Water Resources and Climate Change Technical Coordinator (WRCC)

Working with us is more than just a job:

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making Vanuatu and the World a better place. Our Benefits include.

· A family-friendly work environment, including child-friendly spaces in every office

· Attractive salary package ranging from VUV 2,500,659 to VUV 3,500,883

· Comprehensive benefits, including:

o Full medical insurance coverage (Effective January 2025)

o 20 Days Annual leave

o 21 Days Sick and carer’s leave

o 12 Weeks Maternity leave (14 weeks from January 2025)

o 5 Days Paternity leave (10 days from January 2025)

o 5 Days Compassionate leave

o 10 Days Domestic violence leave

o 6 Days Study leave

o Home Leave Allowance

o Paid Public Holidays including one Provincial Day per year

o 6 Days Study Leave (Effective January 2025)

o Personalized learning plans and internal development opportunities to support your career growth

About the Project

The Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience Project (VCCRP) is the largest community-based adaptation project ever delivered in the Pacific. Principally funded under the Green Climate Fund (GCF), with co-financing from the Vanuatu Government, DFAT and Save the Children, it has been designed to reduce the climate-related vulnerabilities of communities across all six provinces of Vanuatu. It will increase communities’ resilience to climate variability, extremes and change to ensure a good quality of life in the face of continuing climate change.

The VCCRP is a partnership between the Vanuatu Government through the Ministry of Climate Change and Save the Children working alongside the Depts of Local Authorities, Agriculture & Rural Development, Fisheries, Climate Change, Water Resources, National Disaster Management Office and some GEDSI support from the Dept of Women’s Affairs.

Where you come in:

In this full-time position, based in Vanuatu, you will be part of our Program Management Unit (PMU) team and report to the VCCRP Team Leader with additional technical reporting to the Director of Water Resources Department, and the Director of Climate Change.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day coordination of the water resources and climate change related project components of the VCCRP with related activities throughout each of Vanuatu’s 6 provinces. This is with the aim of building the capacity of communities and sub-national authorities to be more resilient to disasters and the effects of climate change.

The WRCC Coordinator role will work closely with the DoWR, DoCC and DLA, relevant other implementing sectors, the VCCRP PMU located at the DoCC, and other project partners to ensure that project activities are designed, implemented, monitored and evaluated to improve national, provincial and local capacity to respond to climate vulnerability.

The role provides technical advice and leadership, and coordinates and implements decentralized water resources and climate change related activities. The role will also provide guidance on strengthening water resources and other nature-based solutions and initiatives as it relates to climate change resilience-building in Vanuatu and as this aligns to best practices and GCF programming.

Does this sound like you?

You have the motivation to support role leads deliver on their key accountabilities effectively and efficiently through your procurement & compliance support role.

This role requires:

Essential knowledge or experience

§ 4 – 8 years’ experience in a Technical Advisor/Technical Program Manager or senior role involving/related to water catchment management, adaptation plans, CDCCC trainings and EWS/CIS project implementation.

§ Knowledge of climate change and disaster risk reduction water catchment management, adaptation plans, and EWS/CIS project implementation.

§ Experience in working with Government of Vanuatu and DoCC, DoWR, NDMO on climate adaptation projects with sub-national governance outputs.

§ Highly organized and able to plan well, able to work under tight deadlines and achieve project targets in a timely manner.

§ Effective communication skills in English, Bislama and French.

§ BSc/BA or degree level and experience related to Community Development, Governance, Planning, Public Policy or other relevant studies.

§ Effective remote team management in rural and remote locations and ability to travel and work in remote locations.

§ Exceptional oral and written communication skills.

Desirable knowledge or experience

§ Degree or higher degree related to Climate change adaptation, environmental management, Community Development, Governance, Planning, Public Policy or other relevant studies.

§ Experience in coordination and implementation of a multi-sectoral, multi-stakeholder, multi-location projects in rural and remote contexts.

§ Experience in working with Area Council and provincial partners in Vanuatu relating to planning, budgeting, and monitoring and evaluation.

Sound interesting?

We’d love to hear from you.

Please submit your resume and cover letter via the link provided. All applications must include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae with contact details for three professional referees. Applications close: Friday 11 October 2024, 4:30pm.

We welcome and thank all applications, however due to the anticipated volume of submissions, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

As the conduit to the Green Climate Fund funding, Save the Children is supporting the recruitment of staff for VCCRP on behalf of the Vanuatu Government. Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organization. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check where necessary, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy, PSEAH policy and Code of Conduct. At Save the Children, we seek a workforce that is as diverse as our society – in ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs – and reflects the communities we work in. We believe diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and core values and we demonstrate this commitment through all our employment practices. Our inclusive workplace culture contributes to making Save the Children a great place to work.