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Senior Climate Change Adaptation Expert

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Location Canada (Ontario) - America North
Town/City Brussels (Belgium) or Ottawa (Canada). Home-based work may be an option.
Type Fixed Term and Permanent Roles
Status Full Time
Level Senior Level
Deadline 16/12/2009
Company Name Baastel
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Description

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Over the years, Baastel has become a major actor on Climate change consulting, with an internationally recognised competency in the fields of climate change mitigation, energy efficiency, adaptation to climate change in developing countries, early warning systems and disaster risk reduction. Baastel is expanding its consulting operations internationally and is looking for a candidate to fill in a key senior position to perform world class consulting services in the field of environment and development.

Responsibilities and tasks:

Baastel being a small consulting firm, the great majority of the responsibilities listed below have to be performed within the framework of mandates for a diverse client base and should not be seen as stand alone tasks performed outside the framework of the consulting work:

- Perform senior level consulting services on multiple and often simultaneous mandates in the field of adaptation to climate change;

- Manage and train intermediate and junior resources in the unit as part of those consulting assignments;

- Act as senior resource or team leader on various consulting assignments;

- Participate in the development of business opportunities for Baastel in the field of environment and development, and climate change in particular;

- Participate and/or lead field missions;

- Ensure budgetary and quality control on assignments of the Division;

- Develop and manage client oriented and contractual relationships with sub-contractors and client base;

- Ensure efficient and effective use of the human resources of the Division, in conjunction with the President;

- Participate in the strategic thinking and planning of the company;

- Ensure the excellence of the services provided by the Division and contribute to develop and maintain state-of-the-art expertise within Baastel in its fields of activities.

Qualifications:

- In depth knowledge of multilateral environmental agreements and their implementation in a developing country context;

- Commitment to an integrated/sustainable development approach to development assistance;

- Extensive knowledge of the major players in the field (bilateral and multilateral);

- Proven track record working with those players in that field;

- Proficiency in knowledge of the major players in the field (bilateral and multilateral);

- Proven track record working with those players in that field;

- Proficiency in English and French. Third language an asset;

- Graduate degree in the field of environment and development, with preferably at least one of the diploma in natural sciences;

- Minimum 10 years experience;

- Excellent interpersonal and management skills;

- Capacity to perform under pressure;

- Willingness to travel extensively;

- Excellent analytical and writing skills;

- Great capacity to listen, respect other people’s opinions and build consensus;

- Initiative, leadership, ability to delegate and to work as part of a team;

- Experience in monitoring & evaluation, result based management and participatory approaches and techniques a strong asset;

- Willingness to commit and grow with a small but very dynamic organisation;

- Committed to making a difference in international development.

Target start date of position: As soon as feasible

Length of assignment: indeterminate, long-term position.

Reporting relationship: The Senior CC consultant will report to the President, and the

Management Committee formed of the President, Vice-President and Division Directors.

Location: Brussels (Belgium) or Ottawa (Canada). Home-based work may be an option.

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