Programme Officer at IUCN

BACKGROUND

THIS IS A LOCAL POSITION

BACKGROUND

Established in 1948, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is a membership Union composed of both government and civil society organizations. It harnesses the experience, resources and reach of its more than 1,300 Member organizations and the input of more than 10,000 experts. IUCN is the global authority on the status of the natural world and the measures needed to safeguard it.

IUCN has had its operations in Tanzania for more than four decades working with many partners and supporters to implement a large and diverse portfolio of conservation projects ranging from management of protected areas, forest ecosystems, coastal resources, aquatic ecosystems, and climate change resilience. IUCN/Tanzania, among other projects, is currently implementing the activity, “Scaling-up Nature-based Solutions for Climate Change Resilience in Tanzania” (RESOLVE-NbS).

RESOLVE NbS focuses on the deployment of NbS to address challenges posed by changing climatic conditions to enhance the resilience of social and ecological systems. The activity targets on the ground implementation to demonstrate the contribution and impact of NbS in the implementation of Tanzania’s ambitious climate resilience goals as stipulated in the Tanzania’s NDC of reducing emissions between 30-35% by 2030 and restoring 5.2 million hectares by 2030. The priority sectors are biodiversity and natural resources management, business and climate finance.

Specifically, the project intends to:

i. Enhance awareness, capacity, and knowledge management for improved NbS planning, mainstreaming and implementation.

ii. Implement NbS for ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA), disaster risk reduction and mitigation through pilot and scale-up projects and contribute to conservation, sustainable management, and restoration of natural ecosystems.

iii. Integrate gender-sensitive NbS and climate-smart planning into adaptation and disaster reduction policies, strategies, and plans.

Based on the above background, IUCN Tanzania is seeking to recruit a Programme Officer, Climate Resilience to support the execution of Resolve NbS project that will be implemented in Morogoro and Iringa regions.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES;

The Programme Officer, Climate Resilience will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating the implementation of RESOLVE NbS project and ensuring high-quality project management, effective partner relations and support. The position requires strong technical expertise in NbS, climate change, climate finance, and the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to further develop and implement proposed NbS measures. The role will involve frequent travel related to project development, project implementation, and partner support and engagement.

Under the supervision of the Programme Manager, the Programme Officer, Climate Resilience will as well be responsible for coordination and support of implementing partners to ensure effective and timely activity development, implementation, monitoring, and reporting coordinating closely with partners, and other project staff.

S/He will regularly liaise with RESOLVE NbS implementing partners, local government agencies, other CSOs and NGOs, local communities and community-based organizations representing the values and interests of IUCN.

SPECIFIC DUTIES ;

Under the direction of the Programme Manager, the specific responsibilities of the Programme Officer, Climate Resilience, are to:

Project Management;

Oversee and coordinate the planning, implementation and reporting of RESOLVE NbS.

Provide technical oversight and guidance on activities carried out by partners, ensuring coherence with the project’s Monitoring and Evaluation Framework.

Lead NbS mainstreaming capacity enhancement advocacy efforts working with key public and private sector actors for climate change finance priorities in target districts.

Lead the preparation of detailed work plans, budgets and schedules for successful landscape level project development and implementation in collaboration with other team members, partners and stakeholders.

Manage project reporting, including technical and financial reports, work plans, partnership agreements, and service contracts on assigned partners.

Promote the dissemination and application of IUCN’s knowledge tools and standards on NbS, including the IUCN Global Standard for NbS and accompanying tools

Lead the identification of opportunities for implementing new and innovative financing interventions to support the decentralization of climate finance in target districts.

Ensure participatory development and implementation of Climate Adaptation NbS interventions in or around selected sites.

Financial Management;

Contribute to landscape project budgeting, procurement and manage activity-based budgets and funds to ensure that all the activities are executed timely, efficiently, and effectively.

Ensure that project activities are on-time, on-budget, and on-track for contributing to the achievement of the projects’ objectives and contractual obligations.

Ensure timely financial expenditure monitoring and accountability for IUCN-led and partners activities.

Monitoring, Evaluation, Communications and Knowledge Management;

In coordination with M&E Officer develop and apply the project monitoring instruments and systems including periodic data collection and reporting.

Lead the development and ensure timely submission of all required IUCN and donor reports.

Undertake regular visits to project sites and evaluate programmatic outputs and impact both quantitatively and in terms of quality implementation.

Support the updating of the project on the IUCN portal with relevant project data.

Document case studies, best practices and lessons learned and contribute to the development of communication materials for dissemination to target audiences working with the communication team.

Fundraising and project development;

Support the identification of new funding opportunities to scale-out project activities.

Contribute to identification of opportunities for programme growth and develop high-quality projects in coordination with IUCN Programmatic Teams, Members, and partners.

Support the development of new project proposals.

Support networking with key development partners, national institutions and NGOs to support project implementation.

Keep abreast of development needs and programme opportunities in the landscape including those in line with IUCN’s sectoral priorities and programmatic principles.

Representation;

Network and liaise with all the partners and potential partners, developing and maintaining partnerships and strong relationships across all sectors (including the private sector).

Maintain good working relationships with MDAs, non-state actors, private sector, community leadership and visiting donor teams.

Represent IUCN on issues at strategic, policy and technical meetings, seminars and other events and processes as may be required from time to time.

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