ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT MANAGER - Community driven expertise from the non-profit sector

This multi-faith Non-Profit organisation is committed to increasing awareness,understanding and action-taking on eco-justice, sustainable living and climatechange, by faith leaders and their communities throughout Southern Africa. Theorganisation's vision is faith communities caring for living earth. As aninstitute of people of many faiths, united in diversity through a commoncommitment to earth keeping. This role of Environmental Project Co-Ordinator isto lead on climate change activities: to increase understanding of climatechange amongst faith-based communities and members of civil society; to buildclimate resilience in faith communities; and to advocate for implementation ofan ethical, and socio-economic and ecologically just transition and sustainablefuture.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS:

• Monitoring Climate Change Policy,     development with a particular focus on food systems and energy access /     just transition for regular briefings and reports.
• Oversight of the production of a policy     paper.
• Setting up excellent systems and managing     the outcomes. Ensuring highly levels of accuracy and detail are produced     and strong problem solving management.
• Track governance mechanisms, in relation     to food and climate justice in order to identify where there are (or not)     policy frameworks and implementation of policies and compliance.
• Liaise with other staff, external     consultants and relevant parties, to provide food and climate justice     resources, including leaflets, posters, liturgical material, videos.
• Faith Leader Training and Follow-on     Support, and Recruit faith leaders (with an emphasis on women and young     people) from many faiths, for training on food systems, and the impacts of     industrialisation on animal, human, environment, and climate health
• Produce campaign and promotional     materials.
• Advocacy - Track and influence food and     climate policies (govt and others) and collective commitments of different     faith communities;
• Ensure strategic partnerships are     developed by faith leaders with faith communities, NGOs and CSOs in the     Southern African region.

    Communications -

• Support the Communications Coordinator in     sourcing, writing, and generating stories for media, newsletters, website     and social media, and by collecting photographs, Initiate and promote     petitions and mobilise volunteers for campaigns to promote agro-ecology     and food sovereignty;
• Raise awareness in faith communities of     the unsustainable and unethical nature of our industrial food systems.
• Relationship Building/Networking -
• Help organise public, multi-faith     celebrations (around food and climate-related days and religious     holidays), including engagement in GreenActionWeek.
• Project Administration - Monitor the     project budget, expenditure and undertake such administrative tasks as may     be required for the effective functioning of the project, and write     Project Administration as required

REQUIREMENTS

• A Masters degree in Environmental     Management with minimum five years' relevant work experience in managing a     team. Strong Project management experience and excellent report writing     skills essential.
• Previous experience and work on climate     issues including monitoring policy and research.
• Attendance of national, regional and     global meetings (e.g. UNFCCC COP).
• Committed, hard working with attention to     detail and ability to problem solve.
• An ability to speak authentically and with     integrity and conviction from a faith perspective.
• Ability to present faith based message     professionally in both written and oral formats including public     presentations.
• Ability to think and act critically and     creatively, strategically and tactically.
• High-level of interpersonal skills,     including the ability to inspire and motivate others.
• Team player and self-motivated,     cooperative, tenacious, tactful and committed to continuous learning.

This is a long established donor funded organisation that works on an annual Renewable contract dependent on Funding.

Desired Skills:

• Excellent Project Management skills.     Strong systems and attention to detail required
• Environmental expertise and qualification     is required

Desired Qualification Level:

• Masters degree in Environmental Management     or similar

If you meet these requirements,  send your CV and salary level to   PAT STEWART,   ANCHOR EXECUTIVE RECRUITMENT   ON   pat@anchorexec.co.za

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