Job Summary
In this role, you will lead on selected research initiatives and manage related partnerships. You will advance water-wise and climate-resilient decision-making by identifying knowledge gaps, designing and executing impact-oriented research activities, ensuring excellence of research products, developing and implementing capacity building activities, and engaging with related stakeholders. During the first year, you will focus on two projects: (1) mainstreaming water and climate risk information into economic development planning: analyzing water and climate risks and opportunities to inform development planning across sectors at both national and regional scales; and (2) analyzing watershed challenges and intervention options to inform the design of a watershed conservation program, focused in the Koga and Guna watersheds of the Amhara region. Your work will be done in close collaboration with an interdisciplinary team.
Job Responsibilities
- Co-author knowledge products (e.g. reports, briefs, data products, decision-support tools)
- Conduct GIS analysis using global and regional geodatabases
- Manage government and research partnerships for selected research initiatives
- Organization of internal and external meetings, workshops, trainings, and other relevant stakeholder engagement, capacity development and research dissemination activities.
- Co-author 1-2 blogs or other communication materials per year
- Support funder management
- Contribute to research proposals
- Reviewing 1-2 knowledge products written by other WRI researchers yearly
Job Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in water resource management, hydrology, climate sciences or related fields and a minimum of 2 years of relevant, full-time experience
- Prior experience of working in the development field and in an international NGO setting
- Excellent quantitative research
- Proficiency in ArcGIS and/or other GIS products
- Experience with SWAT modeling or similar approaches a plus
- Proven ability to take initiative, take responsibility, and deliver high quality results
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Excellent time-management skills and a flexible attitude
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience in graphic design software (e.g. Adobe Creative Suite) is a plus
- Prior experience in analyzing and writing research products
- Excellent computer skills in Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team
- Flexibility to travel 10 – 15% of the year
Additional preferred qualifications:
- Fluency in Amharic and French
Salary and Benefits: Salary is commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package
Location: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
