Senior Specialist, Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change Programme

Job Description

Title: Senior Specialist, Climate Change Adaptation; Climate Change Programme

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

• Masters

• Master in Environmental and Climate Science/ Economics/Agriculture/ Development Studies or any relevant discipline.

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): NGO, Healthcare/Lifestyle product, Healthcare Startup

• Minimum 08 years of work experience in the field of Climate Change.

• Computer Literacy (MS-Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

• Excellent speaking and writing skills both in Bangla and English

• Proposal and report writing

• Networking skills

• Environment, Climate Change, Disaster Management

• DRR and CCA

• Policy Analysis

• Team building and leading capacity and ability to work under pressure and deadline

• Flexible to face new challenges

BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

The BRAC Climate Change Programme (CCP) supports communities to develop their capacity to adapt to climate change and improve their resilience to climate change, as well as supporting communities and organisations to reduce their climate change impact. Eager to make a difference and help communities to tackle climate change? Work with us to protect resources, improving quality of life and raise awareness, while providing people with access to the tools and knowledge to adapt and respond to adverse climatic impacts and adopt sustainable practices. Working at BRAC is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.

ABOUT THE PROJECT:

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) partnered with BRAC, initiated “Jameel Observatory Climate Resilient Early Warning System Network (JO-CREWSnet)” - an integrated decision-support system that will empower frontline vulnerable communities to proactively adapt to climate change. JO-CREWSnet puts cutting-edge climate forecasting technology directly into the hands of individuals; to show how future climate and extreme weather patterns will impact their lives. This technology, combined with access to innovative power, water, agriculture and financing services, will empower families, communities and government agencies to make and implement informed, proactive decisions about how to adapt to this changing world.

The project locations are (I). Munshiganj Union, Shyamnagar Upazila, Satkhira District, (ii). Baradal Union, Assashuni Upazila, Satkhira District, and (iii). Satbaria Union, Keshabpur Upazila, Jashore District; and the project focus areas are, 1. Housing & Shelters: Systems analysis for multi-use, multi-purpose shelters from intensifying cyclones and heat stress, 2. Water Security Improving access to potable water through rain water harvesting and desalination techniques, 3. Agriculture and Livelihoods: Assessment of climate impacts on land use and farming decisions, incorporation of new climate science findings in proactive community adaptation efforts. A virtual platform that is designed to connect JO-CREWSnet principal investigators and researchers with policy makers and planners at key civil-service institutions in Bangladesh. The Adaptation Center (AC) is envisioned to interact closely with planners in Bangladesh to empower them to achieve effective and proactive climate-change adaptation in southwest Bangladesh and at the national level. This project will end by June 2027. This position is contractual.

JOB PURPOSE

The purpose of this position is to contribute to the strategic direction of adaptation actions and climate justice initiatives within the Climate Change Programme. This includes advancing equitable and innovative adaptation solutions, promoting climate justice for vulnerable and marginalised communities, and integrating these principles across BRAC's programmes and advocacy efforts. This is a contractual role which aims to enhance organisational influence in global and national climate adaptation discourse while ensuring the alignment of BRAC’s actions with principles of equity, resilience, and sustainability.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and guide climate adaptation strategies and frameworks that prioritise climate justice and equity, ensuring align- ment with national and global frameworks, including the National Adaptation Plan (NAP) and international commitments under the UNFCCC.

• Integrate Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) principles across BRAC programmes to position BRAC as a leading locally led adaptation actor at both national and international levels.

• Monitor and analyze global and national trends in climate adaptation and climate justice, and incorporate relevant insights into programme strategies.

• Document best practices, lessons learned, and evidence from BRAC’s adaptation initiatives, and disseminate knowledge to enhance programme quality and effectiveness.

• Lead and support partnership management, coordination, and negotiations as required for programme implementation and strategic engagement.

• Collaborate with the Climate Change Programme (CCP) and other relevant BRAC programmes to provide analytical inputs on climate finance instruments at national and international levels, including issues of replicability, eligibility criteria, and alignment with organisational climate outcome and output indicators.

• Contribute to the development of funding proposals and prepare periodic reports on Adaptation and Mitigation (AdMit)

initiatives.

• Support the development, review, and updating of organizational strategies and policies to strengthen BRAC’s adapta- tion and mitigation actions.

• Build organisational understanding and capacity on the linkages between adaptation, equity, and climate justice, ensuring these principles are mainstreamed across programmes and operations.

• Represent BRAC in national, regional, and multilateral forums, dialogues, and partnerships to strengthen its profile as a thought leader in climate adaptation and climate justice.

SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure the safety of Programme Participants, people who come into contact with the organisation and team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation including sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) to achieve the programme's goals of safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.

• Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.

• Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place and encourage others to do so.

• Festival Bonus, Health and Life Insurance, and others as per policy.