SUMMARY:
CLIMATE RESILIENCE & DISASTER RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST (Climate, Natural Resources and Infrastructu
POSITION INFO:
CLIMATE RESILIENCE & DISASTER RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST (Climate, Natural Resources and Infrastructure) – Pretoria, Gauteng OR Pietermaritzburg (KZN)
Highly Competitive Package on offer!
Our Client, a Global Strategic Management Consulting firm is currently expanding their dynamic CNRI team and seeking to recruit a Climate and Disaster Risk Specialist.
You have a true passion to contribute towards making the world a better place through building resilience into communities, the environment and the infrastructure that supports them.
Main Purpose of the Role:
To contribute to the execution of their climate change and risk analysis portfolio including disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction and adaptation, risk assessment, as well as strategy-related projects.
You will also play an active role in growing and securing Climate, Natural Resources and Infrastructure work.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Conducting climate risk assessments, including the identification of vulnerability hotspots across diverse development contexts to inform policy and investment decisions.
- Development of climate analysis and risk assessment tools that support data-driven decision making for climate adaptation and resilience planning.
- Guidance of the selection and application of appropriate climate change datasets, conducting in-depth analysis of the outputs and evaluating impacts on various rural and urban landscapes, including infrastructure systems.
- Communicating findings and insights to clients, partners and senior decision-makers in government, development finance and the private sector.
- Leading the delivery of high-quality analytical products, decision support tools and innovative solutions to address complex climate-related social and environmental challenges.
- Overseeing and coordinating teams of consultants and external experts to deliver client assignments in a dynamic international environment while maintaining ownership of deliverables.
- Managing cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams to tackle complex business, economic, social and environmental challenges, focusing on Africa.
- Making an active contribution to developing new business opportunities and proposal development.
- Building & maintaining active networks with technical partners and clients.
Minimum qualification, experience and skills required:
- An Undergraduate and in relevant field including (but not limited to) Climate and/or Environmental Sciences (or similar), Disaster Risk Reduction, Engineering
- Master’s degree in a relevant field including (but not limited to) Climate and/or Environmental Sciences (or similar), Disaster Risk Reduction, Engineering.
- 10+ years of working in consultancy or advisory or a relevant corporate services environment
- Experience in managing and delivering consulting assignments in relevant fields (climate change, natural resources, disaster management, public infrastructure) and comfortable with client and contract management.
- Specific experience in undertaking climate risk and impact assessments.
- Ability in guiding junior colleagues in the delivery of quantitative analyses.
Advantageous requirements include:
- Experience of working in Africa and other frontier markets
- Experience with Early Warning System design, development and implementation
Specific skills and characteristics include:
- Management consulting skills including issue-based problem solving, financial analysis, operating model development, change management.
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently and deliver analytical tasks of a high quality.
- An energetic problem-solver, who is open-minded with multi-perspective views on climate change, disaster risk management, international development, natural resource management and infrastructure delivery.
- Clear commercial acumen and project management capabilities, including project budgeting
- A collaborative team player who is productive working interdisciplinary environment.
To apply for this role, please forward a detailed copy of your CV, with supporting transcripts, to Nicole Spamers: AND Andrea Jones: |
