Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Advisor (Contingent to doner funding)- Re-advertisement

Provide technical leadership to integrate and implement climate change resilience strategies

• Provide technical leadership and expertise on climate change and resilience programming to ensure activities are designed to maximize climate resilience
• Ensures that climate change adaptation and resilience are integrated across each of the agribusiness types ensuring that strategies are risk assessed with a climate lens adaptation measures are mainstreamed and robust monitoring and evaluation systems are in place. 
• Lead climate risk assessments and the development of context-specific adaptation and mitigation strategies to address climate-related challenges faced by target groups and sectors.
• Collaborates with crop and livestock advisors IP staff and others to provide appropriate technical support for piloting climate change adaptation strategies.
• Integrates climate change adaptation and climate-smart agriculture and Agribusiness concepts including options for climate change mitigation and approaches into the project components
• Assist the crop and livestock business advisors BDS advisors and agro-input system advisors in conducting analysis of value chains and business constraints including vulnerability to impacts of climate change.
• Organizes training and delivers/arranges for the delivery of training programs for project target beneficiaries government stakeholders and the private sector including climate change impacts vulnerability and adaptation strategies.
• Pilot innovative practices and technologies relevant to the target groups (insurance schemes early maturing crops solar-powered irrigation pumps dairy processing technologies compost cost-effective local feed forage development etc.).
• Work with project staff to develop relevant information packages and training modules and various ways of disseminating the skills and climate information including technology-enabled agricultural extension services.
• Develop update and implement training materials tools and guidelines to build the capacity of staff partners and stakeholders on climate change resilience and adaptation.
• Provides support to IPs in raising the awareness of project targets on climate change impacts and adaptation mechanisms through integrating resilience concepts weather and climate information into technical and VC training as well as digital extension systems that better inform decisions of risk-aware business planning. 
• Build the knowledge and skills of young women empowering them to adopt climate adaptation strategies and actively participate in agribusiness and community decision-making.
• Closely work with a financial inclusion advisor to pilot and roll out insurance schemes for major value chains (e.g. horticulture poultry dairy) while promoting financial tools such as YSLAs SACCOs and loans as climate change adaptation strategies. 

Networking and Collaboration:

• Maintain and establish contacts among local partner organizations and government offices private sector and others
• Foster and maintain strategic partnerships with governments development partners and stakeholders to promote climate change resilience at the national and regional levels
• Influence policy development and national-level discussions on climate change resilience through evidence-based recommendations and active participation in climate-related forums.

Knowledge management and learning:

• Monitors and disseminates relevant scientific developments on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies
• Document efforts on climate resilience pilot technologies and innovative practices.
• Monitor and evaluate the impact of climate change resilience interventions generating evidence to inform program design and policy advocacy.
• Collaborate with other technical advisors program staff and partners to ensure high-quality implementation of climate change adaptation strategies.
• Contribute to knowledge-sharing and capacity-building efforts ensuring that lessons learned from resilience programming are disseminated to key stakeholders and incorporated into future initiatives.
• Monitors and disseminates relevant scientific developments on climate change impacts and adaptation strategies

Take on other responsibilities within the project that will help the team to achieve the desired results.

Qualifications :

Education and Experience

• Masters degree in environmental studies climate change agricultural economics development studies or a related field.
• Minimum of 10 years of professional experience in climate change programming including climate risk assessment adaptation/mitigation strategies and resilience-building.
• Proven experience in developing and delivering training on climate change and resilience topics.
• Strong technical expertise in climate change adaptation disaster risk reduction and environmental sustainability.
• Experience working with financial tools (insurance schemes loans YSLAs) to promote resilience.
• Knowledge and experience in gender programming and implementation
• Strong understanding of agribusiness dynamics and market system development approach.
• Demonstrated experience in policy advocacy and influencing climate change resilience at national and regional levels.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with diverse stakeholders.
• Ability to coordinate cross-functional teams to achieve program goals.
• Women candidates are encouraged to apply 
• Flexible and able to adapt to a multicultural environment and complex situations. 
• Fluency in English is required. 

Additional Skills & Competencies:

• Experience working in climate change resilience in a development context.
• Familiarity with national climate change frameworks and policy agendas.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
• A broad understanding of the various aspects of climate change adaptation methods tools and frameworks.
• Specific expertise in certain aspects of climate change adaptation practice climate change science and integration of climate change issues into the design monitoring and evaluation of projects and programs
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment.

Additional Information :

Contract Type: National Full-time

This position will be based on donor funding and approval confirmation.

Expected start date: August 2025

Duty Station:  Addis Ababa Ethiopia

Contract Duration: One year with the possibility of extension based on performance. 

How to Apply 
If you believe that your credentials meet the outlined profile we invite you to apply by uploading your CV and a letter of motivation before/on June 29th 2025. Please submit your application only via Smart Recruiters. All information will be kept in the strictest confidentiality. 

Applicants who applied to the previous posting do not need to reapply as their applications will be considered in the current process.

If your experience and skills match the positions requirements we will contact you to advise on the next steps in the recruitment process.

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