Climate Change and Energy Specialist

POSITION:   Climate Change and Energy Specialist

OPEN TO:     All interested Ethiopian Nationals (Female applicants are encouraged)

OPENING DATE:     August 5, 2014

CLOSING DATE:     August 15, 2014

1.    Major Responsibilities:

  • Provide technical support to field staff implementing renewable efficient technologies  such as cook stoves, solar, biogas projects and ADPs on mainstreaming efficient technologies into ADP programs;
  • Support energy efficient carbon project implementing staff comply with the required standards that enable organization/community access carbon credit;
  • Scale up efficient cook stove project model implemented in Six ADPS into other ADPs to help rural vulnerable community access clean energy;
  • Closely work with quality efficient cooking and lightening technology developers and assist ADPs get connected with them to help community access the technologies;
  • Ensure Integration of the ADP programs with energy efficient technologies and carbon credit where ever applicable;
  • Support  ADPs in PDD design/redesign process to ensure energy technologies are mainstreamed into the design documents;
  • Conduct strategic monitoring to assess the impact of  Climate change and Environment sector interventions on community livelihoods using the indicators to draw lessons and inform decision makers;
  • Strengthen partnership and build images of the organization through workshop  participation working on consortiums,  with forums, working groups and share WVE experiences on the sector;
  • Identify and document best practices/approaches/implementation modalities of efficient energy technologies.

2. Qualifications Required:  BSc/BA or MSC/MA Degree in Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, Agricultural Economics, Energy, Natural resource management & related Development Studies  

3. Work Experience and Skill Required:

  • 5– 7 years on climate change related project management experience is an advantageous
  • Training in natural resource management, knowledge on carbon projects management and Renewable efficient energy technologies
  • Excellent computer skills

4. Additional Requirements: Committed to the organization’s vision, mission and core values

5. Place of Work: Addis Ababa

6. Salary: World Vision has an attractive salary and benefits scale

Interested applicants are required to fill the employment application form (you can get this form from http://docs.ethiojobs.net/Employment_Application_Form.docx) and send to P & C Division, World Vision Ethiopia P. O. Box 3330, Addis Ababa, or submit in person to our office located in Gerji area, near Anbesa Garage within 10 days after the date of this announcement or email to recruitment_ethiopia@wvi.org. Please indicate the position name on subject when email your application form.

Note: We do not receive CVs, application letters, credentials and supporting documents at this point