🇸🇱 Job Vacancy @ Crown Agent – Climate / Sustainability Coordinator

Since 1833, we’ve been empowering leaders to accelerate self-sufficiency and prosperity for their communities, businesses, institutions, and countries.

In the 19th century, that meant connecting people and trade by building roads and railways. In the 20th century, it meant building the capacity of national governments to meet their citizens’ needs, managing funds to support service delivery in difficult contexts and delivering world-class humanitarian aid. In the 21st century, we’re continuing that work and investigating the potential of frontier technologies to accelerate the pace of change for our partners.

BACKGROUND

Sierra Leone is one the world’s most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change.

Coastal erosion, heavy rainfall, extreme heat are the main consequences of global climate change which is exacerbated by local factors such as land encroachment which denudes the land of trees and further threatens biodiversity.

The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has made impressive commitments to combat the impact of climate change, including pledging to reduce national Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 25% by 2050. This commitment necessitates concerted effort in resource mobilisation for a multisectoral application of climate change mitigation and adaptation measures to protect the people from life threatening consequences.

Crown Agents in Sierra Leone (CAiSL) has been a partner of the GoSL for over 40 years, supporting national development goals on a range of issues including, presently:

• health care delivery
• management and distribution of essential medicines
• research on cause of infant death
• provision of solar energy for health clinics and hospitals
• revenue management reform
• innovating of critical functions to improve efficiency including the use of drone technology for verification of forestation

CAiSL supported the GoSL during the Ebola outbreak, working with emergency support to provide field hospitals and ensure the timely provision of emergency medicines.

Climate / Sustainability Coordinator (Short Term Consultancy)

Crown Agents in Sierra Leone is seeking a project coordinator to work with the Government of Sierra Leone, in particular the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change, and to liaise between government and Crown Agents on projects and opportunities to make progress against climate transition goals. The role is intended to enhance coordination of climate change mitigation and adaptation activities in Sierra Leone, in in turn, enable the Ministry of Environment to strengthen appropriate and sustainable regulatory and oversight mechanisms.

Requirements

Crown Agents in Sierra Leone is seeking a driven, committed, and personable consultant with proven experience of working across organizations and stakeholders to coordinate projects /initiatives.  Do you have a qualification in the following disciplines Climate Change, Sustainability, Environment, Economics, Social sciences or similar. A minimum of 8 years’ working experience in dealing with environment and climate change projects. Experience at the local or national government level in coordinating and implementing development/ natural resource management programmes. Experience in knowledge dissemination and outreach activities. Experience in programme design and management essential, additional specialization in climate change adaptation, reforestation, and/or energy conservation would be an asset.

Confidence and strong interpersonal skills and ability to engage diplomatically with a range of personalities and seniority.

Dynamism and growth mindset:  determination to get things done and generate necessary outputs to a high standard,

hold existing relationships with government actors in Sierra Leone.

Strong proficiency in written and spoken English, particularly in developing a range of professional outreach and report materials. Experienced in building effective and professional relationships with government and institutional stakeholders and actors in a culturally sensitive manner and demonstrated success with ‘leading without influence.’

Experience in data collection, data analysis and providing reporting inputs in a complex operating environment.

Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access. Demonstrated interpersonal skills, strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Interested candidates can apply by sending their updated curriculum vitae to the Email Address Below: 

sierraleonerecruitment@crownagents.co.uk

The closing date for receiving applications will be 17th February 2023. Female candidates are strongly encouraged to apply. Please note that ONLY shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews.