- Act as the environment and climate justice focal point in ForumCicv
- Contribute to the internal reporting, communications and fundraising related to environment, climate change, adaptation and resilience
- Provide technical support to the ForumCiv’s Regional office (ROESA) on issues related to environment, climate change, adaptation, and resilience
- Build the capacity of the ForumCiv ROESA partners on issues related to environment, climate change, adaptation, and resilience,
- Provide support to the partner field-based projects and programmes,
- Monitor models on environment, climate change and adaptation and disseminate best practices,
- Organise the annual Environment, Climate Justice and Resilience workshops among other tailored trainings,
- Support with development and implementation of policies related to environmental and climate change at the local, regional, and global levels.
- Stakeholder engagement and collaboration towards partnerships establishment and management
- Ensure environmental compliance of all ForumCiv’s ROESA and partners programmes,
- Support with data analysis, trends analysis and reporting in line with environment, climate change, adaptation, and resilience issues to internal and external stakeholders
- Lead in innovations around environment, climate change, adaptation and resilience.
- Any other duties assigned.
Requirements
- A sound background in environment, climate change, resilience, adaptation, natural resource management and or biodiversity,
- A mininimum of 5 years work experience, with a proven track record of significant experience in environment, climate change, adaptation and resilience,
- A broad understanding of the various aspects of climate change adaptation methods, tools and frameworks,
- Sound experience of working on climate change or related environmental issues either in an NGO or the public or private sector,
- Substantial skills and field experience of project and programme design, management, monitoring and evaluation,
- An understanding of climate change and conservation challenges for developing countries, with the ability to recognise and work with local and national level priorities to identify linkages policy and adaptation in practice,
- Cultural sensitivity and ability to respect and work well with people from different backgrounds and disciplines,T
- he ability to work within complex institutional environments and across the ForumCiv networks
- Relevant academic degree in Climate Change & Environment Studies or equivalent, Social Science, Project management, Human Rights, Environment Rights, Law or equivalent qualifications,
- Experiences in multistakeholder engagements, working with environment and climate change areas,
- Good understanding of the role of the civil society for/in development in the Eastern and Southern Africa region,
- Good knowledge in ForumCiv’s thematic areas and rights-based approach,
- Proven ability to think analytically, strategically, and with agility to translate ideas and insights into action,
- Demonstrated organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously, while meeting deadlines,
- Experience designing and facilitating impactful workshops, trainings, and/or webinars,
- Proven experience in capacity development of partners,
- Good contextual knowledge in environment, socio-political and economic areas within the areas of operation
- Good ability to combine theory with operational work and perform qualified analysis and site visits,
- Excellent ability to express oneself orally and in writing in English,
- Good understanding of development perspectives,
- Experience working with a range of individuals from various professional, educational, and cultural backgrounds,
- Experience and knowledge on the intersections of the thematic areas of the programme.
Benefits
The organization provides a competitive package commensurate to the qualifications of the candidate.
