Senior Program Officer, Global Adaptation Research Program
Senior Program Officer, Global Adaptation Research Program
Position #: 847
Location: New Delhi, India
Salary Range: $86,426 - $104,128
Duration: Term – Until March 2019
Closing Date: TBD at Midnight (Canadian EST)
Job Overview
The Global Adaptation Research Program is a new partnership between IDRC and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). This new program of research on adaptation to climate change represents a joint investment of CAD 70 million over seven (7) years in Asia and Africa.
The Program focus is on increasing the resilience of the most vulnerable populations and their livelihoods in three ‘hot spots’ selected for their combination of significant climate change impacts in the biophysical environment and high risks due to a large number of poor people with limited capacity to adapt. The Program’s geographical scope includes Africa and Asia, and the hot spots are semi-arid zones, mega-deltas and densely populated river basins including glacier-fed systems.
The Program’s goal is to develop robust evidence to inform how to increase the resilience of vulnerable populations in these hot spots. It will generate knowledge on conditions leading to vulnerability to climate change and how to increase resilience and develop sustainable adaptation measures within and across the hot spots.
These outputs will provide decision-makers at the local, national and regional levels with the robust scientific evidence they need to inform their policies and programs to increase the resilience of vulnerable populations and make a difference in their life.
As the Senior Program Officer, reporting to the Program Leader (based in Ottawa) and the Regional Director (based in New Delhi), a key member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will identify critical research issues related to the livelihood systems of populations vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in densely populated river systems dependant on glaciers and snowpack. You will also take the lead in developing, managing, monitoring and evaluating a portfolio of research projects. In particular, you will identify and engage with researchers and decision-makers in the regions of focus to ensure that they can actively participate in research networks and activities within the Program.
Application Deadline: May 29, 2012.
For more information about this opportunity and how to apply, visit our website at www.idrc.ca/careers.
Position #: 847
Location: New Delhi, India
Salary Range: $86,426 - $104,128
Duration: Term – Until March 2019
Closing Date: TBD at Midnight (Canadian EST)
Job Overview
The Global Adaptation Research Program is a new partnership between IDRC and the United Kingdom’s Department for International Development (DFID). This new program of research on adaptation to climate change represents a joint investment of CAD 70 million over seven (7) years in Asia and Africa.
The Program focus is on increasing the resilience of the most vulnerable populations and their livelihoods in three ‘hot spots’ selected for their combination of significant climate change impacts in the biophysical environment and high risks due to a large number of poor people with limited capacity to adapt. The Program’s geographical scope includes Africa and Asia, and the hot spots are semi-arid zones, mega-deltas and densely populated river basins including glacier-fed systems.
The Program’s goal is to develop robust evidence to inform how to increase the resilience of vulnerable populations in these hot spots. It will generate knowledge on conditions leading to vulnerability to climate change and how to increase resilience and develop sustainable adaptation measures within and across the hot spots.
These outputs will provide decision-makers at the local, national and regional levels with the robust scientific evidence they need to inform their policies and programs to increase the resilience of vulnerable populations and make a difference in their life.
As the Senior Program Officer, reporting to the Program Leader (based in Ottawa) and the Regional Director (based in New Delhi), a key member of our multi-disciplinary team, you will identify critical research issues related to the livelihood systems of populations vulnerable to the impacts of climate change in densely populated river systems dependant on glaciers and snowpack. You will also take the lead in developing, managing, monitoring and evaluating a portfolio of research projects. In particular, you will identify and engage with researchers and decision-makers in the regions of focus to ensure that they can actively participate in research networks and activities within the Program.
Application Deadline: May 29, 2012.
For more information about this opportunity and how to apply, visit our website at www.idrc.ca/careers.
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