Description:
CLIMATE RESILIENCE & DISASTER RISK REDUCTION SPECIALIST (Climate, Natural Resources and Infrastructure) Pretoria, Gauteng OR Pietermaritzburg (KZN)
Highly Competitive Package on offer!
Our Client, a Global Strategic Management Consulting firm is currently expanding their dynamic CNRI team and seeking to recruit a Climate and Disaster Risk Specialist.
You have a true passion to contribute towards making the world a better place through building resilience into communities, the environment and the infrastructure that supports them.
Main Purpose of the Role:
To contribute to the execution of their climate change and risk analysis portfolio including disaster risk management, disaster risk reduction and adaptation, risk assessment, as well as strategy-related projects.
You will also play an active role in growing and securing Climate, Natural Resources and Infrastructure work.
Duties and responsibilities include:
Conducting climate risk assessments, including the identification of vulnerability hotspots across diverse development contexts to inform policy and investment decisions. Development of climate analysis and risk assessment tools that support data-driven decision making for climate adaptation and resilience planning. Guidance of the selection and application of appropriate climate change datasets, conducting in-depth analysis of the outputs and evaluating impacts on various rural and urban landscapes, including infrastructure systems. Communicating findings and insights to clients, partners and senior decision-makers in government, development finance and the private sector. Leading the delivery of high-quality analytical products, decision support tools and innovative solutions to address complex climate-related social and environmental challenges. Overseeing and coordinating teams of consultants and external experts to deliver client assignments in a dynamic international environment while maintaining ownership of deliverables. Managing cross-functional and geographically dispersed teams to tackle complex business, economic, social and environmental challenges, focusing on Africa. Making an active contribution to developing new business opportunities and proposal development. Building & maintaining active networks with technical partners and clients.
Minimum qualification, experience and skills required:
An Undergraduate and in relevant field including (but not limited to) Climate and/or Environmental Sciences (or similar), Disaster Risk Reduction, Engineering Masters degree in a relevant field including (but not limited to) Climate and/or Environmental Sciences (or similar), Disaster Risk Reduction, E