Environment and Energy Officer Non-profit Careers – DanChurchAid (DCA)
Job Title: Environment and Energy Officer
Organisation: DanChurchAid (DCA)
Duty Station: Uganda
Reports to: Energy and Environment Specialist
About US:
DanChurchAid (DCA) is a faith-based, non-missionary relief and development organization based in Copenhagen, Denmark and founded in 1922. DCA has supported development and humanitarian programs in Uganda for over 35 years, working in partnership with local partners. DCA is a member of the ACT Alliance. Our key competencies in Uganda are livelihoods and food security, humanitarian response, and civil society development.
Job Summary: The Environment and Energy Officer will primarily ensure the implementation of all Energy and Environment interventions in the areas of operation. He/she is responsible for roll-out and implementation of project activities and facilitate quality impact-focus interventions. He/she will be responsible for the development, ongoing support, continuing development, and daily technical backstopping of all Energy and Environment activities under DCA in Yumbe. He/she will also work closely with all team members, partners, counterparts and stakeholders in ensuring project outputs are of the highest quality and that expected results are achieved in a timely and efficient manner.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the Project Manager, resolve issues and make decisions regarding criteria for identification, selection, verification and graduation of beneficiaries targeted for the Environment and Energy Project.
- Participate in assessments to identify gaps and opportunities to strengthen and expand Environment interventions in Yumbe
- Support in the designing of appropriate interventions appropriate to Yumbe context to improve charcoal production such as deployment of improved production technologies; switch to alternative sources of biomass, etc.; including reforestation programs.
- Actively participate in the research and design of current stove designs/models to suit user demands in terms of fuel type, access and cooking practices in both refugee camps and hosting communities.
- Engage with relevant staff to put in place a detailed implementation plan for the Environment and Energy Project
- Design systems and ensure accountability specifically to refugees, local communities, Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), donors and other stakeholders.
- Closely follow up on day to day implementation of Environment and Energy Project activities and take corrective action to achieve key result indicators and goals as specified in the work plan.
- Ensure quality of project outputs through regular supervision and monitoring.
- Ensure that the project beneficiaries i.e. refugees and host communities, are participating as equal partners in the design, monitoring and evaluation of the project.
- In collaboration with data management and monitoring and evaluation officer, put in place project field monitoring plan, tools and project database and ensure the database is updated regularly with project information.
- Provide timely, high quality project progress reports both for DCA internal and donor requirements
- Collect lessons learned, best practices, cases studies and support knowledge management
- Provide capacity building training to staff and stove producers/entrepreneurs on improved charcoal production technology including construction/development of carbonization units, production of training Manual and User Manuals.
- Identify, develop and upscale business opportunities along the Fuel-efficient cook stoves value chain.
- Guide the team to ensure that program implementation is responsive to communities and consistent with DCA’s relevant program guidelines, principles, values, quality standards and strategic plan.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate for the DanChurchAid (DCA) Environment and Energy Officer job placement must hold a Bachelor of Science Renewable Energy, Environmental Science, Natural Resources, agriculture, forestry or a degree in a related field with commensurate work experience;
- At least five years of experience in related work
- Excellent interpersonal, communication, public speaking, and strategic planning skills required;
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, tasks efficiently;
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills. Ability to think critically and creatively;
- She should have a passion for environment conservation and should have good organizational skills.
- Experience of working with Humanitarian Sector
- Possess a valid riding permit
- This position demands a dynamic individual with a demonstrated ability to achieve results in a demanding and fast paced environment.
How to Apply:
All suitably qualified and interested candidates who wish to join the DanChurchAid (DCA) in the aforementioned capacity should apply online at the link below.
Deadline: 31st January 2019
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