Advisor for Climate & Outreach

Employer

The German Development Cooperation (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit, (GIZ) GmbH; Program “G-CREWS ”

Place and Schedule

Full time; Project office in Grenada, occasional regional or international missions

Duration

January 2023 until December 2024, with possibility for extension

Duties

• Supporting the Government of Grenada to integrate the water sector into Grenada’s climate agenda
• Support the Government of Grenada in sharing the project’s lessons learnt with the CARICOM and OECS region and initiating concept note development
• Assist in the operation of a Community of Practice (CoP) within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) region on climate resilience in the water sector

Profile requirements

Qualifications

• Masters/MSc related to water, environment, or climate

Professional Experience and required competences

• At least 5 years of professional working experience in public advisory services or in the private sector, ideally with a focus on water or climate resilience
• First-hand experience in project implementation and multi-stakeholder coordination across various sectors in the CARICOM or OECS region
• Technical comprehension and experiences in working with UNFCCC-related processes
• Experience with stakeholder coordination and knowledge management systems in the CARICOM region or OECS region;
• Previous work experiences with International Climate Initiative and/ or Green Climate Fund processes would be an asset;
• Experience with public awareness-raising activities would be an asset

Languages, applications and other competences

• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent communication and networking skills
• very good working knowledge of ITC technologies (related software, phone, fax, email, the internet) and computer applications (e.g. MS Office)
• Ability to work in a team
• Valid driver’s license or willingness to acquire one
• willingness to upskill as required by the tasks to be performed – corresponding measures are agreed with management
• Candidate must be a Citizen of Grenada or be allowed to work in Grenada.