Winrock International LEDS Project Advisor Job Vacancy in Malawi

management. The goal of the project is to assist in ensuring that Malawi’s
forest and soil resources are managed more efficiently, equitably, and
sustainably. The program is expected to work at the regional, government and
community levels, and will involve broad-based policy dialogue and technical
capacity building. Winrock is responsible for leading PERFORM’s work on
assisting Malawi to develop a low-emissions monitoring and analysis system. The
Advisor will play a key role in supporting this work and toward ensuring
PERFORM delivers lasting results with respect to Malawi’s low-emissions
analysis and investment priorities. The LEDS Advisor will be embedded within
the Environmental Affairs Department and will coordinate very closely with
Department personnel on a day to day basis. The LEDS position will work in
close association with Winrock’s USA-based technical experts in Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) accounting and mitigation analysts. The position will also be responsible
for working with EAD to track and pursue opportunities for Malawi to access
funding, including the development of public-private partnerships.

• Lead
  and coordinate Low Emission Development work taking place under the
  PERFORM project
• Support
  and facilitate improved coordination among Government of Malawi
  departments for the effective implementation of a national GHG inventory
• Develop
  and implement GHG Inventory capacity building, communication, and outreach
  efforts
• Assist
  EAD (GoM Environmental Affairs Department) to develop their capacity to
  compile, analyze, and conduct quality control and assessments of
  greenhouse gas accounting information and
• Assist
  in the development of an annual training program to promote coordination
  and build understanding of issues surrounding GHG inventory development
  and monitoring
• Develop
  GHG Inventory capacity-building plans specific to Malawian context. Given
  their overwhelming contribution to total GHG emissions in Malawi, the
  agricultural and forestry sectors are particularly high priority sectors.
• Develop
  and adapt training GHG inventory and Low Emission Development materials
  for use in Malawi.
• Pursue
  opportunities for sharing LEDS information with regional programs
• Assist
  in the development of a GHG Management System
• Assist
  Winrock’s technical team and EAD to develop sector specific protocols for
  data collection, management and storage for priority sectors
• Together
  with Winrock’s technical team, train government ministry staff in GHG data
  collection and baseline establishment
• Support
  GoM in Low Emissions Development planning
• Assist
  EAD to assess LED, GHG mitigation, and climate change adaptation options
• Together
  with PERFORM team, develop and implement capacity building efforts on the
  use of selected LEDS planning tools
• Develop
  tools and/or analytics that can aid in attracting and tracking finance and
  investment opportunities from public or private sources
• Coordinate
  and communicate on a regular basis with Winrock’s Home Office.
• Establish
  contacts with partners and clients to ensure coordinated implementation of
  project activities and represent the Winrock Team at key meetings.
• Work
  closely with Winrock’s USA-based technical team

• Knowledge
  of Malawi’s forestry and agricultural sectors and climate change policies
• Minimum
  five years of combined experience working in forestry, environmental and
  economic policy, climate change policy, environmental and/or climate
  change finance, GHG emission accounting, and/or Low Emission Development
  Strategies.
• Extensive
  experience developing training programs and working to build institutional
  capacity of government counterparts at the national and/or local level
• Proven
  understanding of GHG inventories and management systems
• Familiarity
  with international climate change policy and financing
• Experience
  in development of private-public partnerships (preferred)

• Proven
  ability to successfully work with key forestry and agricultural sector
  government agencies, institutes, NGOs and experts (Malawian experience
  preferred)
• Ability
  to build coalitions and networks that can provide synergies and
  sustainable solutions to forest management issues.
• Must
  be comfortable in high-level representational role as well as interacting
  with beneficiaries.
• Strong
  managerial skills.
• Strong
  communication skills, both interpersonal and written.
• Excellent
  computer skills (word-processing, spreadsheets, and databases).
• Experience
  in Malawi (preferred) or surrounding countries
• Fluency
  and/or familiarity of Chichewa (desired)

• Host-country
  nationals are encouraged to apply