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Welthungerhilfe Climate Resilience Expert Jobs 2024 – South Sudan NGO Jobs.
Welthungerhilfe South Sudan looking for “Climate Resilience Expert”.
Applicants with a Master’s degree may apply on or before 09th June 2024.
Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e. V. – or Welthungerhilfe for short – is a German non-denominational and politically independent non-profit and non-governmental aid agency working in the fields of development cooperation and humanitarian assistance. Since its founding in 1962, it has used 4.2 billion euros to carry out more than 10.369 projects in 70 countries in Africa, Latin America and Asia.
The Welthungerhilfe has published a job vacancy announcement on 22nd May 2024 for qualified South Sudanese to fill in the vacant post of Climate Resilience Expert to be based in Juba, South Sudan.
| Recruiter | Welthungerhilfe |
| Position | Climate Resilience Expert |
| Location | Juba, South Sudan |
| Country | South Sudan |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Master’s degree |
| Experience Required | Minimum 05 years |
| Application Deadline | 09th June 2024 |
Your Responsibilities
- Develop innovative technical climate-smart solutions in line with WHH’s country strategy for South Sudan and WHH’s global strategy, with a particular focus on climate-smart food systems
- Collect and synthesize information from various sources (studies, best practices, research papers, etc.) with relevance to the South Sudan context, conduct analysis of acquired information and translate results into revised/adapted programming approaches for WHH’s areas of intervention in South Sudan
- Provide technical advice and guidance to the Heads of Projects and project teams on climate adaptation in their various projects and sectors with a focus on adaptation/mitigation to extensive flooding/drought scenarios and improved natural resource management
- Lead the development of guidelines for climate adaptation in local food systems, training manuals and facilitate specialized workshops (face-to-face, virtual) for internal and external audiences
- Carry out disaster- and climate-related screening of projects incl. vulnerability, resilience and climate risk assessments in order to develop locally relevant risk concepts
- Actively promote WHH’s climate innovation approaches externally towards donors, in clusters, and towards other relevant stakeholders as agreed
- Actively contribute to learning and innovation processes on climate solutions within WHH’s network
- In coordination with the Grants and Reporting Manager, provide technical expertise and actively contribute to the development of innovative proposals, ensuring technical correctness in reporting
- In cooperation with the MEAL Manager, support structured learning in the projects, needs assessments and technically advise on evaluations.
Your Profile
- Master’s degree in Environmental science, Agriculture or related subject with a focus on climate change adaptation/innovation, natural resource management, or relevant studies
- At least 5-years’ experience of practical leadership on climate change adaptation/innovation processes that meet sustainability criteria in interdisciplinary/multi-sector programs, preferably within the development sector
- Demonstrated experience in producing high-quality written materials (concepts/strategies, training materials, etc.), grounded on fact-based interdisciplinary research across agriculture, environment (natural resources) sector and sustainability in development settings
- Direct experience in co-developing winning proposals on climate innovations to institutional donors
- Global experience of working in a multi-cultural setting; familiarity with the South Sudan context is an advantage
- Experience in facilitating group processes, workshops, technical meetings
- Institutional donor experience (especially climate resilience funding) would be an asset
- Ability to work well in a multicultural team environment, to respond to changes in the context of work requirements, to multi-task and to meet tight deadlines
- Strong organizational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Readiness to receive necessary vaccinations for working in Welthungerhilfe’s programme countries
- Excellent communication skills, including fluent spoken and written English; Arabic language would be an asset.
Other Details
- Requisition ID: 12214
- Job Schedule: Full time
- Selection Process: Interview
- Salary: Negotiable
- Application Process: Online
How to Apply Welthungerhilfe Climate Resilience Expert Jobs 2024
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://career5.successfactors.eu/sfcareer………
The Closing Date: 09th June 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
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