Disaster Risk and Resilience Specialist
Environmental, Forestry Jobs
- CARE International in Zimbabwe
- Expires 23 Nov 2023
- Bikita
- Full Time
Job Description
CARE is a leading humanitarian organization dedicated to fighting poverty and social injustice with a special emphasis on women and girls. CARE began working in Zimbabwe in 1992 in response to severe regional drought and has since expanded programming to address longer-term development issues. The organization seeks to recruit outstanding candidates who are known for their excellence, professionalism, integrity and who are committed to providing support to the country office. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply for the position posted below:
Position : Disaster Risk and Resilience Specialist
Duty Station : Bikita
Project : CBA - SCALE
ABOUT THE PROJECT
CARE International and its programme partners, will implement a BMU-IKI funded project: Community-Based Adaptation: Scaling up Community Action for Livelihoods and Ecosystems in Southern Africa and Beyond (CBA-SCALE Southern Africa+) in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe between 2023 and 2027. The overall objective of the intervention is building climate resilience, including: the integration of adaptation (incl. disaster risk reduction) in policies, planning and budgets at different levels; promote actions to build climate resilience and address climate risks in key sectors such as water, agriculture and fisheries; strengthening climate information, early warning and disaster management systems; and ecosystem and biodiversity protection; among others. The expected outcome of the project is increased resilience to climate change, for all genders and social groups, in over 100 communities of different sizes in Southern Africa. Inclusive, gender-responsive and nature-based.
Duties and Responsibilities
POSITION SUMMARY
The incumbent will be responsible for capacitation of stakeholder on DRM inclusive of disaster preparedness for response at all levels (District Civil Protection Committees), providing technical support on environmental management and impact, providing technical back stopping on DRM main activities inclusive of climate change adaptation and generating DRM reports.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Lead the Facilitation of the Consortia CBA processes to Climate Change.
• Lead in the harmonisation of Consortia CBA processes, approaches and or Methodologies including Tools.
• Produces a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management work plan and develops a DRM training plan.
• Identifies current and emerging risk factors, their underlying causes and actions that could help reduce the impacts of future hazards.
• Identifies programming opportunities and challenges to strengthen and support communities build community resilience.
• Provides technical backstopping on DRM and Resilience to consortium partners.
• Conducts DRM rapid assessments and collate data from primary and secondary sources of data.
• Conducts DRM coordination and review meetings with the CPC and other stakeholders.
• Prepares concept notes for workshops in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Follows up of the implementation of the DRM and CAAP plans ensuring integration of gender and youths.
• Establishes a road map to community resilience and link the DRR resilience to food security, WASH, environment, and inclusive market systems.
• Participates in DRM coordination and collaboration platforms at district and consortia level.
• Promotes project DRM activities working closely with the Documentation and communication officer.
• Consolidates districts and consortia narrative reports.
Qualifications and Experience
QUALIFICATIONS:
• At least a Degree in Environmental Studies, Natural Resources and Managements and Agriculture Communications, Social Sciences/Monitoring and Evaluation or related field
• A certificate /Diploma or any other training/courses related to DRR and Resilience will be an added advantage.
• At least 2 years plus working experience in Disaster Risk Reduction, Resilience Programming, Climate Smart Approaches, DRM preparedness, Community Mobilisation.
• Experience in training using participatory methodologies, gender, and youth mainstreaming.
• Good interpersonal and Communication skills
How to Apply
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
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