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Job profile

CLIMATE RESILENCE COORDINATOR -

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ZIMBABWE

Practical Action

ABOUT USpracticalaction.org

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We are an international development organization putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy. And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grow big.

We’re a global change-making group. The group consists of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company and a technical consulting service. We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

OUR AIMSWe help people find solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems, made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality. Our aims are to:

Make agriculture work better for smallholder farmers, many of them women, so they can adapt to climate change and achieve a good standard of living

Help more people harness the transformational effects of clean affordable energy and reduce avoidable deaths caused by smoke from indoor stoves and fires.

Make cities in poorer countries cleaner, healthier places to live and work.

Build disaster resilience into the lives of people threatened by hazards – reducing the risk of hazards and minimising their impact on lives and livelihoods.

HOW WE WORKWe work on holistic solutions that change systems and have a framework to help us achieve the aims:

Analyse the root causes of a poverty and vulnerability Define the change at scale we need to make

Develop activities along three complementary paths: Demonstrate, Learn and Inspire.

- Demonstrate that our solutions are sustainable in the real world

- Learn by capturing evidence and adapting our approach

- Inspire wider support to multiply our impact.

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OUR ORGANISATIONPractical Action is an unconventional, multi-disciplinary change-making organization

A highly innovative community development charity operating in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Practical Action community projects use ingenious ideas to design, test, refine and prove new ways to overcome poverty and disadvantage and then ‘open-source’ knowledge of what works so that it can be implemented at a greater scale by others.

A world-class consulting operation that helps socially responsible business, government policy makers and other development organizations. This draws on learnings from our own development work as well as the combined brainpower of a roster of over 2,000 expert consultants. Practical Action Consulting helps to extend the reach of our influence by providing the best advice to others, whose work can make a bigger difference.

A well respected specialist development publisher. Practical Action Publishing brings together development practitioners, researchers and thought leaders to create publications that stimulate discussion, strengthen peoples’ capabilities and inspire sustainable change.

“We treat all applications for employment on their merits and do not take into consideration any factors that are not relevant to the job such as gender, race, religion, ethnic or national origin, caste, tribe, belief, age, marital status, pregnancy, caring responsibilities, sexual orientation, or disability.

Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks.” The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to live and work in Malawi.

In Southern Africa, Practical Action’s strategic Climate and Resilience ambitions are to:

Work with other partners to accelerate promotion of climate resilience in Zimbabwe, by working with communities and strategic partners in government, private sector and civil society to:

Demonstrate and generate evidence and options for climate resilience in Zimbabwe.

Support development of markets and businesses that embrace climate resilience.

Support development and implementation of relevant and enabling national climate resilience policies and strategies, and contribute to the regional initiatives.

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Develop sustainable community driven models that empower women and youths and ensure resilience of community assets and livelihoods.

Practical Action

ABOUT THE ROLEOur Vision Practical Action’s vision is of a world that works better for everyone.

About the Role

The Climate and Resilience Coordinator works closely with the regional Climate and Resilience thematic leader to provide innovative and impactful thought leadership to guide Practical Action’s climate resilience work in Zimbabwe. The role coordinates, develops, shapes and supports initiatives and activities (which are ultimately implemented through programme delivery, consulting, and communications departments).

The Climate and Resilience Coordinator will lead climate and resilience, collaboration with thematic leads and coordinators in Agriculture, Energy, Gender and Knowledge Management. The core purpose of this role is to understand the systemic barriers to achieving climate resilience in Zimbabwe and identify opportunities for overcoming them; to articulate Practical Action’s Climate and Resilience strategy and change ambitions; to build strategic partnerships with others (governments, donors, NGOs and private sector); to originate, design and develop innovative climate and resilience programmes to achieve these ambitions; and to provide technical input and oversight for their delivery. As a member of the Practical Action Zimbabwe Team, s/he will collaborate closely with senior colleagues to ensure integration of approaches.

The role is expected to contribute towards achieving our Climate and Resilience change ambitions and impacts, to strengthen organizational profile, support other teams, generate funds and manage relationships. These accountabilities are

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indicated below with approximate level of effort against each.

SCOPETitle Climate and Resilience CoordinatorReporting to TBADirect reports Climate and Resilience experts (as required to develop and

provide technical support to programmes),Groups Member of the Zimbabwe Technical team; member of

Practical Action’s Global Climate and Resilience Thematic Hub

Relationships Strategic partners relevant to change ambition, departments responsible for disaster management and meteorological services, relevant government ministries, donors, relevant organisations. Business Development Leader, other thematic and support teams in the regional office, Practical Action Consulting (UK and Region), heads of agriculture, and climate resilience (UK), thematic leads in other countries, UK colleagues (International Programmes Support Team, Fundraising, Communications and Marketing, Policy and Practice, Gender Adviser, Systems Thinking Adviser)

Financial scope Direct management of allocated annual budgetLocation ZimbabweNature or contract

2- year fixed term contract, renewable by mutual agreement

Annual Gross salary

$36,000 to $44,000 all-inclusive, depending on experience

Travel Expected, approximately 1-3 weeks per quarter local and regional travel

ACCOUNTABILITIESAchieving Strategic Ambitions – 15% Understand Practical Action’s potential and scope for contributing to change in

the climate and resilience sector, using a systems thinking approach to analyse and integrate cultural, political and economic factors, contribute to the formulation of the Zimbabwe change ambitions based on this analysis and develop local strategic plans for achieving these ambitions in Zimbabwe.

Ensure that Practical Action Zimbabwe’s climate and resilience strategy, change ambitions and programmes align with the wider organizations’ thinking, systems approach and framework for change.

Generating Funding and managing relationships – 40% Develop, nurture and manage strategic relationships and partnerships with

donors, governments, potential programme partners and other stakeholders to advance the climate and resilience change ambitions.

Engage with strategic partners in Zimbabwe and open doors that enable growth of our climate resilience work in Zimbabwe.

Work with UK and other RCO teams, through the Global climate resilience Change Ambition Hub, to build a strong understanding of changes and trends

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in the climate resilience sector and to identify and develop new work-streams and funding propositions based on these.

Originate, design and develop (with the support of the business development team) climate resilience project pipeline and high quality, winning proposals to secure funding for innovative programmes through which the climate resilience change ambition can be achieved.

Provide technical input and oversight to implementation of climate resilience programmes to ensure the quality of our work.

Provide technical support to delivery of technical assistance projects by the consultancy team as requested.

Delivering Performance as One Practical Action - 15% Work with the climate resilience thematic lead, communications and

knowledge. and MEL teams to develop the Zimbabwe climate resilience learning agenda and ensure that Practical Action’s Zimbabwe climate resilience work draws on learning and innovation from work in the region and our other regions, and that learning from our climate resilience activities in Zimbabwe is shared effectively with the wider internally and externally.

Work closely with programme delivery and consulting teams to ensure that project/programme/technical assistance activities are designed and executed to deliver change ambition evidence, learning and influencing targets.

Work with the Gender coordinator to ensure firm integration of a transformative gender approach in designing all our work.

Report on progress towards the Zimbabwe climate resilience change ambition and our contribution / impact towards the Practical Action’s global climate resilience change ambition.

Ensure quality internal and external reporting. Ensure quality content on the projects and awards management system and

SharePoint.

Strengthening Organizational Profile - 25% Represent Practical Action and promote its vision and change ambitions,

particularly in relation to climate resilience, at relevant events and discussions with stakeholders.

Participate in and contribute to national and global advocacy partnerships on climate resilience policy and practice.

Actively contribute to the development of our brand and positioning by building relationships and partnerships (as above) and ensuring that our climate resilience work and its impacts are widely recognized, both internally and externally, and contribute to compelling storytelling that demonstrates impact in line with the climate resilience change ambitions.

Leadership, Management and People – 5% As a key member of the Zimbabwe Team contribute to organizational direction

and strategy and ensure flows of information between management and relevant staff members.

Promote an organizational culture of achieving change at scale, beyond our direct work, by influencing and sharing learning.

Foster a culture of collaboration, communication and common ambition as One Practical Action – especially with programme delivery, Practical Action Consulting, business development, HR and Admin, and Finance teams.

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Conduct quarterly People Management conversations with line manager.

Person Profile To be successful in the role, the candidate should be able to demonstrate:____________________________________________________________Experience & Knowledge

At least 5 years relevant working experience in the climate resilience field in Zimbabwe/Southern Africa and/or other developing countries, with knowledge and understanding of climate resilience technologies, their application in poor rural communities in developing countries, and related policy issues.

Ability to understand the climate resilience development priorities of Zimbabwe and the climate resilience policy environment

Ability to engage externally and open doors to strategic partnerships and funding.

Understanding of the needs of rural livelihoods and markets, working to bring climate resilience to poor and remote communities and the ability to engage constructively with these businesses.

Ability to design new and innovative climate resilience and cross sectoral programs and projects.

Ability to effectively represent the Zimbabwe office, and Practical Action’s work.

Excellent report writing, oral presentation, analytical and communication skills.

Excellent ability to work with virtual cross-functional teams. Ability to work independently, manage multiple tasks and set priorities. Fluency in English. Commitment to development principles and Practical Action’s vision,

mission, values and climate resilience change ambition. A sound understanding of and commitment to gender equality.

Qualifications: First degree in DRR, climate resilience Technology, Engineering, or other field related to the role and a Master’s degree in climate resilience or related field (or alternative qualifications demonstrating appropriate level of expertise for the role).

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BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

Our people are expected to demonstrate the following behaviors:

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We welcome applications from within and outside Zimbabwe, but candidates must have the right to work in Zimbabwe.

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