Job Opportunity for Short Term TechnicalAssistant (STTA):
Climate & Weather Information Specialist
About DAI
DAI
works at the cutting edge ofinternational development, combining
excellence in technical and operationalproject management, and
exceptional customer service to solve our clients’ mostcomplex problems.
Since 1970, DAI has worked in 150 developing and transitioncountries,
providing comprehensive development solutions in areas includingcrisis
mitigation and stability operations, democratic governance and
publicsector management, agriculture and agribusiness, private sector
development andfinancial services, economics and trade, HIV/AIDS, avian
influenza control, waterand natural resources management, and energy and
climate change.
Adaptasi
Perubahan Iklim dan Ketangguhan(APIK) Project is a 5-year, $19 million
USAID funded Project. The purpose ofAPIK is to support the Government of
Indonesia to strengthen climate anddisaster resilience, working in an
integrated manner from the national leveldown to the community level.
APIK will help to mainstream climate changeadaptation and disaster risk
reduction into national and sub-nationalgovernance frameworks, build the
capacity of local communities and the privatesector to address climate
change and weather-related natural hazards, andsupport the use of
information for climate and disaster risk management amongkey
stakeholders.
One
of the APIK Tasks, which is Task 3 focuseson the collection, packaging,
and dissemination of climate and weatherinformation (CWI) services.
Better climate and weather information systems arefundamental to
fostering place-based resilience across the archipelago, savinglives in
the near term (i.e. disaster risk reduction) while supporting
betterplanning and public investment in the medium to long term (i.e.
climate changeadaptation).
Essential Duties
- Carry out stakeholderinterviews and surveys of users across the marketplace to identify specificneeds of Climate & Weather Information Services on the national and subnational level (±35 types of potential CWI stakeholders ranging from NationalGovernmental Agencies/Ministries, Private entities & Local Community suchas fisheries, farmers, etc. ). The STTA needs to conduct stakeholderconsultations on CWI needs to determine which services are most critical forstrengthening climate and disaster resilience within the APIK landscapes and focus districts
- Compile Interview materials
- Develop Report & Analysis
Qualifications
- Min. Bachelor Degree (Preferredin Meteorology or Oceanography), others are welcome if have strong knowledge orexperience below.
- Min. 1 year experienced inClimate Change / Disasters / Water Resources Issues
- Understand the existing ClimateChange / Disaster Risk Reduction Issues (Flood, Landslide, Sea Level Rise,Drought, Water Scarcity & Forest Fire)
- Having good communication skill
- Having GIS skill is advantage
- Having ICT Knowledge &Skill is advantage
- Experienced in Weather &Climate Modeling is advantage
Duration
±3 month.
Locations
- ±2 months in Jakarta
- ±1 month in Region (EastJava/Maluku/Sulawesi Tenggara)
Reporting
Reports directly to the Climate InformationServices Adviser.
Application Instructions
Interestedapplicants are invited to send their CV to APIK_recruitment@dai.com. Pleasesend applications no later than 5 April 2016. Applicants are instructed towrite “Climate& Weather Information Specialist–
NAME” as theSubject line of their email. We regret that we are unable
to acknowledgereceipt of all applications and only shortlisted
candidates will be notified.
