Risk and Vulnerability Officer

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The Risk and Vulnerability Officer will be part of the GGGI Dominican Republic team and will be based in Santo Domingo. The Officer will work closely with other staff members from Climate Action and Inclusive Development (CAID), Investment and Policy Solutions Division (IPSD) and other GGGI divisions, in particular the Dominican Republic country team.

The Officer is expected to be a professional with a passion for contributing to GGGI’s mission to drive innovation to accelerate green growth around the world and address the global climate emergency. The Officer will play a key role within the Dominican Republic team to support the country program in the development of early warning systems (EWS), conduct vulnerability and risk assessments, support in the development of online platforms to communicate vulnerabilities and risks, support in the implementation of EWS communication systems at the national level, and coordinating and supervising the technical input of individual consultants.

He/she will report directly to the Dominican Republic Program Leader, and will work embed within the offices of the Emergency Operations Center (COE) and the National Council for Climate Change and Clean Development Mechanism (CNCCMDL).

Purpose:

The purpose of this position is to support the implementation of the GGGI Dominican Republic program, by leading and overseeing outcomes and activities focused on the diagnosis of the national state of the EWS, the risk and vulnerability assessments, the development of a Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the timely exchange of information to reduce the country’s vulnerability and risk to climate change. He/she will supervise individual consultants and small service firms, as well as review project results for quality assurance and address delivery issues with internal and external stakeholders.

Engagement:

The Officer will proactively engage in collaboration, knowledge sharing, communications, and advocacy to advance countries’ efforts to meet Paris Agreement commitments through:

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.

Delivery:

The Officer is responsible for supporting and, in some cases, leading technical assistance activities as part of GGGI’s efforts to promote integrated planning for climate-resilient and low-emission green growth. Relevant tasks will include:

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.).

Requirements Qualifications:

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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