Conservation South Africa (CSA), as a local affiliate of Conservation International, is committed to helping societies adopt a more sustainable approach to development\u2014one that considers and values nature at every turn and improves human well-being through the conservation of healthy ecosystems and the goods and services they provide.<\/p>\n
Conservation South Africa seeks to influence policy, develop markets, engage the private sector, and support communities to build resilience to climate change through Nature Based Solutions, whilst developing and implementing conservation- based economic growth models for long-term human well-being.<\/p>\n
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Job Title:\u00a0<\/strong>2 x Climate Change and Communications Coordinators<\/strong> The Climate Change and Communications Coordinators, who will provide expertise in planning, development and implementation of climate finance and climate related policy focused at landscape level but also providing important connections to the national and international level in the Kruger to Canyon and Namaqualand landscapes. The role includes the communication of key messages and lessons from the development and implementation of Nature Based Solutions to climate change, including Ecosystem Based Adaptation and Mitigation.<\/p>\n The position will focus on governance oversight for implementation of climate finance, this includes carbon projects at a landscape level in the Kruger to Canyons, Mpumalanga as well implementation of climate finance in Namaqualand. The incumbent will also provide project management support to all adaptation and mitigation projects in their landscape, including finding linkages, developing key lessons and capacity building programmes and addressing any challenges these projects may have.\u00a0The incumbent will support the development and implementation of the EbA and EbM learnings at the landscape level and the development of further policy tools and metrics for adaptation at this level in alignment with Conservation International and other local partners. These lessons will then be developed into a variety of communications materials.<\/p>\n In the role, the Climate Change and Communications Coordinator will work closely with the Climate Change and Communications Manager and Technical leads to ensure linkages are also made with CSA Strategy, Research work, Green Economic Development and Sustainable Agriculture activities. They will develop Nature Based solutions as an integral element to CSA demonstrations and policy engagement whilst sharing the messages from this work in clear and succinct ways. The incumbent will also be required to support the Climate Change and Communications Manager with inputs for fundraising proposals as required.<\/p>\n The Main duties of this position are: <\/strong><\/p>\n Governance, Policy mainstreaming and Project management <\/strong><\/p>\n Communications and Capacity building and Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n Education, experience, skills and abilities<\/strong>:<\/p>\n Required<\/strong><\/p>\n Preferable<\/strong><\/p>\n General and Specific Skills (Experience):<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nLocation: <\/strong>Hoedspruit, Kruger to Canyon and Springbok, Namaqualand<\/p>\n\n
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