Overview
Support the UNESCO project Sustainably Unlocking the Economic Potential of Lake Turkana, focusing on sustainable resource management, livelihood improvement, and climate risk assessment.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Lake Turkana project management and project rollout.
- Support logistics and planning of the project’s activities, including fieldwork and data collection.
- Support logistics, planning, and implementation of project workshops, dissemination events, and engagement activities with stakeholders and communities.
- Support activities within the UNESCO Climate Risk Informed Decision Analysis (CRIDA).
- Support the creation of content for social media, newsletters, and other communication channels.
- Regularly attend meetings of the project steering committee, support the preparation of minutes of meetings and action plans.
- Support the preparation of reports on project progress.
- Support projects on other team topics, such as flood management and early warning systems.
Required Experience
- 1 month
- Up to three years of relevant experience in combating climate change, protecting biodiversity, or working with climate adaptation strategies, climate models, and climate change scenarios for water and natural resources management.
Qualifications
- Master II certificate
- Master's degree in Hydrology / Environmental Management, Environmental Sciences / Engineering / Ecology or other fields relevant to Natural Resources Management - Combating Climate Change - Protecting biodiversity.
