Climate Change and Environmental (CCE) Specialist

Become a Catalyst for Change: Join us as a Climate Change and Environmental (CCE) Specialist!

Are you driven to tackle climate change and environmental challenges?

Do you want to empower marginalized communities to build resilience and adapt to a changing world?

If so, we have the ideal opportunity for you!

About the role

The Climate Change and Environment (CCE) Specialist will play a pivotal role in CARE Vietnam's efforts to realize our vision of strengthening resilience and adaptive capacities for marginalized women, ethnic minorities, and other vulnerable groups affected by climate change and environmental challenges. This Position will involve in developing and implementing strategies, projects, and initiatives that enhance community resilience, contribute to climate change mitigation, promote sustainable practices, and reduce environmental degradation. The specialist will work closely with local communities, government agencies, local partners, businesses and other key stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

1.Provide Technical Expertise and Capacity Strengthening (55% of time)

- Design and implement climate change adaptation/mitigation and environmental protection projects to advance key programming priorities, including promoting Climate Smart Agriculture, Nature-based Solutions, Womens Green Enterprises, and Disaster Risk Reduction.

- Integrate climate resilience and environmental sustainability into CARE's programs and projects.

- Provide technical guidance and support to CARE staff and partners on climate change and environmental issues.

- Develop training materials and conduct training sessions/workshops to strengthen the capacity of local communities and stakeholders.

- Stay updated on emerging trends, best practices and innovations related to climate change (e.g., carbon finance, low-emission food systems, circular economy) to inform program development and strategic planning for the entire organization.

2.Partnership, Networking, and Advocacy (20% of time)

- Actively engage in developing new partnerships and maintaining effective relationships with key stakeholders to exchange information and explore collaboration opportunities on programming and advocacy that promote environmental sustainability and climate adaptation and mitigation.

- Represent CARE Vietnam in relevant external forums, networks, and working groups (e.g., CCWG, Gender & Climate Change WG), showcasing CARE Vietnam's work and experience around climate justice.

- Act as a focal point for CARE Vietnam to engage in relevant CARE International networks (e.g., Climate Justice Center).

- Prepare policy briefs and reports, and act as the spokesperson regarding climate change and environmental matters.

3.Knowledge Management and Learning (20% of time)

- Document best practices, lessons learned, and success stories from climate projects, and develop case studies and reports on climate adaptation and mitigation outcomes.

- Facilitate knowledge-sharing sessions, workshops, and webinars to disseminate information and insights on climate change and environmental sustainability.

- Integrate knowledge management and learning into program development and the MEAL framework for climate change projects.

- Other CAREs common responsibilities as assigned (5% of time)

Ideally, you will have:

• Minimum 6 years relevant work experience, preferably in community or international development activities and capacity strengthening;

• Experience in advocacy and networking in CCE areas, especially at national and local level;

• Proven experience in effective strategic planning, direction setting, strong conceptual and analytical skills;

• Experience in building capacity on CCE for various stakeholders

Why you should apply:

• Ongoing professional and personal development

• A dynamic and innovative environment

• Supportive teams

Application Deadline: 17 pm, 30 November 2024.

Interested?

We invite Vietnamese candidates to submit expressions of interest to join our team. Please click the Apply button and complete the online application form linked to the vacancy on our careers page https://www.careers-page.com/care-vietnam. Please ensure you attach your pdf file including a letter of interest and CV in English language before submitting.

ABOUT CARE

CARE in Vietnam has actively collaborated with various Vietnamese organizations and counterparts in the past 30 years in more than 300 projects. We realize that the keys to equal development achievements are interventions to address deeply rooted, underlying structural causes of poverty, social injustice, and gender inequality, which contribute to the exclusion and vulnerability of particular groups in society. In the long term, we work with partners to support marginalised women, ethnic minorities, and those engaged in green enterprises or supply chains, have enhanced resilience and adaptive capacities to the effects of climate change, alongside the power, capability, and confidence to make and influence economic decisions, ensuring gender-just and equitable.

For more information about the organisation, please visit www.care.org.vn

"CARE in Vietnam (CVN) participates in the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response's Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. CVN reserves the right to seek information from job applicants previous employers about incidents of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment, and/or child abuse the applicant may have been found guilty to have committed or about which an investigation was in the process of being carried out at the time of the termination of the applicants employment with that employer. By submitting the application, the job applicant confirms that s/he has no objection to CVN requesting the information specified above."

CARE is an equal-opportunity employer committed to a diverse workforce. Women, ethnic minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.