Technical Advisor I - Climate

About the role

Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is hiring a Technical Advisor I - Climate (grade 9) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, reporting to the Program Manager I - Early Warning and DRR. The position is part of the Joint Emergency Food Program (JEOP), an emergency food distribution program covering more than 120 districts across Ethiopia, which uses climate information to guide geographic and household targeting. The role is open only to Ethiopian nationals and is on a definite term ending May 31, 2027, contingent on funding and performance.

Key responsibilities

• Act as technical lead for JEOP climate analysis, including early warning, geographic targeting and household targeting under vulnerability-based targeting.
• Provide climate-based estimates of crop and livestock production and update them seasonally, and apply them to the woreda food security analysis tool.
• Train partners and government counterparts on using climate forecasts with the food security tool, and build capacity for staff to represent JEOP in national climate forums.
• Identify pockets affected by climate-related hazards, adjust food security data, and produce monthly climate analysis and risk education messages.
• Support quality assurance and improvement of climate-sensitive programming, integrate climate adaptation and mitigation with humanitarian standards, and strengthen climate strategies and tools.
• Help design technical proposals, support capacity building, improve reports and communications, and contribute to knowledge management.
• Maintain links with peer organizations such as WFP and EMA, visit project sites for supervision, and collaborate with disaster prevention and preparedness authorities and UN agencies.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in climate science or a related field; master's degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of relevant experience in an advisory or management role with an international NGO, including at least 3 years in climate and early warning programming.
• Experience providing technical assistance and developing proposals for external donors.
• Application of climate technical principles in humanitarian contexts.