Climate Change Expert – Global Climate Change Alliance Support Facility
About DAI:
DAI is an employee-owned global development company. For 40 years, we have worked on the frontlines of international development, tackling fundamental social and economic development problems caused by inefficient markets, ineffective governments, and instability. Currently, DAI is delivering results that matter in some 60 countries. Our integrated development solutions turn ideas into impact by bringing together fresh combinations of expertise and innovation across multiple disciplines—crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS and disease control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate change. Our clients include international development agencies, international lending institutions, private corporations and philanthropies, and national governments.
Objectives of the role:
The EU intends to support a second phase of the Global Climate Change Alliance (GCCA) initiative, GCCA+. The GCCA+ Support Facility will support the GCCA+ as a platform for dialogue and exchange of experience between the EU and developing countries on climate policy and on practical approaches to integrate climate change into development policies and budgets; support the provision of technical and financial support to poor developing countries most vulnerable to climate change with a focus on least developed countries (LDCs) and small islands developing States (SIDS); support the knowledge creation and dissemination and communication efforts of the GCCA+.
The Climate Change Expert will be based in Brussels. He/she will be responsible for supporting the delivery of a range of activities including regional conferences, training workshops, programme identification and formulation technical assistance and communication and knowledge management.
Length of the project: 36 months
Start Date: January 2015
Qualifications and Skills:
- Fluency in written and spoken English or French, with good knowledge of the other
- University Degree in a relevant subject (natural resources, environment, climate change etc.)
General Professional Experience:
- Strong track record in managing consultancy work in the area of climate, environment and natural resources
- Proven ability in participatory and consultative processes
- Solid experience with the UN Climate Change Convention, the Kyoto Protocol and the policy context in which the Global Climate Change Alliance is to be launched
- Good understanding of EU development assistance; EC and EU Member States financing mechanisms for development and financial regulations governing their budgets
Specific Professional Experience:
- 10 years of experience in the fields of climate, environmental and natural resources management
- Experience of working in regions that are relevant to the GCCA, particularly Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDC)
Deadline for Application:30th September 2014
"Please note that all profiles are indicative only and therefore subject to change once the ToR is made available."
