Climate Change Adaptation/NRM Officer (Re-Advertised)

About the Lutheran World Federation (LWF)

We are a global communion of churches in the Lutheran tradition, living and working together for a just, peaceful, and reconciled world. LWF World Service is the humanitarian and development arm of the Lutheran World Federation. We are a widely recognized, international, faith-based organization working in over 20 countries. We seek to bring people of all backgrounds together in the common quest for justice, peace, and reconciliation in an increasingly complex and fragmented world.

Lutheran World Federation (LWF) in Ethiopia  

LWF World Service Ethiopia is a registered foreign charity, which has been operating in Ethiopia since 1973 implementing various development and humanitarian projects in different parts of Ethiopia. LWF World Service Ethiopia works closely with the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY), the Ethiopian Government, UN organizations and other funding partners. Its thematic areas include the promotion of food security and sustainable livelihood, sustainable natural resources management, emergency preparedness, response and rehabilitation, and capacity building. 

A commitment to the human rights of every individual, regardless of their status, guides our work, actions, and operations. We are particularly known for our timely, compassionate, and professional humanitarian work, and our field presence in hard-to-reach areas. Our work is people-centered and community-based. Above all, we work with the most vulnerable, and in order to claim and uphold their rights, we engage proactively with local government and community structures.

LWF Safeguarding Commitment

LWF World Service is committed to creating and maintaining a safe organization where people we come in contact with are protected from harm and abuse. Harm and abuse may include but are not limited to physical, psychological, and sexual violence and abuse, financial and material abuse, all forms of modern slavery, and all forms of maltreatment and exploitation.

Main duties and responsibilities of the Position Holder:

He/She shall:

• Lead the planning, implementation and monitoring of the climate change and resilience building interventions ,
• Support implementing partner in the implementation of the climate change adaptation and (Natural Resource Management) NRM activities,
• Facilitateneed assessment, baseline study and mapping of stakeholders in climate change and resilience building innitiatives,  
• Identify/design IEC/BCC materials and facilitate their use with the community and other stakeholders for awareness raising and mobilization activities on the issues of climate change adaptation and NRM, 
• Support local level partners such as CBOs to engage men, women and children to promote the issue of climate change and climate justice, 
• Initiate and work with networks on climate change and resilience building issues to advance the issue of climate change, 
• Facilitate capacity building initiatives to improve understanding among the target community and local level actors on climate change and NRM for collective positive actions, 
• Work closely with local level government bodies, CBOs, NGOs and other stakeholders for common goal of resilience building among the target community, 
• Plan that follows an action cycle of completing inventories, establishing emission reduction targets, formulating a plan to achieve those targets, implementing abatement actions and measuring the success of mitigation initiatives by completing inventories; 
• Developing grant and funding applications on carbon finance schemes, managing and implementing consistent with project emissions reductions and adaptation plans; 
• Adaptation Policy and plans; responding to emerging climate change risks across the project areas; assisting community to establish and implement Greenhouse Emissions Reductions and Climate Change Adaptation programs; 
• Promoting relevant community climate change programs and events in consultation with stakeholders, undertaking reviews of existing action plans and strategies; 
• Collect, analyze, document and share learning and best practices in the areas of climate change, NRM, disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience building, 
• Prepare quarterly, semiannual and annual performance reports for the activities under his/her responsibility,
•  Ensure mainstreaming of LWF Ethiopia’s cross-cutting issues of gender equity, HIV&AIDS and environmental protection, Child Protection throughout the emergency response and strengthen gender sensitivity in all activities;
• Ensure compliance with LWF’s policies in child rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities; 
• Follow procedure as outlined in LWF’s policies, staff rules, and other operation manuals,
• Perform any other duties as assigned to him by the project coordinator or his designate.

Qualification

• Msc/Bsc  in Climate Change, Environment and development, Natural Resource Management, Agro-forestry, Forestry or related field of study and relevant experience of at least 2 years preferably in an international NGO,
• Demonstrated work experience minimum of 6 years in the area of climate change adaptation, natural resource management, etc…
• Demonstrated ability to understand developments in climate change science, climate change strategy/policy. 
• Demonstrated project management experience, including budget management skills. 
• Excellent organizational skills with demonstrated capacity to manage multiple and competing tasks and set priorities. 
• Well-developed group facilitation and negotiation skills, with the ability to build and maintain working partnerships. 

Additional requirement

• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and in a team environment. 
• Highly developed interpersonal, oral and written communication skills and presentation skills
• An influential communicator, with excellent written and verbal skills in both English and Local languages

How To Apply

nterested candidates who meet the above requirement can send ONLY detailed C.V and application letter through ethiojobs.  

Women are encouraged to apply and only short-listed applicants will be contacted.