Climate Information Application Specialist
The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC), established in 1986, is a regional non-profit foundation with headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand supporting the advancement of safer communities and sustainable development, through implementing programs that reduce the impact of disasters upon countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific. ADPC is governed by its Board of Trustees and annually convenes the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) that brings together National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) from 26 countries of the Asian region. ADPC is currently in transition to an Intergovernmental Organization, with the ADPC charter signed in 2005 by 9 founder member countries of the Asian region.
ADPC has 4 thematically focused teams that support the achievement of the overall vision, mission and goals of ADPC- namely Climate Risk Management (CRM), Disaster Risk Management (DMS), Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) and Urban Disaster Risk Management (UDRM). Details about the organization and its present programs are available at www.adpc.net
The Climate Risks Management (CRM) team aims to build communities that are resilient to climate change risks by enhancing capacities of communities and countries to manage climate risks at all time scales through the application of climate information in vulnerable sectors. CRM’s focus areas include: a) managing climate variability through the application of localized and tailored climate information products; b) reducing vulnerability to longer-term climate change by adapting to short-term climate variability and extremes; and c) strengthening partnerships between the climate and media communities and other relevant stakeholders for the accurate and effective communication of the nature and implications of climate variability and change.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze climate information and translating / interpreting into a known language of the sector specific stakeholders (agriculture, water resources, urban development, natural resources and Env. Management , Health etc)
- Analyzing vulnerability and impacts in different climate sensitive sectors (agriculture, water resources, urban development, natural resources and Env. Management , Health etc) based on climate information
- Application of climate information such as regional and local climate outlooks, ENSO,MJO, downscaled future scenarios from various sources to minimize associated climate risks in climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, coastal eco-system management, natural resource management etc.
- Generating / preparing advance warnings and dissemination of relevant information to sector specific stakeholders
- Develop adaptation strategies and identification of risk management opportunities to address residual risk
- Package scientific and technical information for communicating risks and assessment and gap analysis of end-to end warning dissemination between the source agencies and users
- Analyze socio-economic vulnerabilities to changing climate utilizing results from research on historical impacts, current adaptation /coping strategies and policy and institutional landscape, and changing socio-economic conditions (population growth, urbanization, economic growth, consumption trends, environmental degradation, etc,)
- Provide resource inputs in development and delivery of training & capacity building programs on the subject to enable user institutions and communities to translate climate information and apply decision support tools.
- Advocate for the integration of climate forecast information application in development planning process and mainstreaming.
- Assisting in developing strategic approach to achieving program goals and sustainability of the climate risk management programs undertaken by ADPC
- Assistance in increasing the CRM program outreach through development of new programmes, assistance in fund mobilization enhancement of existing partnerships and development of new partnership to increase the outreach.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director(ADPC)or Director responsible for Climate Risk management team
Supervisor(s): Director responsible for Climate Risk management team
Required Qualifications / Selection Criteria:
Qualifications and experience:
- Doctoral or master’s degree in climatology, climate risk management, agriculture, environmental engineering, natural resource management or related field
- At least 10 years experience in application of climate information in to reduce the vulnerability of climate sensitive sectors ,climate risk assessment and management, development of adaptation strategies
- Extensive work experience in developing user-need climate information, analyzing vulnerability and impacts and communicating / disseminating climate information and developing adaptation tools at least for several vulnerable sectors will be an added qualification
Training skills and knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of science of climate change, climate variability and hydro-meteorological extreme events
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards and climate change on societal system
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of climate information application, translation / interpretation and dissemination to sector specific stakeholders
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of climate hazard risk and probability and communication skills
- Excellent English proficiency in oral and written communication, including a demonstrated track record in technical report writing and ability to communicate technical matters effectively to general audience
Personal Qualities
- Self-motivated, pro-active and takes initiative
- Demonstrated ability and plan and organize work and time independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented work style, and experience in working in a multi-cultural environment
- Strong desire to learn, undertake new challenges, must a creative problem-solver, must have self confidence, willingness to work hard, good sense of humor but with seriousness about the quality and excellence of work.
Contract
One ( 1) year contract with possibility of extension
or mail to:
Manager, Human Resources and Administration
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
979/69, 24th Floor, SM Tower
Paholyothin Road
Samsen Nai, Phayathai
Bangkok, 10400
THAILAND
Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
ADPC has 4 thematically focused teams that support the achievement of the overall vision, mission and goals of ADPC- namely Climate Risk Management (CRM), Disaster Risk Management (DMS), Public Health in Emergencies (PHE) and Urban Disaster Risk Management (UDRM). Details about the organization and its present programs are available at www.adpc.net
The Climate Risks Management (CRM) team aims to build communities that are resilient to climate change risks by enhancing capacities of communities and countries to manage climate risks at all time scales through the application of climate information in vulnerable sectors. CRM’s focus areas include: a) managing climate variability through the application of localized and tailored climate information products; b) reducing vulnerability to longer-term climate change by adapting to short-term climate variability and extremes; and c) strengthening partnerships between the climate and media communities and other relevant stakeholders for the accurate and effective communication of the nature and implications of climate variability and change.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Analyze climate information and translating / interpreting into a known language of the sector specific stakeholders (agriculture, water resources, urban development, natural resources and Env. Management , Health etc)
- Analyzing vulnerability and impacts in different climate sensitive sectors (agriculture, water resources, urban development, natural resources and Env. Management , Health etc) based on climate information
- Application of climate information such as regional and local climate outlooks, ENSO,MJO, downscaled future scenarios from various sources to minimize associated climate risks in climate sensitive sectors such as agriculture, coastal eco-system management, natural resource management etc.
- Generating / preparing advance warnings and dissemination of relevant information to sector specific stakeholders
- Develop adaptation strategies and identification of risk management opportunities to address residual risk
- Package scientific and technical information for communicating risks and assessment and gap analysis of end-to end warning dissemination between the source agencies and users
- Analyze socio-economic vulnerabilities to changing climate utilizing results from research on historical impacts, current adaptation /coping strategies and policy and institutional landscape, and changing socio-economic conditions (population growth, urbanization, economic growth, consumption trends, environmental degradation, etc,)
- Provide resource inputs in development and delivery of training & capacity building programs on the subject to enable user institutions and communities to translate climate information and apply decision support tools.
- Advocate for the integration of climate forecast information application in development planning process and mainstreaming.
- Assisting in developing strategic approach to achieving program goals and sustainability of the climate risk management programs undertaken by ADPC
- Assistance in increasing the CRM program outreach through development of new programmes, assistance in fund mobilization enhancement of existing partnerships and development of new partnership to increase the outreach.
- Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the Executive Director(ADPC)or Director responsible for Climate Risk management team
Supervisor(s): Director responsible for Climate Risk management team
Required Qualifications / Selection Criteria:
Qualifications and experience:
- Doctoral or master’s degree in climatology, climate risk management, agriculture, environmental engineering, natural resource management or related field
- At least 10 years experience in application of climate information in to reduce the vulnerability of climate sensitive sectors ,climate risk assessment and management, development of adaptation strategies
- Extensive work experience in developing user-need climate information, analyzing vulnerability and impacts and communicating / disseminating climate information and developing adaptation tools at least for several vulnerable sectors will be an added qualification
Training skills and knowledge
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of science of climate change, climate variability and hydro-meteorological extreme events
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of impacts of hydro-meteorological hazards and climate change on societal system
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of climate information application, translation / interpretation and dissemination to sector specific stakeholders
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of climate hazard risk and probability and communication skills
- Excellent English proficiency in oral and written communication, including a demonstrated track record in technical report writing and ability to communicate technical matters effectively to general audience
Personal Qualities
- Self-motivated, pro-active and takes initiative
- Demonstrated ability and plan and organize work and time independently
- Excellent interpersonal skills, team-oriented work style, and experience in working in a multi-cultural environment
- Strong desire to learn, undertake new challenges, must a creative problem-solver, must have self confidence, willingness to work hard, good sense of humor but with seriousness about the quality and excellence of work.
Contract
One ( 1) year contract with possibility of extension
How to apply
Interested person, please submit application together with CV and ADPC Application Form (please visit http://www.adpc.net) to the email address: adpcjobs@adpc.netor mail to:
Manager, Human Resources and Administration
Asian Disaster Preparedness Center
979/69, 24th Floor, SM Tower
Paholyothin Road
Samsen Nai, Phayathai
Bangkok, 10400
THAILAND
Only Short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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