Natural resources management and climate change advisor

Summary

The PRIME Program will be responsible for increasing incomes and improving resiliency and the adaptive capacity of pastoral communities to climate change through market expansion. PRIME will be implemented in selected pastoral and agro-pastoral districts (Woredas) of Somali, Afar and Oromia Regions of Ethiopia. As a result of the multiple factors required for a healthy and productive pastoral economy, multiple USAID program areas will fund PRIME including Feed the Future (FTF), Global Climate Change, Global Health (nutrition, HIV/AIDS and Health) and the Water earmark. PRIME will implement an approach to (a) developing the livestock sector in pastoral areas by improving production systems and increasing market access; (b) increasing the resiliency and adaptive capacity to climate change related livelihood risk and vulnerabilities; and (c) building the household assets of chronically food insecure and vulnerable households. The outcome of these efforts will include increased household incomes, assets and improved nutrition, while addressing gender and cross-cutting constraints such as HIV/AIDS, human health, water and sanitation and conflict. In total, PRIME investments in the pastoral areas are meant to meet Ethiopia’s MDG1 targets.

Responsibilities

- The NRM/Climate Change Advisor will lead the integration of climate change activities in particular IR2
- Enhanced Climate Adaptation & IR12
- Improving productivity and competitiveness of livestock by providing technical assistance to the PRIME field based staff members on NRM, climate change adaptation and at national leve
- Climate Change Policy issues.
- The Advisor will 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.

Requirements

- Masters Degree in environmental studies, natural resource management, agriculture, livestock or development studies or related degree or equivalent work experience.
- Minimum of five years of progressively responsible work experience in technical areas of pastoral land management, natural resource management or climate change adaptation.
- At least five years of advocacy in the pastoral areas in relation to NRM, land tenure or land management.
- Research analysis and report writing expertise especially in advocacy policy briefs and publications.
- Proven ability in promoting and collaborating closely with multi-level stakeholders
- Familiarity with USAID regulations and policies
- Extensive experience working in Africa and Ethiopia in particular
- Proven experience building capacity of local NGOs and government bodies
- Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to lead and work effectively in team situations
- Excellent oral and written communication skills

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