Regional Coordinator - WWF Africa Climate Change Adaptation Initiative Job Vacancy

WWF, the global conservation organization, is seeking to recruit a:

Regional Coordinator: WWF Africa Climate Change Adaptation Initiative

Reporting to the Conservation Director, WWF Eastern & Southern Africa Programme (WWF-ESARPO), the Regional Coordinator has overall responsibility to coordinate the activities of the Feasibility Phase of the WWF Regional Climate Change Adaptation Initiative in Africa so as to assist WWF offices in Africa to integrate climate change considerations into their work programmes in order to safeguard high value conservation areas and local livelihoods in the areas in which WWF works through support for capacity building, climate change adaptation planning, vulnerability assessments and implementation of adaptation measures.

Conducts inventory of WWF offices engaging in adaptation and the capacity in WWF offices in adaptation.

Develops communications materials on WWF in Africa’s role in adaptation and ongoing activities in collaboration with WWF offices, and participates in relevant regional forum meetings, with the purposes of expanding our networking abilities, sharing WWF’s experiences and lessons learnt, and identifying possible opportunities for collaboration and growth.

Facilitates the development of a vision and strategy for climate change adaptation in WWF activities in Africa.

Provides technical support for implementation of, and coordinates with, existing WWF adaptation initiatives.

Provides technical inputs to POs and country offices for their funding proposals for climate change adaptation.

Develops annual plans and budgets in conjunction with the Oversight Committee.

Develop a proposal for the second phase of the initiative

Key Requirements are:

 

• An advanced degree in environmental, natural or social science or any relevant qualification.
• 10 years relevant experience in environmental and development fields, including in the following areas:

1. Climate change adaptation, experience in undertaking vulnerability assessments and climate change adaptation planning is preferred.
2. Working with African governments.
3. Coordinating multi-stakeholder initiatives.
4. Working in a multi-cultural environment in Africa.
5. Project and programme design, management, monitoring and evaluation, including budget development and management.
6. Grant / funding programmes.
7. Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Multilateral policy processes.

Required Special Skills and Knowledge

• Climate issues in Africa and developing countries
• Challenges faced in conservation and development in Africa.
• Climate change in terms of its impacts on the natural resources WWF works to conserve, and the people with whom WWF works to improve their livelihoods, and how the two are intrinsically interlinked.
• Climate change vulnerability assessments and adaptation planning.
• Academic, government, and non-governmental organisations active in the climate change fora and debates in Africa.
• Fluent in English, knowledge of French and / or Portuguese ideal.

Interested candidates adhering to WWF’s values, which are: Optimistic, Engaging, Determined and Knowledgeable should send a letter of application and a detailed CV with three professional referees to the WWF-ESARPO Human Resource Department, email HResource@wwfesarpo.org not later than 31 August 2011.

Note: Only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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