Risk and Vulnerability Officer

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Description

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• Develop the collaboration and resources of international organizations (including the UNFCCC), partnerships and platforms, as well as research institutions, academic institutions and other organizations, where appropriate;
• Support the development of project proposals to access funds and donors in climate change adaptation and early warning system.
• Engage and collaborate with key GGGI staff, including other country teams, throughout the project design and implementation process and support in-country technical advisory services;
• Engage and collaborate with donors who are focused on efforts against the effects of climate change;
• Support stakeholder engagement, visioning exercises, consultations, and other activities needed to formulate relevant systems, strategies, and policy documents;
• Collaborate, where necessary, with governmental and non-governmental counterparts to support the implementation of relevant projects and policies.

• Lead and conduct risk and vulnerability assessments to identify and prioritize regions, sectors, communities, and economic activities;
• Assess available data and methodologies for conducting risk and vulnerability assessments, and review best practices and methodologies for assessing climate and disaster risk.
• Oversee the development of the GIS to visualize risks and vulnerabilities to enable and foster adaptation-driven policies, planning, tools, and capacity building;
• Lead the development of EWS for different audiences.
• Ensure that all project outputs, activities, and deliverables, as well as project reports, are completed and submitted in a timely manner;
• Manage individual consultants and/or small consulting projects;
• Review project results for quality assurance and address delivery issues with internal and external project collaborators.
• Lead the implementation of capacity building programs, workshops, seminars and other activities to enhance the knowledge of stakeholders in selected countries.
• Lead and review relevant technical studies, guidelines, reports and publications, where appropriate; and
• Oversee relevant, high-quality communication materials (factsheets, project brochures, press releases, website content, etc.).

• Bachelor’s degree in fields relevant to the position described (such as environmental policy, engineering, environmental science and management, economics, statistics, climate change, or any related field);
• At least five (5) years of experience in climate change with at least three (3) years in EWS development, risk and vulnerability assessment, identification of the most vulnerable or at-risk regions, areas, economic sectors, and communities.
• Experience in international organizations working with developing countries is an asset;
• Experience in the design and implementation of capacity-building activities aimed at improving countries’ capacity to identify climate and disaster risk in order to alert the population in a timely manner;
• Experience in quantitative data analysis and ability to produce compelling arguments from the analysis of adaptation-related issues;
• Experience with Geographic Information Systems for the development of online platforms is an asset;
• Experience in the use of applications such as Microsoft Project or equivalent means is an asset, as well as the construction of dashboards using tools such as Microsoft Power BI or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading or supporting the execution of completed and successful projects, i.e., managing/supporting the delivery of results on time and within budget;
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Spanish; Knowledge of other languages relevant to GGGI partner countries is an asset.

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