Jobs in climate change adaptation

A. ResponsibilitiesThe advisor is responsible forBusiness development support for growth-oriented SMEs with innovativebusiness models contributing to climate change adaptation. Awarenessraising and network building among impact investors for investmentopportunities in the field of adaptation to climate change, including in the water,energy and agriculture sectors.Steeringof multi-stakeholder proc...

TechnoServe works with enterprising people in the developing world to build competitive farms, businesses and industries. We are a nonprofit organization that develops business solutions to poverty by linking people to information, capital and markets Job Summary: TechnoServe seeks a Regional Project Manager Northern Kenya (RPM-N) to provide strategic and technical leadership of project activitie...

JOB PURPOSEWFP is seeking a qualified and experienced candidate for the position ofLake TurkanaProgramme Coordinatorto support project coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of the programme at county level. Under the supervision of the Head of Climate Resilience and Food Systems, the Programme Coordinator will lead the inception phase, stakeholder coordination and initial im...

STRATEGY: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NRM and CONFLICT PROGRAM STRATEGIESIn collaboration with the Resilience Livelihoods Technical Team (Climate Smart Agriculture, Alternative Livelihoods and Market Systems, Household Economic Strengthening, Natural Resources Management) support the roll out of a robust implementation strategy to address household food insecurity and work towards maintaining f...

STRATEGY: OPERATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION OF NRM and CONFLICT PROGRAM STRATEGIESIn collaboration with the Resilience Livelihoods Technical Team (Climate Smart Agriculture, Alternative Livelihoods and Market Systems, Household Economic Strengthening, Natural Resources Management) support the roll out of a robust implementation strategy to address household food insecurity and work towards maintaining f...

Job Highlight:Reporting to the Senior Manager of Africa Land Restoration and Senior Manager of Global Restoration Monitoring, you will help manage the operations of WRI's restoration monitoring and verification activities in AFR100. You will identify critical data and insights needs for Restore Local to demonstrate progress to donors, partners and WRI leadership, leveraging the Inform team's late...

Mercy Corps is a global humanitarian aid agency engaged in transitional environments that have experienced some sort of shock: natural disaster, economic collapse, or conflict. Summary USAID s BHA awarded a Mercy Corps-led consortium of Kenyan and international partners with a eight-year Development Food Security Activity (DFSA) in Turkana and Samburu Counties. Through a phased approach that emph...

.WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all its employees and encourages qualified candidates to apply irrespective of race, colour, national origin, ethnic or social background, genetic information, gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, HIV status or disability. ABOUT WFP The United ...

JOB PURPOSE WFP is seeking a qualified and experienced candidate for the position of Lake Turkana Programme Coordinator to support project coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of the programme at county level. Under the supervision of the Head of Climate Resilience and Food Systems, the Programme Coordinator will lead the inception phase, stakeholder coordination and initia...

Purpose of the ResearchTo deepen our work across the ASAL areas 6 , ChildFund Kenya is looking for a competent team of consultants to carry out a research on the intergenerational impact of climate change on women and children in North Horr sub-county in Marsabit County.Specific ObjectivesTo determine the impact of climate change on children and youth right to access to health (including SRH) and...

The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world s largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security. JOB PURPOSE WFP is seeking a qualified and experienced candidate for the position of Lake Turkana Programme Coordinator to support project coordination, implementation, and monitoring and evaluation of the programme at county...

The World Resources Institute is a global research non-profit organization that was established in 1982 with funding from the MacArthur Foundation under the leadership of James Gustave Speth. WRI is a global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. Summary Reporting to the Senior Manager of Africa Land Restorati...

Job Summary:TechnoServe seeks a Regional Project Manager - Western (RPM-W) to provide strategic and technical leadership of project activities in the LFS Western Kenya zone of influence. Reporting to the DCOP, the RPM-W will have strong technical knowledge of the food and market system of the sectors and geographies prioritized by the LFS project in Western Kenya counties. With guidance from the ...

ChildFund protects children s well-being by strengthening relationships among children, parents, community members, local organizations, teachers and schools, governments and others Purpose of the Research To deepen our work across the ASAL areas 6 , ChildFund Kenya is looking for a competent team of consultants to carry out a research on the intergenerational impact of climate change on women an...

JOB PURPOSE Marsabit County is the largest county in Kenya, spanning 70, square kilometres, sharing borders with Ethiopia and neighbouring counties like Turkana, Wajir, Isiolo, and Samburu. Its capital is Marsabit, with a population of , according to the census, 77 percent of whom live in the vast rural countryside. It is part of the approximately 80% of the countrys landmass classified as arid a...

Job Description:The HoA is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world, characterized by complex development challenges and varying degrees of conflict and fragility, food crises, and social, political, and economic conditions. High poverty levels are most prevalent in the northern parts of Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan. A large portion of households remain vulnerable to poverty, with consumption...

Job Description: The HoA is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world, characterized by complex development challenges and varying degrees of conflict and fragility, food crises, and social, political, and economic conditions. High poverty levels are most prevalent in the northern parts of Kenya, Somalia, and Sudan. A large portion of households remain vulnerable to poverty, with consumptio...

. SAVING LIVES. CHANGING LIVES. BEGIN YOUR HUMANITARIAN JOURNEY WITH WFP. The World Food Programme, Kenya Country Office based in Nairobi is looking for vibrant, innovative, and multi-talented students. An internship at WFP is a great opportunity to acquire practical work experience while contributing to the goal of reaching Zero Hunger WFP celebrates and embraces diversity. It is committed to th...

The World Bank Group (WBG) is a family of five international organizations that make leveraged loans to developing countries. It is the largest and most famous development bank in the world and is an observer at the United Nations Development Group ABOUT JOB The HoA is one of the most vulnerable regions of the world, characterized by complex development challenges and varying degrees of conflict ...

trategy, Program Design and Business Development Act as the organizational leader for CRRD in Environmental health internally and externally Lead strategic direction and delivery planning for Environmental Health in line with the organizational global strategy (both S100 and Health Strategy) Lead the development of sustainable and scalable water solutions, mitigating the impacts of climate change...

How can you make a difference?This role will lead guidance for policies, programmes, and activities, and general support for the integration and mainstreaming of climate action and sustainability in UNICEF's Eastern and Southern Africa Region (ESAR), as well as serve as a leading global expert on key CEED (Climate, environment, energy and Disaster Risk Reduction/ DRR) areas. The position will rep...

Overall purpose of the roleA commitment to protection is at the core of DRC's mission. The Regional Protection Coordinator is the organisation's regional expert within the protection sector. In the East Africa and Great Lakes region (Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan, and DR Congo), protection concerns facing refugees, returnees, IDPs, as well as pe...

UNICEF is the world s largest provider of vaccines for developing countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, good water and sanitation, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS How can you make a difference? This role will lead guidance for policies, programmes, and activities, and general support for the inte...

The Danish Refugee Council (DRC) is an independent international non-governmental organization, working in 40 countries throughout the world, and our primary mandate is to promote durable solutions for refugees and displaced populations. DRC East Africa & Great Lakes (EAGL) region provides urgent response at the onset of displacement and works with displacement-affected populations - both interna...