based adaptation (CBA) approaches for vulnerable communities into development policies and programmes in Ghana, Kenya and Niger, with plans in place to replicate across Africa.
ALP builds local community’s adaptive capacity using innovative CBA approaches and models aimed at increasing resilience and decision making informed by climate information and knowledge. CARE’s CBA framework provides the conceptual underpinning to ALP’s work. The framework emphasizes:
- Promotion of climate-resilient livelihoods strategies;
- Disaster risk reduction strategies to reduce the impact of increasing natural disasters on vulnerable households;
- Capacity development for local civil society and governmental institutions to better support communities in adaptation efforts; and
- Local-level advocacy and social mobilization to address the underlying causes of vulnerability, such as poor governance, lack of control over resources, or limited access to basic services.
All these are dependent on information and knowledge on climate variability and change as well as on climate risks and uncertainty.
s CBA approaches that has gained a lot of interest support and engagement in Kenya, Ghana and Niger. s role in promoting community based and user led climate information services, brokering linkages and facilitating dialogue between climate science producers, users and intermediary organisations in the three targeted ALP countries and across Africa and building capacity for implementation of practical CBA approaches at scale. ALP is assessing the results, impact, scale and value of climate information for adaptation decision making by vulnerable communities to date to gain new evidence and support improvement of climate information services in Africa.
ALP is seeking an intern to support research for evidence generation and documentation s CBA work in Africa.
Objectives of the internship
- Contribute to generating and documenting learning and evidence on the role and value of user led climate information services in CBA, DRR and agriculture and provide necessary technical support on climate information services.
- based adaptation practice and policy, and how climate information services fit in, through interaction with the ALP programme coordination and country teams, and ALP partners.
Scope of Work
The main task is supporting evidence generation and synthesis through an impact assessment on Participatory Scenario Planning (PSP), considering communication, reach, knowledge, attitude, practice and impacts of interpreted seasonal forecasts from PSP. This will have a special focus on El Nino communication, perception and actions during the October to November 2015 rainy season in Kenya.
Other tasks include:
- Support the development of targeted documentation on climate information services and its value in CBA, DRR and agriculture.
- Support the development of materials for capacity building on user led climate information services.
- Support capacity building on climate information services.
- Contribute to brokering and facilitating linkages between climate science, intermediaries and users, as well as broader adaptation practice and policy.
- Take notes during meetings and produce reports as assigned.
Qualifications
- MSc. (preferred) or BSc. Degree in meteorology, climate change, environmental studies or a related field. Graduated within the last 18 months.
- Past internship experience or involvement in monitoring, research or project in a science application area and familiarity with participatory approaches will be an added advantage.
Skills and competencies
- Analytical skills: Ability to conduct focused information collection and to critically analyse and synthesise information for agreed purposes.
- Decision making: Ability to decide on plans and approaches based on knowledge of the purpose and rationale.
- Communication Skills: Advanced written and verbal communication in English. Ability to communicate clearly to a non-scientific and non-technical audience.
- People Skills: Ability to work both independently and as a team player. Demonstrated ability to listen to and support programme staff and partners, and to work with communities in a sensitive and participatory manner.
- Computer Skills: Computing skills in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook; and internet searching skills.
- Integrity: Works with trustworthiness and integrity and has a clear commitment to CARE's core values and humanitarian principles.
- Resilience/Adaptability and flexibility: Ability to operate effectively under difficult circumstances and work in a multicultural environment.
HOW TO APPLY:
Interested candidates who meet the criteria above are encouraged to send their application letters and detailed CVs to recruit@som.care.org by December 21st 2015. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
CARE is an equal opportunity employer promoting gender, equity and diversity. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Our selection process reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.
