Responsibilities include:
- Assist with participatory field-based research and data collection to support an assessment in the Mara basin of key economic systems’ vulnerability to climate change and weather variability
- Assist with participatory field-based research and data collection to support an assessment of the climate-related vulnerability and adaptive capacity of communities and sectors in areas of the Mara basin: the Nyangores catchment in Kenya and the Mara Wetlands in Tanzania
- Use networks and contacts to arrange meetings with local partners, including convening and facilitating participatory workshops in the local language
- Provide translation and ground support to the participatory process
- Provide feedback to the Victoria Basin Commission team.
- Conduct meetings and maintain open communication with Tanzanian and Kenyan government officials, counterparts, and other relevant stakeholders under the direction of the climate vulnerability analyst
- Undergraduate degree in a related field, such as environmental or climate science, required; advanced degree in a related field preferred
- Minimum of five years of professional experience with research and data collection for vulnerability assessments at localized scales
- Minimum of five years of professional experience conducting analyses of climate risks
- Experience supporting donor-funded projects in the Lake Victoria Basin preferred
- Knowledge of geographic information systems preferred
- Demonstrated abilities to communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing and to work as part of a team
- Resourcefulness, flexibility, and creative problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated leadership, versatility, and integrity
- Fluency in Swahili and proficiency English required; fluency in English preferred
Please send an email with your CV attached and “Vulnerability Specialist – ATLAS” in the subject line to [email protected] by April 27, 2018. No telephone inquiries, please. Finalists will be contacted.