The Senior Climate Change Resilience Officer is responsible for the implementation, management and facilitation of a project on improving climate resilience of communities and ecosystems through integrated water resources management. The expert will engage and work with stakeholders, partners and local communities during implementation of project activities. He/she will be responsible for planning activities and identifying intervention sites in the Central Rift Valley landscape.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepares plans in collaboration with local stakeholders and local communities;
• Coordinates project activities with implementing partners and sector offices;
• Ensures the successful implementation of the project in selected landscape sites in the Central Rift Valley region;
• Ensures climate resilience is mainstreamed in strategic and key development documents
• Monitors project implementation activities on a periodic basis;
• Organizes stakeholder workshops to create awareness and share existing knowledge and experiences;
• Provides expertise support to local stakeholders and organizes capacity building trainings;
• Ensures that strategic documents and development plans for the region integrates climate resilience; and
• Undertakes all other related duties as may be required and assigned.

Job Requirement

Candidates should have:

• Good knowledge of climate change and resilience in the water sector
• Sufficient experience in mainstreaming climate resilience into policies and development decisions

Education: MSc Degree in Climate Science, Biodiversity Management, Land degradation and Restoration, Environmental Science or related field of study

Experience: A minimum of 5 years proven experience in a donor funded projects

Duty station : Addis Ababa and it may require occasional travel

How to Apply

Applications can only be accepted through the following e-mail: recruitment@hoarec.org 

Send your cover letter, CV and relevant credentials in pdf format and please write the position that you are applying for on the subject line.

Deadline for Application: July 16, 2021.

Only short-listed candidates will be contacted