Climate Risk Lead

1 week ago


Cape Town, South Africa Mass Staffing Projects Full time

**Job Information**
- Location- Cape Town- Salary- R750k - R500k- Job Type- Permanent- Education- Masters degree- Experience- 8 - 15 years- Reference- ES110521CRLRD-
- engineering.jobs(at)staffingprojects.co.za- Fax- 0867182241An agile, dynamic and professional consulting firm is looking for a Climate Risk Specialist to lead the business unit. This role can be based in Johannesburg or Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities:
Advanced degree (Masters) in a discipline relevant to climate change (e.g. environmental science, geography, etc)

10+ years’ experience in climate change or similar discipline

3 - 5 years’ experience in a management or senior technical role.

Experience in developing technical and financial proposals for climate change assignments

Ability to win work

Technical and project management experience in the following
- Climate finance
- Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) due diligence
- Climate risk assessment
- Climate change impact assessment
- Greenhouse gas inventories/carbon footprint assessments aligned with relevant international standards
- Climate change adaptation strategies
- Climate change mitigation strategies



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