Programme Officer- Climate Change Adaptation/DRR
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Programme Officer- Climate Change Adaptation/DRR
Fixed term contract for a period of 1 yr, Closing date Tuesday 25th August Interview date: 1st week of September 2015
Poverty is an outrage against 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 passion about positive change across the world, this job might be for you
This position is for 1 yr, Programme Officer (PO) is directly responsible for the coordination of project implementation with partners, In particular S/he will manage the Climate Justice Project and the Rebuilding Livelihoods of the Flood Affected Households project, both in Chikwawa District. These are donor funded projects by the Scottish Govt and EXCHO respectively, therefore, the Programme Officer will work very closely with other Christian Aid colleagues in country and beyond working on DRM interventions, S/he will contribute to overall management and development of the DRM interventions in the Malawi programme
Must have a Degree in Development Studies, Agriculture, or other related social science, Must have been in development work for a minimum of 3 yrs, Understand the core values and objectives of Christian Aid, Very good skills in research and learning, Have experience in recovery work, women’s empowerment, climate change and mitigation, social norms and exclusion and power analysis, Must demonstrate ability to support partners in integrating different components of the project from the community, district and national levels , with clear linkage strategy for the community level work to feed into the national level advocacy work, Promote team work and integrated thinking
To apply for any of this post, please visit www.christianaid.org.uk/jobs If you have questions about the position please email them to Malawi-info@christian-aid.org Christian Aid values diversity and aspires to reflect this in its workforce. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of race, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
