Climate, Peace and Security Policy Scientist at Bioversity International

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Climate Security Governance, Policy coherence and Programming workstreams, which aim to assess the climate security sensitiveness of governance, policy and programming processes and design tools and guidelines to help policymakers, researchers and funders integrate climate security risks into decision making processes and investment decisions.
• Lead on the conceptual and theoretical development of climate security innovation products, such as the Climate Security Programming Proofing Guidelines and the Climate Security Governance and Policy toolkit
• Supervise, mentor and manage Climate Security Specialists, including supporting, promoting, and disseminating their research
• Design, conducting, writing, and disseminating high-quality research and communicating research findings through research papers, journal articles, reports, policy briefs, and other outlets
• Network with relevant researchers, policymakers, and civil society actors at national, regional, and international levels
• Fundraise and proposal writing for research activities.
• Report/communication to supervisor and donors and discover/respond to tendering processes
• Support the global rollout of the Climate Security research.
• Support the global and regional partnerships by managing and developing institutional relationships and joint initiatives with select country offices and regional bureaus

Requirements

• A PhD Degree in Peace and Conflict Studies, International and political science and related field
• At least 5 years of experience as a researcher initiating and carrying out their own research projects on issues related to climate-related security risks and experience managing researchers or research assistants.
• Extensive experience with international research for applied research and development programs
• Extensive experience in international, multi-cultural settings and in interacting with researchers, policymakers, donors, and civil society across a wide range of contexts
• Strong knowledge of issues relating to climate-related security risks, either more broadly or in-depth to a specific sub-area (e.g., peace and conflict, development, migration, or organizational responses).
• Strong knowledge of qualitative research methods. 
• Good knowledge of the multilateral system, preferably the United Nations, African Union, or the Regional Economic Communities within Africa 
• A record of publications commensurate with the length of time worked in research. 
• Proven ability to work and deliver when leading teams. 
• Ease of working in oral and written English and/or French, with further language proficiency being an advantage.
• Excellent report writing, communication and project management skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a team-oriented, multi-cultural environment
• Strong conceptual thinking to develop innovative research approaches