Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action Specialist

Job description

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children’s life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Major Responsibilities: Technical Leadership and Strategy Lead development and implementation of environmental sustainability and climate action strategies within the project. Lead the CEDRIG Operational Assessment for the project in Cambodia. Conduct or oversee additional research or environment assessments as needed. (e.g. environment impact assessments) Analyse data to identify areas for improvement in livelihood programs/project. Keep across sector trends and evidence in your context to inform programming updates. Working with consultant and or other project team to prepare detailed reports summarizing research findings and providing actionable insights. Support climate-related studies, baseline assessments, and action research on climate resilience and sustainable agriculture. Provide guidance on green economic opportunities including renewable energy, circular economy model, regenerative agriculture, and climate smart technology. Provide analysis on how climate change affects market systems, competitiveness, smallholders, and vulnerable groups. Support to Inclusive Market System Development (iMSD) Work closely with the iMSD Technical Specialist and GEDSI specialist to ensure market system interventions: Integrate climate-resilient practices, nature-based solutions, and sustainable natural resource management. This should include mainstreaming in the core iMSD interventions and additional targeted ESCA activities for households/communities and market actors. Promote climate-smart value chain upgrading. Integrate environmental safeguards into private-sector partnerships Integrate of climate action outcomes into activity design, implementation, and monitoring. Support implementation of ESCA strategies as part of iMSD Support implementation of additional ESCA interventions and models. Promoting synergies across key focus areas, including 1) GEDSI/Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE); and 2) Environmental sustainability and green growth to foster more holistic, sustainable solutions that address root causes in the context of economic, social and environmental systems. Capacity Building & Technical Support Facilitate workshops and training sessions on environmental sustainability and climate action for project team on how to mainstreaming ESCA into iMSD and other ESCA models Develop educational materials and resources to support training efforts. Provide ongoing coaching support and mentorship to field teams, Lead Farmers, AC committees, and local partners on the effective application of sustainability practices, including providing technical assistance to businesses on adopting green technologies and climate-adaptive practices. Environmental Safeguards and Compliance Ensure compliance with World Vision’s Environmental Stewardship Policy, donor safeguards, and national environmental regulations. Lead environmental impact assessment processes for project activities when required. Develop environmental mitigation plans and monitor compliance. Collaborate with MEAL to track environmental indicators, carbon reduction contributions, and climate adaptation results. Ensure ESCA risks and risk mitigation strategies are in the project risk register. Ensure project compliance with environmental regulations and standards. Stakeholder Engagement Coordinate with government agencies on climate action and environmental priorities. Strengthening partnerships with Climate research institutions, Meteorological services, Green technology providers, Environmental NGOs, Private sector companies engaging in sustainable production. Engage with community members, local government, private sector, financial institutions, NGOs, CSOs, and other stakeholders as needed. Build and maintain networks with sub-national and national policymakers to integrate sustainability into local and national agendas. Monitoring and Evaluation, Reporting and Learning: Work with M&E officer to set measurable goals and objectives for ESCA as part of the project logframe and M&E. Support project MEL team to ensure accurate data collection and documentation for reporting of ESCA to donors. Provide climate and environment inputs to periodic reports (monthly, quarterly, annual). Contribute to knowledge products, case studies, and technical briefs. Work with WVI advocacy teams to promote policy recommendations on climate adaptation and sustainable agriculture. Demonstrating an understanding of and commitment to World Vision’s Core Values in the approach to work and relationships; Demonstrate Work and Life balance Personal and professional development goals consistent with World Vision’s strategic goal Know and understand appropriate new paradigms in P&C. Applicant Types Accepted: Local Applicants Only