CLIMATE AND HYDROLOGICAL ANALYST

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty.

Our Team:

Climate Justice and Natural Resource Rights is a portfolio of Oxfam in Bangladesh to enable vulnerable people from all genders including youth to have reduced loss and damage from climate change impacts and increased benefit from common pool ecosystem goods and services, though more power and leadership at community level. The team works with a rights-based approach towards natural management, climate finance and climate resilience. It includes a range of expertise and complementary functions of technical specialists, activists and managers.
Climate and Hydrological Analyst will lead the Climate Risk Insurance components (supported by UN-WFP and KOICA), also known as CRI.

The Role:

The Climate and Hydrological Analyst will focus on the following outcome areas of the Climate Justice and Natural Resource Rights portfolio:

  • Replicable models of climate finance developed through analysis of climate and hydrological data
  • Negotiating capital built for climate vulnerable communities to claim a just compensation and support system to cover climate change or hydrological hazard induced loss and damage

The overall responsibility of the role is to manage a programme, climate finance sub-unit of Climate Justice and Natural Resource Rights portfolios and lead on influencing policy or strategy development process related with climate finance and risk transfer mechanisms like insurances.
The position with also ensure climate data justice and evidence generation through partnerships and collaborations to ensure rights of the most vulnerable and marginalized communities of Bangladesh.
This includes partnership management with data service consultants, filed implementation partners and sectoral stakeholders (Insurance companies, Data agencies, the Government and practitioners) as well as analyze risks of natural hazards and associated loss and damage for developing viable insurance products and solutions. Besides, the position will lead evidence-based advocacy to promote climate risk insurance and other means for climate finance and provide technical support to partners as well as overall project management of CRI at Oxfam’s end.

What we are looking for:

We are looking for climate and hydrological data genius who can source data via various means ranging from earth observation and big-data down to crowd sourced or secondary public data sets and analyze them to identify trends and predict future scenarios based on the available evidence. Tagging along with the economists and finance professionals, the position holder needs to be able to identify or validate climate finance solutions like insurances, payment for ecosystem services and other innovative financial products. The position holder needs to have basic project management knowledge and some experience of implementing projects and openness to learn more.

Essential

  • Graduate level degree in earth and environmental sciences or climate and hydrology related data sciences
  • Demonstrated knowledge earth systems, especially climate and hydrological systems and climate finance mechanis
  • Experience of project management
  • Understanding of national and international policies and practices related with climate finance
  • Experience of partnership-based work, preferably in networked manner
  • Writing and speaking ability with academic rigor and simplicity for a wide range of audience in English and Bengali

Desirable

  • Publications related with climate finance and/or hazard risk analysis
  • Experience of activism and advocacy
  • Experience of fund raising
  • Value alignment for environmental justice, rights-based approach and feminist principles
  • Demonstrated capacity in advanced data processing and analysis software, GIS & remote sensing and machine learning

Key Attributes

  • Ability to demonstrate sensitivity to cultural differences and gender issues, as well as the commitment to equal opportunities.
  • Ability to demonstrate an openness and willingness to learn about the application of gender/gender mainstreaming, women’s rights, and diversity for all aspects of development work.
  • Commitment to undertake Oxfam’s safeguarding training and adherence of relevant policies to ensure all people who come into contact with Oxfam are as safe as possible

We offer:

This role will give you an opportunity to make a difference in Oxfam GB, to act as key contributor to Bangladesh Country Programme, to work with a group of passionate people that are specialists in their Humanitarian and other fields, offers fair pay and competitive benefits package

Location

Dhaka, Bangladesh

Job Type: Fixed Term

Salary:

BDT. 10,56,451 gross per annum (13 months) with other benefits e.g. medical for spouse and children, contributory Provident fund, gratuity, leave & Insurance etc.

[Only Bangladeshi National are eligible to apply]

 

Our values and commitment to safeguarding:

Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply

Note:  All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and may be subject to appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks.

How to apply:

  • Search for the vacancy using the reference number INT7579 complete the online application process
  • Ensure you submit your application before midnight (GMT) on the closing date. Unless a different time is specified in the advert.

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Application deadline: 14 JULY 2021

About Us

Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 19 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.