Volunteer - Climate Risk Finance
Job Description
Title: Volunteer - Climate Risk Finance
Company Name: Oxfam
Vacancy: Not specific
Job Location: Dhaka
Employment Status: Contractual
Educational Requirements:
∎ A graduate and/or young professional having the following eligibilities
∎ Graduation/post-graduation from public and private universities with related academic track record in finance, economics, insurance, climate science and disaster risk management.
Experience Requirements:
∎ Na
Job Responsibilities:
∎ Climate risk insurance requires an efficient workforce as a growing sector.
∎ The partnership between WFP and Oxfam is a wonderful opportunity for hands-on training for young professionals to know different aspects of climate finance especially climate risk insurance.
∎ Having said that, the CRI project wants to include two early-career professionals (preferably women) to closely work with and learn from this project.
∎ The young professionals exchange their learnings with other young professionals and academia based on their experience working with Oxfam and WFP.
∎ It is expected that this opportunity will create interest among prospective young professionals to pursue a career in the climate risk insurance sector.
∎ Support to Oxfam's CRI project by involving field-level data collection, local-level campaigning and documentation for creating a conducive environment for poverty reduction and climate justice.
∎ Participate in local-level meetings and national level dialogues under the CRI project.
∎ Promote new thinking and approaches related to climate risk insurance for agro-products and vulnerable farmers.
∎ Submit a working paper reflecting their learnings on the feasibility of climate risk insurance mechanism and its viability of safeguarding farmers and their crops from climate-induced extreme weather events.
Additional Requirements:
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills.
∎ Good command of Bangla and English languages (speaking and writing).
∎ Self-motivation to work on Climate Risk Insurance.
∎ Willing to travel in remote char areas especially project areas.
∎ Pro-active in taking new challenges & thrust to learn
∎ Creative and has thrive to take challenge
∎ Experience in climate risk issues, partnership management both programmatic and financial, programme development and implementation
∎ Demonstrated ability to identify and implement opportunities for innovation
∎ Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
∎ Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women's rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
∎ Commitment to undertake Oxfam's safeguarding training and adherence of relevant policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible
Salary:
∎ We will provide an inspirational remuneration for food and local conveyance purpose (BDT. 1000/= for each working day)
Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to Climate Risk Insurance team to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their Humanitarian and other fields, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package.
Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.
Application Deadline: 16 Nov 2021
Company Information:
∎ 10 Nov 2021
∎ Oxfam
∎ Business : Oxfam employs more than six thousand people in 90 countries who share a commitment to work together to end poverty and suffering. It is committed to ensure diversity and gender equality within the organization and welcomes applications from women, person with disability and under-represented groups. Oxfam does not discriminate against applicants or employees based on their HIV/AIDS status. The organization has been working in Bangladesh since the War of Independence and has established a permanent country office in 1972. Since then it has responded to all major emergencies in the country. Oxfam's current program focuses on Economic Justice & Resilience, Gender and Women?s Leadership and Humanitarian Capacity Building and Response.
Category: NGO/Development
Source: bdjobs.com
Deadline Expired on 16th Nov 2021
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