New Employment Opportunity at Sightsavers
POSITION: Climate change capacity building training Consultant
Overview
The programme to Empower Civil Society Representation of Women with Disabilities in Ghana commenced in May 2024 and is a 2-year initiative financed by the European Union. The initiative seeks to enhance the abilities of two co-applicants in management, communication, fundraising, coordination, advocacy, gender, climate change, networking, and financial accountability.
Sightsavers will enhance the capabilities of two co-applicants: Women with Disability Development and Advocacy Organisation (WODAO) and the Alliance for Better Advocacy and Knowledge (ABAK) Foundation. WODAO and the ABAK Foundation will then extend this capacity building to their members and partners, enhancing their capability to assert their rights and demand accountability from duty bearers. The initiative also seeks to create cooperative alliances with different Civil Society Organizations (CSOs), particularly those that concentrate on women’s rights, disabilities, and environmental/climate concerns.
Sightsavers is seeking proposals from organizations focused on environmental issues and climate change to deliver capacity-building training for the ABAK Foundation, WODAO, and their downstream partners (38 community-based organizations) in climate change and emergency readiness.
Duties
The training aims to accomplish the following goals.
- Assist participants in grasping climate change, its causes, and its effects on communities and individuals, particularly those with disabilities.
- Provide attendees with methods to adjust to challenges associated with climate change.
- Enhance awareness among individuals with disabilities regarding the climate change adaptations and frameworks accessible in Ghana and the advantages they can derive from them.
- To enhance the capacity of individuals with disabilities to advocate for an inclusive climate change adaptation and policy development.
- Offer advice on developing an inclusive disaster preparedness strategy that takes into account the requirements of individuals with disabilities.
- Instruct the attendees on practical, disability-inclusive methods to promote environmental sustainability in their everyday activities.
- Provide participants with abilities to integrate climate adaptation into their programs.
- Assist participants in grasping essential insights from the climate change analysis report that pertain to their project districts and how they might address them.
- Kindly consult the ToR for a comprehensive overview of the schedule and outputs.
Skills and Experience
Consulting proficiency:
- Proven history of delivering capacity-building training related to climate change.
- Experience in conducting training with possibly at-risk groups.
- Knowledge of disability and mental health (preferred)
- Demonstrated abilities, expertise, and understanding of climate change (essential) and inclusion of disabilities (desirable).
- Expertise in enhancing capacity and engaging stakeholders.
- Proven experience in spearheading environmental or climate change initiatives, including examples of reports if accessible.
- Demonstrated experience serving as an external facilitator(s) for international bodies, the private industry, and/or national development agencies.
- Outstanding proficiency in both written and verbal English communication. Proficiency in regional languages preferred.
- Living in Ghana is appealing but not mandatory.
How to Apply for this Employment Opportunity at Sightsavers
Closing Date: April 13, 2025
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