Earn 180m as Climate Change and Natural Resource Adviser at Department for International Development (DFID)

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Organization: Department
for International Development (DFID)
Duty Station: Kampala,
Uganda
Salary Range: UGX
180,946,984 – 258,832,564 per annum
About DFID:
The Department for
International Development (DFID) leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty.
We’re ending the need for aid by creating jobs, unlocking the potential of
girls and women and helping to save lives when humanitarian emergencies hit. The
Department for International Development (DFID) has been working in Uganda to
improve the quality of essential services and help protect the most vulnerable.
Uganda aspires to be a middle income country by 2040. Revenue from oil
production and successful regional economic integration could help achieve this
sooner. Since 2005, economic growth has averaged 7% annually and inward
investment has doubled. Less than a quarter of the population now lives below
the national poverty line, down from a third in 2006.
Job Summary:  The Climate Change and Natural Resource
Adviser will lead our work on climate change, natural resource management and
environment. The role will involve providing technical and management support
to a range of programmes, and engagement and policy influencing with key
players in the sector. The role will promote UK’s position and interest in
ensuring a sustainable and prosperous Uganda.
Key Duties and Responsibilities: 
  • Take forward the UK Government’s policy engagement on Climate and Natural
    Resource in Uganda, in relation to the UK overseas development assistance
    and contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals.
  • Provide technical, advisory and management support on climate,
    resilience, natural resource management and green growth within
    development programmes in renewable energy, commercial agriculture, urban
    planning, infrastructure, livelihoods and humanitarian sectors.
  • Ensure that DFID Uganda programmes give appropriate consideration to
    climate and environment risks and opportunities in their design and
    implementation.

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
  • The ideal applicant for the DFID Climate Change and Natural Resource
    Adviser job vacancy should hold a bachelor’s degree in climate change,
    environment or natural resource management or a related field.
  • At least five years’ experience working in climate change,
    environmental or natural resource management roles.
  • Demonstrated understanding of climate change economy and natural
    resource management policy, including resilience, adaptation, mitigation,
    low carbon development and environmental stewardship.
  • Desirable:
  • A masters’ degree (or equivalent experience) in climate change,
    environment or natural resource management or a related field.
  • Understanding of the working of Government in relevant sectors
    and/or of development partners projects, policies and strategies.
  • Relevant experience in the private sector and research or academic
    experience.
Core UK civil
service competencies:
Candidates should be able to clearly demonstrate in their application examples
of the following Civil Service Behaviours:
  • Seeing the big picture
  • Working together
  • Communicating and Influencing
  • Changing and improving
  • Level 4 should be used when completing the application form.
How to Apply: 
All applicants are
encouraged to send a filled application form, Download
Here, send it to the
AfricaHRHubRecruit@DFID.GOV.UK
with a copy of their most recent CV. Please quote the following reference
number when applying “UGA/0818”. Failure to do so may result in your
application not being viewed.
Deadline: 3rd December 2018
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