Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Specialist

SNV USA is looking for a:

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Specialist

(International contract)

SNV is a not-for-profit international development organization. Founded in the Netherlands nearly 50 years ago, we have built a long-term, local presence in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Our advisors work with local partners to equip communities, businesses, and organizations with the tools, knowledge, and connections they need to increase their incomes and gain access to basic services. SNV works to empower people to break the cycle of poverty and guide their own development by engaging local partners to achieve results in inclusive business, value chain development, and impact investing.

SNV USA provides innovative solutions in Agriculture, Water, Sanitation and Hygiene, and Renewable Energy to 38 developing countries worldwide. An affiliate of SNV, we are a registered non-profit organization, connecting North American partners to sustainable global development. SNV USA has formed a number of partnerships with prominent donors, such as USAID, USDOS, USDOL, UNICEF, the World Bank, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Master Card Foundation, Dubai Cares, the Clinton Global Initiative and the Ford Foundation.

Overview of the Position

SNV seeks a qualified senior-level Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Specialists for an anticipated USAID-funded program at the intersection of agriculture and land resource management. The project seeks to increase the evidence base and available tools for programming that reaches agriculture and pastoral intensification using land management techniques that enable multiple benefits to people and ecosystems. The objectives are to demonstrate by the end of the project that multiple benefits from sustainable intensification have been achieved using best management approaches that increase agricultural production while also increasing carbon sequestration above and/or below ground on farming and grazing lands; increase biodiversity, by: reducing deforestation rates, increasing natural forests and rangelands, providing ecologically sustainable benefits to local communities, and enhancing ecosystem services; and increase resilience of rural household livelihoods to climate change.

Responsibilities

SNV is seeking candidates who meet the following criteria:

• An advanced degree is required in a Natural Resources Management field that complements the above Agricultural Natural Resources Production Specialist, with a focus on climate change adaptation and/or mitigation/REDD+ (forest carbon emissions reduction/sequestration);
• At least ten years of work experience in natural resources management as it relates to adapting to climate change and/or mitigating it in developing country contexts;
• At least five years of substantial managerial and relevant technical experience based full time in one or more developing countries in each of at least two geographical regions (i.e. Latin America, Africa, Asia, MENA).
• Excellent oral presentation and writing skills in English.
• Ability to interact professionally with senior host-government counterparts on policy and other strategic planning issues.
• Demonstrated organizational skills and strong track record in meeting deliverables and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with project partners in a cross-cultural environment.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with other implementers and teams carrying out USAID- and other donor-funded programs, including activities in different sectors such as agriculture, energy, environment, and democracy/governance.

Desired start date: contingent upon award, October 2014

Duty station: Washington, DC

How to apply:

Please apply by clicking on https://snv.devhire.devex.com/jobs/329633 and completing your application in our in-house recruitment system before 16 July 2014.