Climate Change Advisor

The Climate Change Advisor will be responsible for providing climate change leadership and high-quality technical assistance for implementation of the SOLKAS project including the integration of child-centred climate change practices into the MECDM and other national and provincial governments. 

In this role, you will provide Climate Change Technical Leadership, and:

·       Act as a key focal point and advisor on all project-related climate change needs and interface with all implementing partners or stakeholders (e.g. relevant Ministries, Provincial Technical Working Groups, Ward offices, Community Disaster Risk Committees, youth, schools and other related climate projects) working very closely and collaboratively with the Climate Change Manager.

·       Provide technical leadership in the implementation of the project’s climate change activities, including linkages to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR), Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) and Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) programming.

·       Lead the development of climate change technical materials required by the project, including training programs and manuals, selection of relevant online learning materials and adaptation of existing learning materials. Work collaboratively with ministries and Climate Change Manager to support and provide guidance on curriculum development.

·       Access the most relevant and updated information related to climate change, especially in the context of Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to support, and improve interventions (in agreement with the PMU).