Climate Change Adaptation
Advisor

DAI works at the cutting edge of international
development, combining excellence in technical and operational project
management, and exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ most
complex problems. Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transition
countries, providing comprehensive development solutions in areas including
crisis mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and public
sector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector development
and financial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian influenza
control, water and natural resources management, and energy and climate
change.

Background
DAI seeks a Climate Change Adaptation
Advisor for a 5-year, $19 million USAID funded “Adaptasi Perubahan Iklim
dan Ketangguhan (APIK)” Project. The purpose of APIK is to support the
Government of Indonesia to strengthen climate and disaster resilience,
working in an integrated manner from the national level down to the community
level. APIK will help to mainstream climate change adaptation and disaster
risk reduction into national and sub-national governance frameworks, build
the capacity of local communities and the private sector to address climate
change and weather-related natural hazards, and support the use of information
for climate and disaster risk management among key stakeholders.

The location for this position is Jakarta,
Indonesia.

Summary of Primary Duties
The Climate Change Adaptation Advisor
will provide technical leadership over activities under the following integrated
Tasks:
–        Enhance
subnational government and community resilience to climate change and weather-related
national disasters
–        Strengthen
targeted climate and weather information services
–        Awareness
and capacity development for the private sector

The Climate Change Adaptation Advisor
will report to the Chief of Party and will oversee core teams of technical
experts in Jakarta.

Essential Duties

·        Provide
technical leadership over activities under integrated Tasks listed above.

·        Support
the regional teams in the conduct of gender-sensitive stakeholder consultations
on climate and disaster information needs at the landscape and district
level.
·        Strengthen
landscape-level CCA and DRR mechanisms to encourage subnational governments
work collaboratively toward landscape resilience.
·        Help
develop a user-focused, market-based strategy that seeks to meet placed-based
demand with a commensurate supply of tailored, accessible information products
from agencies such as BMKG and BNPB.
·        Develop
or strengthen forums, tools, analyses to improve private sector understanding
and integration of climate and disaster risks into plans and operations.

·        Analyze
how projected climate changes will impact each province.
·        Engage
both large and small businesses and facilitate their development of business
climate stories that will identify how weather changes are impacting businesses
and economies.
·        Lead
efforts to turn data into actionable adaptation planning and implementation
for decision makers across diverse stakeholder groups.

Qualifications

·        At
least seven years of experience in climate change adaptation.
·        At
least a master’s degree or a higher degree in a relevant field of study,
such as environmental management, agriculture, fishery, spatial planning,
economics, public policy; natural, earth, or physical sciences; engineering;
business administration; governance; climate change, climate change adaptation,
disaster resilience; or other related field.
·        Demonstrated
knowledge of climate variability and change and/or disaster risk management,
as well as capacity building related to the provision and use of information
to inform actions about disaster risk reduction or climate variability
and change.
·        Demonstrated
understanding of climate vulnerability and risk assessment in a developing
country context, with Indonesia or Southeast Asia preferred.
·        Strong
interpersonal and communication skills.
·        Strong
English writing and speaking skills.

APPLICATION SEND Interested applicants are invited to
send their CV to APIK_Recruitment@DAI.com.
Please send applications as soon as possible. Applicants are instructed
to write “Climate Change Adaptation Advisor Application – NAME” as the
Subject line of their email. We regret that we are unable to acknowledge
receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified.