Agricultural Climate Change Specialist

The Agricultural Climate Change Specialist at beBee Careers will manage a project focused on empowering vulnerable communities in Maharashtra, India. Responsibilities include project planning, monitoring, stakeholder engagement, and capacity building. The role requires at least 10 years of relevant experience, understanding of climate change strategies, and fluency in English and Hindi. It is a full-time position with an initial two-year contract and requires extensive travel.
Climate Adaptation and Natural Resource Management Professional

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing a project aimed at empowering vulnerable communities in Maharashtra, India, through participatory vulnerability assessments and climate change adaptation and risk reduction planning.
About the Role
• This is a full-time position with an initial contract for a period of two years.
• The selected candidate will be responsible for accompaniment and monitoring of projects and partnerships to achieve agreed results.
• They will also be responsible for engagement with government and other stakeholders, knowledge management, and public relations and information work.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop project proposals together with partner organizations, taking into consideration the needs of the communities and the outcomes of the Country Programme Plan.
• Develop detailed annual project implementation plans, contracts, and budgets, review budget vs expenditure, and monitor project activities and enforce deadlines.
• Periodically visit partners to assess project progress, identify challenges, and make available necessary support.
• Assess thematic and organizational capacity of partners and organize capacity-building.
Qualifications, Experience, and Competencies
• A minimum of 10 years of experience working in the development sector, in the field of agriculture, forestry, natural resource management, or livelihoods.
• Demonstrated experience in strengthening small farmers' livelihoods through work on soil and water conservation, promoting ecological farming, encouraging diversification, water management, and marketing of agricultural and forest produce.
• Experience in participatory natural resource management planning with communities, focusing on gender, social inclusion, and youth.
• Experience facilitating strong people's institutions and linking and leveraging resources from government programs.
Skills and Qualities
• Understanding of climate change concepts and strategies.
• Good understanding of key challenges faced by small farmers in India, as well as government policies and programs to improve livelihoods and support climate change adaptation.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, and writing skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi.
• Willingness to travel extensively.