Disaster Risk Management Specialist (for RiPA) 99 views0 applications

CARE Ethiopia Program

 CARE started working in Ethiopia in 1984 in response to severe drought and famine that devastated the population and claimed the lives of nearly one million people. Since then, the organization’s activities have expanded to address the root causes of poverty and vulnerability.

In 2008, CARE Ethiopia’s office moved from a project-based approach to a more focused and strategic program-based approach. Over the eight years since that transition, CARE Ethiopia has implemented a series of programs with successful outcomes, while simultaneously impacting the policies and practices of government, serving as a thought leader amongst NGOs, and bringing transformative change to rural communities. These broader and deeper impacts go beyond the direct impacts of its programs and are a result of CARE Ethiopia’s overall country strategy, which enables CARE to design for scale.

CARE Ethiopia works in various sectors but has particularly targeted the following: Food Security and Resilience; WASH+; Nutrition; Dignified Work; Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and Humanitarian Response as cross-cutting (focusing on the above sectors).

1. Job Description

The Disaster Risk Management (DRM) Specialist will act as the key field level technical support person supporting the implementation and accomplishment of all Drought Risk Reduction (DRR), Early Warning (EW) and Livelihood Adaptation (LA) related activities and programming that fall under the Resilience in Pastoral Areas Program (RiPA), as well as climate change adaptation (CCA) activities in CARE Ethiopia’s broader pastoralist program portfolio.

With supervision and direction from RiPA’s  DRM Advisor, the individual will be responsible for supporting the consolidation and dissemination of research, knowledge, technologies, and practical approaches to DRM/climate change adaptation and mitigation, and support capacity building of program staff, implementing partners and government agencies, consortium members and the community in this regard. S/he will ensure that DRM activities are based on sound analysis and best-practices, and support wider program objectives around economic development, food security and resilience in pastoral areas. The position holder will work in an integrated manner, ensuring cohesion within an overall program approach both within RiPA and within CARE’s larger portfolio. The position will be responsible of field level technical implementation, staying within budget and hitting targets, as agreed upon with his/her direct supervisor. S/he will be expected to spend up to 70% time in the field, working with government and community partners directly supporting technical implementation and providing capacity building support.

1. RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS

• Identify, develop and consolidate approaches, tools, and methodologies for practical implementation of DRM and climate change adaptation and mitigation activities under RiPA, including CARE’s CVCA-CAAP, IRM and PSP participatory tools.
• Stay up to date with current trends and best-practices in relation to climate change adaptation and climate tracking technologies; present and make recommendations on how to incorporate relevant, appropriate methods to inform-decision-making and support adaptation outcomes at different levels.
• Support inclusive, responsive and holistic multi-stakeholder planning and implementation, including community members, government, scientific bodies, and research institutions with principal inclusion of community beneficiaries, in climate related activities. Ensure programs demonstrate the benefits and enhanced outcomes from multi-stakeholder collaboration around DRM/CCA.
• Lead gender mainstreaming approaches in all DRM/CCA activities.
• Apply a multi-community, landscape-level approach to climate change analysis, and DRM planning and implementation that considers the diverse and dynamic community and governance systems – ensure a sound and comprehensive context analysis informs all planning and implementation of DRM activities.
• Support the development of technical work plans in all implementation areas related to climate change; guide field teams in the implementation of activities, conducting remote and on-site monitoring of progress and providing systematic feedback through reporting to both supervisor and field teams.
• Build the capacity of field teams, community, NGO and government partners, in climate change tracking tools and technologies and DRM/CCA methods – this includes all range of tools from participatory CVCA to software in climate change modeling.
• Design and deliver formal trainings, learning workshops, consultative meetings and provide on-site assistance in this regard as requested.
• Ensure approaches and methods are clearly documented for learning and dissemination around programmatic approach to DRM/CCA.
• Identify and recommend areas for specific training and capacity-building both for staff, government, community and implementing partner institutions.
• Support the identification and systematic inclusion of all key climate change adaptation stakeholders, at national, regional and local levels in DRM/CCA activities. Cultivate and maintain strong professional partnerships in this regard.
• Support coordination and harmonization in approaches among all climate change stakeholders, including government, communities, scientific bodies and research institutions.
• Support linking and harmonization of DRM/CCA activities and targets with other program sector activities, particularly those related to natural resource management, WASH, livestock production and marketing, and alternative livelihoods.
• Coordinate regularly with the rest of the DRM/NRM team under RiPA, the Diversified and Sustainable Economic Opportunities for ToPs and Intensified and Sustained Pastoral and Agro-Pastoral Production and Marketing, as well as with Pastoralist Program Coordinator and wider pastoralist implementation team. Work with supervisor to ensure that activities and strategies are implemented in a coherent and coordinated way with other program activities in the project areas.
• Track and report on climate trends in Ethiopia, gathering data from both scientific and community sources.
• Support development of plans and setting of targets in relation to DRM activities. Work closely with DRM/CCA Advisor and field RiPA teams to monitor and assess program performance against the targets including successes, challenges and lessons-learned.
• With support of the DRM/Climate Change Advisor, facilitate regular review and reflection meetings with partners in the field to assess accomplishments, challenges and lessons-learned with respect to DRM activities.

Provide on-going feedback on DRM-CCA program progress to DRM-CCA Advisor and the Pastoral Program Coordinator. Make recommendations on how programs can be improved and adjusted to incorporate on-going learning towards maximizing impact.

• Keep field teams and Component 1 leadership team up-to-date on government and partner strategies and activities related to NRM/DRM; liaise with C.1 leadership team to ensure RiPA activities are appropriately harmonized with GO and NGO interventions and initiatives.
• Work with knowledge management point persons to develop DRM indicators; support the design of M&E systems to track performance.
• In consultation with direct supervisor/advisor, write and disseminate reports on the progress, approaches, success and challenges of DRM activities.
• Support the development of any written materials related to technical implementation and outcomes related to DRM and climate change adaptation activities. This could include “how to” guidelines, outcome reports, success stories, or other best-practice documentation with respect to DRM/CCA.
• Develop and deliver presentations documenting DRM Program approach and outcomes as required, including to the government and donor community.
• Write other project reports and project documents as required;
• Promote and adhere to the principles and objectives of CARE Ethiopia and its programs;
• Represent CARE professionally at all events both during and after work hours

Job Requirements

1. Qualification (Know How)
2. A) Education/Training

Required:

• BSc in the field of Disaster Risk Management, Climate Change and Society, Environmental Management, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Science, or other related fields or equivalent combination of education and work experience.

Desired:

• MSc degree in Disaster Risk Management, Environmental scienceor other related fields

1. B) Experience

Required:

• At least 5 years of experience in supporting DRM/Climate Change Adaptation, or related activities
• Knowledge and experience of in working in Afar / Somali / Oromia lowland areas

 Desired:

• Knowledge of participatory assessment, awareness-raising and planning tools for DRM -CCA
• Knowledge and experience with software for tracking climate trends
• Experience in practical field-based activity implementation
• Willingness and ability to perform field work and spend extensive time in remote areas
• Ability to engage with and represent CARE and its programs to communities, all levels of government, and the international community
• Experience in Do No Harm approach
• Ability to write clear and concise reports in English. Strong written and spoken English skills a definite advantage.
• Knowledge and experience of working language in Afar / Somali / Oromiya lowland areas 

1. C) Technical Skills

 Required:

• Proficiency in verbal and written English, proposal development, strategic and operational planning, budget planning and management, monitoring and evaluation, report writing;
• Proficiency in standard office software package;
• Demonstrated leadership ability to inspire and empower others;
• Ability to work within a small team, take initiatives and deliver results;
• Good interpersonal communication skills and ability to effectively liaise with government, community leaders and other stakeholders;
• Firm belief in teamwork, gender equality, and conceptual understanding of participatory approach and sustainable development.

Desired:

• Knowledge of local languages;
• Skills in organizing and facilitating training events;
• Expertise in one or more of the following program areas: Gender empowerment, nutrition/health, water/sanitation, income generation, education or HIV/AIDS, especially with a rights-based approach (RBA) focus.

1. D) Competencies

Respect, integrity, diversity, excellence, adaptability, stress tolerance, innovation, building partnership, communicating with impact, coaching, facilitating change, developing teams, initiating action, strategic decision making, planning and organizing, leading through vision and value.

How to Apply

If you are interested to be part of our dynamic team, exciting work environment and contribute to CARE Ethiopia’s mission and vision, please forward your: CV (not more than 3 page) and cover letter (not more than one page) directly to Send your application by e-mail to [email protected].

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Note: On the subject Line, please clearly write the position you are applying “Disaster Risk Management Specialist “. Your application will be automatically disqualified, if you fail to do so. 

Passionate and dedicated candidates who meet the requirement are strongly encouraged to apply, especially women