Technical advisor, climate change

Description

IRC Ethiopia is recruiting for a Natural Resource Management and Climate Change Advisor (NRM/Climate Change) in response to the $32 million USAID Pastoralist Resiliency Improvement and Market Expansion (PRIME) project. The PRIME will increase incomes and improve the resiliency and adaptive capacity of pastoral communities to climate change through market expansion.

Responsibilities

- Will lead the integration of climate change activities, in particular, IR2: Enhanced Climate Adaptation; and IR1: Improving productivity and competitiveness of livestock by providing technical assistance to the PRIME field based staff members on NRM, climate change adaptation and at the national level;
- Develop and undertake evidence based analytics and studies related to climate change adaptation in pastoral areas to inform project activities;
- Contribute to broader GCC debates and policies;
- Works closely with Pastoralist Livelihood Advisor, Health Advisor and DCOP.

Requirements

- At minimum, Master's degree in environmental studies, natural resource management, agriculture, livestock or development studies or related degree or equivalent work experience;
- A minimum of five years of progressively responsible work experience in technical areas of pastoral land management, natural resource management or climate change adaptation.
- A minimum of five years of advocacy in the pastoral areas in relation to NRM, land tenure or land management.
- Prior USAID project management experience is preferred.