National Climate Change Technical Specialist

National Climate Change Technical Specialist, Kampala, Uganda

The Climate Change Technical Specialist responsibilities are as follows:

Execute, oversee and monitor the day-to-day implementation of selected activities related to climate change and environmental sustainability;
Provide policy, regulatory and technical advice on climate change issues and environmental sustainability to government counterparts at national and sub-national levels;

Strategic engagement: Ability to capture and sustain attention, interest and agreement of high-level, influential policy and decision makers and secure their buy-in of high-level vision and objective.
Nature, Climate and Energy: Climate Change Policies: Climate Finance.
Nature, Climate and Energy: Climate Change Policies: Governance / integrated planning for climate change investments in the context of urbanization.
Nature, Climate and Energy: Climate Change Adaptation: strategies.
Required Skills and Experience

Education

Master’s degree in environmental science and management, climate science, geographic studies, international development or a related field.
Experience

A minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the field of climate change (preferably on adaptation), environmental management and/or climate science applied to development;