Junior Advisor Climate Change and Water

vor 2 Wochen


Zurich, Schweiz Helvetas Vollzeit

Helvetas is an organization specialized in development cooperation and humanitarian response, anchored in Switzerland. Our vision is a just world in which all people determine the course of their lives in dignity and security, using environmental resources in a sustainable manner.

For our Water Food and Climate Team based in Zurich and Bern we are looking for a goal-oriented, proactive and eager to learn young professional, to join our organization as per February 1, 2024 or upon agreement.

The Water Food and Climate (WFC) team provides advisory services to Helvetas programmes and to external clients. In our work on climate resilient development, the advisory team focusses on the thematic fields of climate change adaptation and mitigation, disaster risk management, sustainable management of natural resources and biodiversity. We integrate climate and disaster risks in water as well as in food and nutrition, strengthening the linkages between development cooperation and humanitarian response. With our work, we aim at contributing to increased climate and disaster resilience of people living in developing countries.

**Main Tasks**:

- Contribute to thematic positioning of Helvetas on climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk reduction in water and other sectors, by developing a methodology and approach to harvest climate relevant experiences of Helvetas projects and programs and validating and documenting them for internal and external needs
- Support the WFC team in developing high quality communication material, concept notes and position papers
- Support the development and dissemination of methods, tools and guidelines and contribute to staff capacity building as part of the WFC team
- Provide demand-based advice to Helvetas country programmes and projects and external clients on climate resilient development and water
- Support the acquisition of advisory mandates, projects and fundraising activities related to climate change adaptation and mitigation and its linkages to water and food

**Your Qualifications**:

- University (Master or Bachelor) degree in environmental sciences, engineering, water management and/or international development
- Excellent analytical and writing skills in English, French and Spanish
- Between one to four years of working experience in climate change adaptation, ideally in the domains of water and food
- At least one year of experience in developing countries, either through continuous long-term or various short-term advisory assignments (including internships)
- Knowledge of global climate change adaptation and mitigation, from science to policy and action
- Proven interest in topics such as water use for agriculture, climate resilient agriculture and climate and disaster risks in water management
- Goal-orientation, conceptual and analytical competences
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to work in teams and independently

**We Offer you**:
A contract limited until June 30, 2025. Attractive working conditions in an interdisciplinary team and a multicultural setting, workplace in Berne or Zurich (close to the main station).



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