[APES Jobs] FW: JOB ADVERT: RESEARCHERS, DATA ANALYSTS and REPORT-WRITERS required for C4 ECOSOLUTIONS]]

[Bursaries, Employment and Career Opportunities in Environmental Fields]

From: Robert Caveney
Sent: 10 June 2013 09:06 AM
To: Kevin Balkwill
Subject: FW: JOB ADVERT: RESEARCHERS, DATA ANALYSTS and REPORT-WRITERS required for C4 ECOSOLUTIONS]]

FYI.

Best wishes,

Rob

From: Garth Barnes [mailto:gbarnes at wessanorth.co.za]
Sent: 07 June 2013 04:52 PM
To: Paul Claassen; Paul Fairall; PMoore; R W Pretorius; Rhona Holmes; Robert Caveney; Robert Lyon; Samantha Adey; Samantha Braid; Samson Phakathi; Sandra Taljaard; Sandy Dowling; Sashnee Raja; SecretaryBLSA; Sinegugu Zukulu
Subject: FW: JOB ADVERT: RESEARCHERS, DATA ANALYSTS and REPORT-WRITERS required for C4 ECOSOLUTIONS]]

    Dear all

RESEARCHERS, DATA ANALYSTS and REPORT-WRITERS required for C4 ECOSOLUTIONS
May 2013

C4 EcoSolutions, a consulting company that specialises in climate change, conservation, carbon and community development projects, is seeking researchers, data analysts and report-writers. The C4 team of climate change and environmental professionals is based in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa. C4 operates in more than 30 countries across Africa and Asia, with the UNDP, UNEP, IFAD, GIZ & World Bank Group as major clients.

Background:
C4 EcoSolutions (www.c4es.co.za<http://www.c4es.co.za/>) operates at the forefront of the international stage – in both the private and public sectors – in the emerging fields of climate change adaptation and mitigation.
The international community has committed billions of dollars to climate change initiatives, and at present there is a relative scarcity of experts available to design and implement innovative projects that develop synergies between conserving ecosystems and developing poor, rural communities.

C4 has developed considerable experience in such projects across Africa and Asia, through work conducted with the United Nations Development Programme, United Nations Environment Programme, the South African Government’s Natural Resource Management Programme, the International Finance Corporation and numerous other international private sector clients.

C4 is also pioneering the restoration of degraded thicket in the Eastern Cape through the planting of spekboom (Portulacaria afra) cuttings. Funding is raised on international carbon markets by validating projects with the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS) and the Community, Conservation and Biodiversity Alliance (CCBA).
In addition to developing, implementing and monitoring climate change/conservation/community projects, C4 conducts ecological research and publishes papers in international peer-reviewed journals.
The company is in the process of expanding its operations and welcomes applicants with scientific research, statistical data analysis and report-writing skills. It is preferable that applicants have all three of these skills, but applicants with two of the skills will be considered. Applicants may be required to travel after experience has been gained.

Responsibilities will include inter alia:

Writing consulting reports and scientific papers that are of an exceptional standard in terms of presentation, technical content, grammar, syntax and style.
Developing and implementing projects on adaptation to climate change in Africa and Asia. The work C4 is undertaking at present includes inter alia developing and/or implementing:
a regional adaptation project for the Chinese government, including interventions in Mauritania, Seychelles and Nepal;
private sector projects in Niger, Zambia and Mozambique, including large-scale conservation projects in miombo woodlands, REDD+ projects, microfinance and weather index-based insurance schemes, mobile phone platforms that deliver weather/market information, and watershed protection projects with hydro-power operators.
tropical forest restoration projects in Cambodia, Nepal and Myanmar;
mangrove restoration projects in Myanmar, Djibouti and Bangladesh;
projects on Early Warning Systems in Myanmar, Ethiopia, Zambia, Malawi and Uganda;
agriculture and land restoration projects in Ghana, Afghanistan, Myanmar and Lesotho;
large-scale restoration projects in degraded thicket landscapes in the Eastern Cape using carbon funding;

Qualifications and experience:

Appropriate university degree/s.
A deep interest in conservation, sustainable development and climate change.
Exceptional English writing skills.
Exceptional statistical analysis skills using R will be an added advantage.
An understanding of financial and business models will be an added advantage.
Fluency (speaking, reading and writing) in French and Portuguese will be an added advantage

Remuneration: Dependent on work experience and qualifications.

Applications: Please send a cover letter and CV to Megan Bieber (megan.bieber at c4es.co.za<mailto:megan.bieber at c4es.co.za>). The recruitment process for short-listed candidates will entail an interview and a writing test. Applications will be received the end of June, but immediate recruitment is possible. If you have previously applied for a position at C4 EcoSolutions, you are encouraged to apply again if still interested.




Mike Jennings
Chief Executive Officer
9 Mohr Road, Tokai, 7945, Cape Town, South Africa
t +27 21 715 1560 | f +27 21 712 8113
www.c4es.co.za<http://www.c4es.co.za/>


-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.wits.ac.za/pipermail/apes-jobs/attachments/20130610/0d2d1d50/attachment-0001.html