Job Vacancies: Local
Vulnerability Specialists
Chemonics International Inc. seeks multiple local vulnerability specialists to support the Sustainable Water for the Mara Basin (SWM) Activity under the USAID Climate Change Adaptation, Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project.
The vulnerability specialists will
also support local meeting arrangements with local partners, including
convening and facilitating participatory workshops in the local language,
providing translation and other assistance to bolster the participatory
process, and providing feedback to the Victoria Basin Commission team.
Chemonics International Inc. seeks multiple local vulnerability specialists to support the Sustainable Water for the Mara Basin (SWM) Activity under the USAID Climate Change Adaptation, Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project.
The local vulnerability specialists
will work together with the climate vulnerability analyst and ATLAS’ climate
change adaptation specialist to assist with participatory field-based research
and data collection in the Mara basin (in both Tanzania and Kenya).
We are looking for individuals who
have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities include:
·
Assist with participatory field-based
research and data collection to support an assessment in the Mara basin of key
economic systems’ vulnerability to climate change and weather variability
·
Assist with participatory field-based
research and data collection to support an assessment of the climate-related
vulnerability and adaptive capacity of communities and sectors in areas of the
Mara basin: the Nyangores catchment in Kenya and the Mara Wetlands in Tanzania
·
Use networks and contacts to arrange
meetings with local partners, including convening and facilitating
participatory workshops in the local language
·
Provide translation and ground
support to the participatory process
·
Provide feedback to the Victoria
Basin Commission team.
·
Conduct meetings and maintain open
communication with Tanzanian and Kenyan government officials, counterparts, and
other relevant stakeholders under the direction of the climate vulnerability
analyst
Qualifications:
·
Undergraduate degree in a related
field, such as environmental or climate science, required; advanced degree in a
related field preferred
·
Minimum of five years of professional
experience with research and data collection for vulnerability assessments at
localized scales
·
Minimum of five years of professional
experience conducting analyses of climate risks
·
Experience supporting donor-funded
projects in the Lake Victoria Basin preferred
·
Knowledge of geographic information
systems preferred
·
Demonstrated abilities to communicate
clearly and concisely both orally and in writing and to work as part of a team
·
Resourcefulness, flexibility, and
creative problem-solving skills
·
Demonstrated leadership, versatility,
and integrity
·
Fluency in Swahili and proficiency English
required; fluency in English preferred
Application Instructions:
Please send an email with your CV
attached and “Vulnerability Specialist – ATLAS” in the subject line to
atlasmararecruit@chemonics.com by May 1, 2018.
Job
Vacancy: Climate Vulnerability Analyst
Chemonics International Inc. seeks a
climate vulnerability analyst to provide technical direction and management for
the Sustainable Water for the Mara Basin (SWM) Activity under the USAID Climate
Change Adaptation, Thought Leadership and Assessments (ATLAS) project.
The climate vulnerability analyst
will work with ATLAS’ climate change adaptation specialist and the SWM team to
co-design and lead the field work in the Mara basin (in both Tanzania and
Kenya).
The analyst will supervise local consultants,
organize field schedules, direct the participatory field-based research, and
contribute to the written assessment.
We are looking for individuals who
have a passion for making a difference in the lives of people around the world.
Responsibilities
include:
·
Co-design and lead the field work in
the Mara basin to evaluate key economic sectors’ vulnerability to climate
change and weather variability
·
Co-design and lead field work and
analysis to investigate the climate-related vulnerability and adaptive capacity
of communities and sectors in two areas of the Mara basin: the Nyangores
catchment in Kenya and the Mara Wetlands in Tanzania
·
Supervise a team of two to three
local consultants, directly managing staff daily, organizing field schedules,
and directing the participatory field-based research
·
Contribute to the written assessment,
including evaluation of key sector risks due to climate variability and change,
and recommendations to improve these sectors’ resilience
·
Conduct meetings and maintain open communication
with Tanzanian and Kenyan government officials, counterparts, and other
relevant stakeholders in collaboration with the ATLAS team leader and climate
change adaptation specialist
Qualifications:
·
Advanced degree in a related field,
such as environmental or climate science, required
·
Minimum of eight years of
professional experience coordinating and preforming vulnerability assessments;
experience conducting assessments at localized scales preferred
·
Minimum of eight years of
professional experience conducting analyses of climate risks
·
Experience leading and managing
assessment teams preferred
·
Knowledge of geographic information
systems preferred
·
Demonstrated abilities to communicate
clearly and concisely both orally and in writing and to work as part of a team
·
Resourcefulness, flexibility, and
creative problem-solving skills
·
Experience working on similar
activities in sub-Saharan Africa, preferably with experience in Tanzania or
Kenya
·
Demonstrated leadership, versatility,
and integrity
·
Fluency in English; fluency in
Swahili preferred
Application
Instructions:
Please send an email with your CV
attached and “Climate Vulnerability Analyst – ATLAS” in the subject line to
atlasmararecruit@chemonics.com by May 1, 2018.
No telephone inquiries, please.
Finalists will be contacted.