Senior Programme Associate (Climate Analytics)

Overview

Provide technical and analytical support for strengthening national systems for disaster risk management, shock-responsive social protection, and disaster risk financing. Focus on emergency preparedness, rapid response, climate risk analysis, and vulnerability assessment.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the analysis of climate and disaster risks, vulnerability, food security, and nutrition.
• Support the integration and interpretation of climate, disaster risk, and vulnerability analyses.
• Assist in the development, review, and monitoring of thresholds, triggers, and decision-support indicators for early warning systems.
• Support the development and enhancement of analytical methods, tools, and frameworks for climate risk monitoring and assessment.
• Provide analytical support to response operations during emergencies.
• Assist in strengthening government capacities to implement and utilize post-disaster impact data collection, analysis, verification, and reporting systems.
• Provide technical support to government counterparts and partners.
• Assist in the preparation of analytical reports, dashboards, maps, situation updates, presentations, briefing notes, and other information products.
• Contribute to the documentation of programme activities, lessons learned, analytical outputs, and results.
• Promote the use of innovative approaches, technologies, and digital tools.
• Perform any other related duties as assigned.

Required Experience

Minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible professional experience in climate risk analysis, disaster risk management, early warning systems, food security and nutrition analysis, vulnerability assessment, or related fields. Demonstrates strong skills in assessment/survey design, data analysis, and reporting. Has experience using statistical analysis, and data collection/visualization tools such as SPSS, Stata, R, Python, Excel, Power BI, Tableau, KoBoToolbox, ODK, or similar platforms. Demonstrates proficiency in GIS and Remote Sensing applications (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, GEE) for spatial analysis, and production of maps. Has experience working with government institutions, development partners, or humanitarian organizations in disaster management, climate adaptation, food security, nutrition, or resilience-building initiatives. Has experience in facilitating technical training, coaching, and capacity strengthening for government counterparts and partners.

Qualifications

Completion of secondary school education. A post-secondary certificate in Climate Science, Meteorology, Hydrology, Disaster Risk Management, Geography, GIS, Economics, Statistics, Development Studies, Food Security, Nutrition, Data Science, or a related field.

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