Specialists

Chemonics International Inc, a leading international consulting firm based in Washington, D.C., seeks qualified professionals for the anticipated Mekong River Basin - Climate Change Adaptation Project (MRB-CCAP) funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). It is anticipated that this program will work to strengthen human and institutional capacity to develop and implement climate change adaptation plans and strategies; strengthen policies, tools, methodologies and practices for ecosystem services valuation and climate resiliency; demonstrate and scale-up model actions for inetegrated approaches to climate change adaptation; and strengthen and sustain regional learning networks to share and replicate best practices. Program activities are expected in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Vietnam.  

Chemonics seeks long- and short-term specialists with expertise in the following technical sectors:
- Climate change adaptation
- Water resources management
- Agriculture and livelihood development
- Forestry, land use, and natural resources management
- Ecosystem services valuation
- Climate change modeling and forecasting
- Community development and capacity building
- Human and institutional strengthening for climate change

Location: Vietnam

Requirements:
- Advanced degree  relevant to at least one of the above technical areas. 
- Minimum of 5 to 10 years experience in one or more of the technical areas listed above
- Experience working in Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand or Vietnam
- Previous experience working on USAID or other donor-funded projects
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Proficiency in written and spoken English required; Khmer/Thai/Laotian/Vietnamese language preferred
- Ability to travel and work in one or more of the countries listed above.

Application Instructions
Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter  to [email protected] by January 25, 2011. Only the strongest candidates will be contacted. No telephone enquiries, please.