Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Consultant

CONSULTANT REQUIRED

Position Title: Climate change Vulnerability Assessment Consultant
Project Goal: Promoting climate resilient livelihoods through enhancing community coping strategies and participation of marginalized groups in policy making in Meru County.

Duration of Consultancy:up to 11 days, between 3rdof August and 15thAugust 2015.

PACJA is currently seeking a community Vulnerability Assessment Expert for a Programme on promoting climate resilient livelihoods through enhancing community coping strategies and participation of marginalized groups in policy making in Meru County.

The successful candidate will:

• Assess the vulnerability and risks faced by the Meru County in the context of climate change
• Identify possible solutions to address these issues which will enhance the resilience of local communities to adapt to climate change.
• Conduct desk study on policy and/or response measures being undertaken by the County Government and other stakeholders, including civil society, Private Sector and Development Partners
• Map out key climate change Actors in the County and the activities they are undertaking in their respective thematic areas
• Produce a report on vulnerability assessment, draw conclusions and provide recommendations to be adopted by the county to build climate change resilience

Outputs, Deliverables / Reporting Requirements:

• A vulnerability assessment report of Meru community to climate change – which should outline risks and threats to the local ecosystem to climate change, as well as entry points where the programme can potentially play a positive role in helping the County Government and communities to adequately build climate change resilience.

Qualifications:

• At least three years’ experience in evaluation work, especially on community climate resilient livelihoods or related studies.
• A Degree in Community Development, Social Sciences, Environmental Science, or related discipline.
• Proven track-record of delivering similar high-quality consultancies/studies
• Fluent and a good command of English, especially written.
• Understanding of local language and culture of local community will be an added advantage.

HOW TO APPLY:

To Apply:

Send a cover letter that demonstrates your relevant experience as described in the above Consultancy description with your CV by email to: recruitment@pacja.org and copy info@pacja.org. Please use “Apply for Climate Vulnerability Assessment Expert — NAME” as the subject of the e-mail.

Applications will be accepted until July 31st, 2015 or until a suitable candidate is identified. All applications will be acknowledged. However, only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

Visit our web site www.pacja.org for more information.

• Application deadline: 31 July 2015
• Length of duration of the contract:11 days; between 10 August and 21st August 2015.