Summary
Date Posted: Sunday, December 04, 2022 , Base Salary: Not Disclosed

JOB DETAILS:

The objective of this assignment is to conduct the relevant studies and consultations with different stakeholders in climate change and DRR as it relates to children in Uganda. The CAP Specialist will oversee and support the coordination, consultation and development of the relevant documents for SCU.
The CAP specialist will work closely with the Head of Climate Adaptive Programming and Livelihoods, the gender specialist and the Director of Advocacy, Campaigns, Communications and Media to carry out the activities below:

Outcome 1:
• Work closely with the Response Innovation Lab (RIL) to develop Consultation tools (including Q&A tools for civil society, donors, government actors, etc; and some online surveys)
• Conduct stakeholder mapping using the PRIME tool. Stakeholders will range from government departments, civil society, climate activists, with a focus on youth.
• Organize and hold meetings with different stakeholders
• Analysis and documentation (2-5 pages) on an assessment of the relationship between Gender, DRR and climate change and how to create or adapt programming to address these issues
• Review of save the children’s previous work to document lessons and best practices
• Draft final document presenting our understanding of this sector, including approaches, challenges, successes, gaps (may include a RIL-led eco-system mapping)

Outcome 2:
• Work closely with the Response Innovation Lab (RIL) to develop Child and youth consultation tools
• Conduct desk review and scoping of relevant civil society partners
• Work with CSO to conduct joint child and youth consultations including environmental and climate change awareness training package
• Write a report of consultation
• Launch and circulated the findings of outcome 1 and 2 - Public report and press release; organize and hold a launch event.

Outcome 3:
• Work closely with the business development team to develop a pre-positioning package for Climate Adaptive Programming fundraising. This will include a strong contextual background statement, a capacity statement for SC Uganda’s capacity on climate adaptive programming, identified national civil society and government actors and potential partners
• Create an impact document to illustrate results and impact from past climate programming
• Complete partnership assessments of prioritized and scoped partners from outcome 2 for preliminary vetting and formal strategic partnerships)
• Create a compelling capacity statement for SC Uganda’s capacity on climate adaptive programming
• Complete a donor mapping of climate change donors and their current strategies.
• Support Finance, Operations and the SLT to adapt global carbon footprint and other climate change policies, including SC Uganda’s internal Greening Plan, in line with SC climate change guidance

BEHAVIOURS (Values in Practice).
Accountability:
• Holds self accountability for making decisions, managing resources efficiently, achieving and role modelling Save the Children values
• Holds the team and partners accountable to deliver on their responsibilities - giving them the freedom to deliver in the best way they see fit, providing the necessary development to improve performance and applying appropriate consequences when results are not achieved.
Ambition:
• Sets ambitious and challenging goals for themselves and their team, takes responsibility for their own personal development and encourages their team to do the same.
• Widely shares their personal vision for Save the Children, engages and motivates others.
• Future orientated, thinks strategically and on a global scale.

Collaboration:
• Builds and maintains effective relationships, with their team, colleagues, Members and external partners and supporters.
• Values diversity, sees it as a source of competitive strength.
• Approachable, good listener, easy to talk to.

Creativity:
• Develops and encourages new and innovative solutions.
• Willing to take disciplined risks.

Integrity:
• Honest, encourages openness and transparency; demonstrates highest levels of integrity.

Qualifications
A Post-graduate degree in Environmental Law, Environmental Management, Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management, Environmental Science, Geography, Information Management, or a related area.
• Minimum of 7 years demonstrated experience working on Environment, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation.
• Proven experience of leading climate change adaptation planning at a national level.
• Proven experience advising national actors and government departments on climate change preferred.
• Flexibility and ability to operate in different cultural settings and with a variety of stakeholders; culturally and gender sensitive.
• High level planning, organisational and time management skills, including flexibility, attention to detail and the ability to work under pressure to meet challenging deadlines.
• Analytical and problem-solving skills of high order, including the ability to formulate recommendations and advise senior management on tackling difficult situations.
• Sound judgement and the ability to meet challenges constructively and creatively
• Excellent interpersonal skills, including ability to establish strong cooperative relationships with children and their care takers, senior government officials and development partners.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.

Work Hours: 8

Experience in Months: 84

Level of Education: Postgraduate Degree

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