation, data collection, data management, data processing) to ensure the efficiency of the team’s fieldwork activities and consistent high quality of the data collected.

• Lead the day-to-day management and coordination of survey team (2-10 people) composed of staff from SPC and member countries during field work.

• Ensure appropriate international, regional and internal data collection standards are met.• Report on data collection survey.

• Support Post disaster effort and lead SPC post disaster survey when required

• Promote and maintain coastal risk field surveyor network including relevant regional partners.

• Identify potential challenges related to coastal risk related data collection and survey, and advice on solution(s).

• Support the harmonisation of field data collection survey across GEM and SPC.

Data Processing and Analysis

Responsible for the quality assessment andcontrol of field survey data.

• Coordinate the storage of coastal risk data intorelevant data management systems followinginternationally recognised standards (e.g. dataformat, metadata)

• Test and support the implementation of remotesensing and GIS-based techniques to derivecoastal risk information and potential integrationinto coastal risk monitoring programme.

• Support the development of risk assessment casestudy.

• Provide technical support in processing andanalysis of data during post disaster survey

• Undertake various GIS-based and remote-sensingbased data analysis.

• Contribute to science-based product delivery.

Capacity Building

• Support the design of technical training programme related to coastal risk assessment and monitoring.

• Advise on technical capacity needs to strengthen country-led coastal risk monitoring and assessment work.

• Lead the delivery of in-country technical trainings.

• Coordinate and lead the development of technical training materials.

• Ensure the effective coordination and monitoring of capacity building training.

• Undertake hands-on training during fieldwork

• Make presentations for stakeholders, partners and for internal purposes

• Advise on data requirement, methodology, limitations, and applications related to the implementation of a disaster risk framework

Project Management Support

• Support the development and the continuous update of project documents (e.g. costed workplan, daily log, issue log, risk register, progress report, etc...)

• Supported the development of costed workplans with guidance from the technical leads.

• Maintain good communication with project stakeholders.

• Keep track of project timelines

• Organise workshop and project meetings

• Undertake procurement activities

• Support the oceanography team’s annual reporting (e.g. MEL)

South Pacific Ocean

• Undertaking coastal risk assessment and monitoring survey
•  Ability to set priorities and plan activities• Work collaboratively
• Ability to manage survey team in challenging environment• Undertaking coastal risk assessment and monitoring survey
• GIS and remote sensing, especially using open-source solutions
•  Technical knowledge transfer
•  Sound knowledge of the disaster risk framework
•  Prepare digital and written reports as well as interpretive products
•  Strong knowledge on post disaster survey
  
  

English

Other Relevant Training/Skills Attained:

a. Land Cover change detection - Erdas Imagine

b. Software Training and skills – Arc GIS, QGIS, Pix4D, Erdas Imagine, Global mapper, Caris, Mike Zero, MapInfo, Trimble business Centre, Microsoft Office.

c. UAV trained pilot 

d. Certified open water diver

e. Conducting GNSS surveys 

f. Spatial data collection - field surveys using Arc Survey 123/ Kobo toolbox/QField