Poverty is an outrage against humanity. It robs people of dignity, freedom and hope, of power over their own lives. Christian Aid has a vision – an end to poverty – and we believe that vision can become a reality. We are striving to bring lasting change to the lives of the poorest communities. We work wherever there is great need, helping people to find their own solutions to the problems they face, irrespective of their religion, caste or creed. If you’re passionate about positive change across the world, then this job might be for you.
The Bridging Disaster Risk Management with Resilience in Malawi’s Disaster Prone Districts Project seeks to build and consolidate in a sustainable manner progress achieved in reducing vulnerabilities of communities to climate-related disasters in the Salima, Chikwawa and Nsanje districts of Malawi. The action uses a three-pronged approach of: increasing access to and use of climate information at community and institutional levels for climate-related disaster preparedness, response and adaptation; strengthening communities and local government agencies' (LGAs) capacity to anticipate, respond and recover from climate-related disasters (EWS and DRR planning). The programme is being implemented in Salima, Chikwawa and Nsanje by a consortium led by Christian Aid. Consortium members include COOPI, Goal Malawi and the Evangelical Association of Malawi (EAM). The project is sponsored by ECHO.
Christian Aid is looking for a Programme Officer, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction to lead, manage, coordinate and monitor all project interventions and ensure that these interventions are implemented in accordance with the programme log frame and budgets. In addition, the post-holder will be responsible for managing Christian Aid partnerships and capacity building at district level.
Candidates must be educated to at least degree level in a development related discipline and have significant experience of appraising, monitoring and evaluating programmes and partnerships. Experience of providing technical support to partners in DRR and Climate Change adaptation programming is essential, as well as experience of working with partners and communities in empowerment based processes. Strong monitoring and documentation skills are a must.
Please show your suitability for this post by giving answers to the following questions: Using the guidance notes on the website may help you formulate your answers.
Build partnerships
Give us an example of a time when you had to influence other people and persuade them to work in a collaborative way when there were different personal or organisational agendas.
Strive for improvement
Describe a time when you made positive suggestions for a way forward despite being faced by challenges from others.
Steward resources
Please give us an example of a time when you found ways to achieve more effective outcomes by using existing resources in a new or different way.
We value the contribution each person makes to the success of our organisation. That’s why you can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.
Download the role profile (208 KB pdf)
To apply for this post, please download an application pack and email your completed International application form to Malawi-jobs@christian-aid.org quoting the reference number.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted and only short listed candidates will be contacted.
Job reference: CA/2014/02
Closing date: Friday 6 June 2014
Interview date: 13 June 2014
Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in our workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
