UNDP Individual Consultant Climate Information Services Expert Jobs 2022 – Zimbabwe NGO Jobs. UNDP Zimbabwe looking for “Individual Consultant Climate Information Services Expert“. Applicants with a degree in Advanced degree in Meteorology, Agriculture, Climate Change, Atmospheric Sciences may apply on or before April 04, 2022.
In support of the Government of Zimbabwe, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has embarked on the implementation of a five-year Country Programme Document (CPD) 2016-2020.
UNDP focuses on areas that have a multiplier effect through a targeted build-up of capacities, policies, the creation of dialogue space, and scalable downstream interventions. Proposed downstream interventions will seek to provide platforms for citizen engagement in democratic processes and facilitate access to skills, knowledge and new technologies for increased income generation.
UNDP Individual Consultant Climate Information Services Expert Jobs 2022
The UNDP has published a job vacancy announcement on March 25, 2022 for qualified Zimbabwe’s to fill in the vacant post of Individual Consultant Climate Information Services Expert to be based in Harare, Zimbabwe.
| Recruiter | United Nations Development Programme |
| Position | Individual Consultant Climate Information Services Expert |
| Location | Harare, Zimbabwe |
| Country | Zimbabwe |
| Total Vacant Post | N/A |
| Qualification | Advanced degree in Meteorology, Agriculture, Climate Change, Atmospheric Sciences |
| Experience Required | Minimum Eight years |
| Application Deadline | April 04, 2022 |
UNDP Job Vacancy 2022
SCOPE OF WORK:
The CIS expert will be responsible for the overall co-ordination , management and mainstreaming of climate information across the project `s three outputs as well as dealing with climate risks and climate proofing value chains from production through to marketing, capturing lessons learnt from complementary sectors and facilitation of multi-sectoral initiatives and investments to adapt to climate change. His/her tasks will be divided into the core areas defined under scope of work below and will work primarily with MSD, CCMD, WFP, ZINWA, , centres of Excellence, Agritex and Department of Irrigation, 21 Irrigation Management Committees, 251 FFS structures and 5 innovation platforms , in close collaboration with the PMU and 6900 lead farmers. He/She will also collaborate with other consultants working on related areas such as PICSA, Climate Smart Agriculture and Hydrology to ensure seamless and sustainable provision of tailor-made climate information, products and services to smallholder farmers and key stakeholders.
Broad functions to be performed by the incumbent include:
- Carrying out multi-stakeholder consultations with service providers and users to determine the suite of climate information products and services that enhance climate resilient agriculture and water resource management for irrigation and dryland agriculture. This will build on the feasibility studies undertaken in the project;
- Carrying out institutional and skill capacity assessments to inform the design of a sustainable climate information services frameworks;
- Development of information products to strengthen existing national satellite/observation- based weather, 10-day and seasonal forecasts and advisories targeted to smallholder farmers;
- Collaborating with the Hydrological forecasting consultant to ensure that the Training of national level ZINWA staff (partnering with UZ)) in the use of water resource models (two trainings in WEAP and Pitman models) as well as the development of regular hydrological forecasts ingest input data such as daily updates of hydro-met observations and forecasts from weather/climate observations and forecasts;
- Developing protocols and frameworks for seamless flow of climate information services including data from observation network, forecasts from climate service providers |(e.g. MSD) to users (smallholder farmers and irrigation management committees) and advisories from extension service providers (e.g. AGRITEX, DOI) including feedback mechanisms;
- Disseminating climate information through mobile phones, television, website community radio, community meetings and local posters and bulletins;
- Development of a draft climate Information services flow manual with specified standards in consultation with stakeholders, services providers, MSD, WFP, ZINWA, DOI,Agritex the PMU and other consultants;
- Capacity building on climate product development (in liaison with UoR) and climate information service provision through various dissemination platforms;
- Implementation of emerging climate information needs for users during project implementation.
Position in Organization:
- Location: Harare, ZIMBABWE
- Application Deadline: 04-Apr-22 (Midnight New York, USA)
- Time left: 10d 21h 31m
- Type of Contract: Individual Contract
- Post Level: National Consultant
- Languages Required: English
- Starting Date: (date when the selected candidate is expected to start) 20-Apr-2022
- Duration of Initial Contract: 150 working days
- Expected Duration of Assignment: 150 working days
Qualification:
- An Advanced degree in Meteorology, Agriculture, Climate Change, Atmospheric Sciences, Environmental Sciences or other closely related field;
- At least 8 years of climate service provision and/advisory to different users including small holder farmers and service providers;
- Experience with weather forecasting, applied meteorology and climate change adaptation in the agriculture sector;
- Demonstrated understanding of issues related to climate service systems and seasonal forecasting;
- Experience in working with multi-disciplinary teams;
- Good understanding of national and state government priorities, policies and planning process in climate change in Zimbabwe;
- Project cycle experiences within United Nations system will be considered an asset;
- Demonstrable experience in designing and packaging climate related messages and solutions in local languages an asset;
- Experience working with government institutions and local communities and;
- Excellent communication and analytical skills.
- An excellent command of English and local language is required.
How to Apply UNDP Individual Consultant Climate Information Services Expert Jobs 2022
Note: Before you apply, please download (link is given below) the full advertisement and read it carefully.
Then to apply, go to https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cfm?cur_job_id=105624
The Closing Date: April 04, 2022.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.
| Particulars | Details Link |
| Job Advertisement | Download |
| Official Website | www.zw.undp.org |
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