Four PhD Scholarships in Climate Change Adaptation

Applications are invited for four full-time PhD scholarships to support students at the University of Botswana and University of Cape Town who will conduct their research in South-Western Africa on topics related to the Adaptation at Scale in Semi Arid Regions (ASSAR) research project. The project is particularly interested in attracting African students who have just completed or are about to complete their Masters studies.

In southern Africa the ASSAR research project is being implemented by the African Climate and Development Initiative, at the University of Cape Town, in partnership with the Universities of Botswana and Namibia.

For more details on the topics and application procedure please head to: http://goo.gl/Hifstq or www.acdi.uct.ac.za

Employment Opportunities at INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE

The INTASAVE Partnership and CARIBSAVE is seeking experienced and self-motivated individuals for several positions. Officers will be based at our offices in Barbados, Canterbury - UK, Kuala Lumpur, Cape Town - South Africa, and also to work remotely.

The following positions are currently being advertised, with links to the advertisements and job description files:

1. Manager of Philanthropy and Project Development (UK, Cape Town or Remote): http://intasave-caribsave.org/vacancy-mpipd


2. Senior Project Development & Philanthropy Officers (Kuala Lumpur, Cape Town, and Remote): http://intasave-caribsave.org/vacancy-spdpo


3. Senior Project Officer (Caribbean): http://intasave-caribsave.org/vacancy-spocaribbean


4. Senior Project Officer (Remote): http://intasave-caribsave.org/vacancy-sporemote


5. Research & Project Development Officer (Cape Town): http://intasave-caribsave.org/vacancy-rpdo

The full list of advertisements and job descriptions can also be viewed on the Opportunities Page.

Salaries for these positions will be commensurate with relevant skills and competencies. Application complete with a covering letter and CV are to be submitted to the Human Resource Manager at: hr@intasave.org. When submitting your application please reference the appropriate job title (as instructed in the advertisements hyperlinked above) in the subject title of the email, and indicate where the advertisement was seen.

Please note that the successful candidates will be responsible for acquiring the necessary work permit/visa to work and be based in their chosen work location.

Closing date for applications: Monday 30 June 2014.    

[CLOSED] VACANCY: Senior Project Officer (Caribbean)

The INTASAVE Partnership and CARIBSAVE, an international not-for-profit organisation specialising in innovative climate change solutions, are seeking experienced and self-motivated individuals for the position of Senior Project Officer (Caribbean) to be based at the Caribbean Regional Headquarters in Barbados. The post will be for a one-year term, either on an employment or a consultancy basis.

The Senior Project Officer (SPO) will work directly with the Regional Director, delivering climate change projects in the Caribbean as well as contributing to exploring opportunities to secure significant resources and funding from a variety of major national, regional and international donors and organisations. The main duties of the position are to provide technical input and administrative management for CARIBSAVE’s projects in the Caribbean region in the areas of:

• Climate change science and ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation


• Community-based adaptation


• Vulnerability, impact and adaptation assessments


• Capacity building of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to respond to climate change


• Marine protected areas

Experience of working for a global organisation with international standards and expectations, in relation to delivery, implementation and performance is desirable.

Salary for this position will be commensurate with skills and competencies.

Please submit your application complete with a covering letter and CV to the Human Resource Manager at: hr@intasave.org.

Closing date for applications: Monday 30 June 2014.

When submitting your application please reference Senior Project Officer (Caribbean) in the subject title of the email and indicate where the advertisement was seen.

Successful candidates will be responsible for acquiring the necessary work permit/visa to work and be based in their chosen work location.

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[CLOSED] VACANCY: Senior Project Officer (Remote)

The INTASAVE Partnership and CARIBSAVE, an international not-for-profit organisation specialising in innovative climate change solutions, are seeking experienced and self-motivated individuals for the position of Senior Project Officer who will work remotely / from a home-base. The post will initially be for a one-year term, either on employed or a consultancy basis.

The Senior Project Officer (SPO) will work directly with Regional Directors, delivering climate change projects around the globe as well as contributing to exploring opportunities to secure significant resources and funding from a variety of major national, regional and international donors and organisations. The main duties of the position are to provide technical input and administrative management for INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE’s projects in the African and Caribbean regions in the areas of:

• Climate change science and ecosystem-based approaches to adaptation


• Community-based adaptation


• Vulnerability, impact and adaptation assessments


• Capacity building of Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) to respond to climate change


• Marine protected areas

Experience of working for a global organisation with international standards and expectations, in relation to delivery, implementation and performance is desirable.

Salary for this position will be commensurate with skills and competencies.

Please submit your application complete with a covering letter and CV to the Human Resource Manager at: hr@intasave.org.

Closing date for applications: Monday 30 June 2014.

When submitting your application please reference Senior Project Officer (Remote) in the subject title of the email, indicate where the advertisement was seen and where you would be based.

Successful candidates will be responsible for acquiring the necessary work permit/visa to work and be based in their chosen work location.

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Employment Opportunity: Research & Project Development Officer

The INTASAVE Partnership is seeking an experienced and self-motivated individual for the position of Research & Project Development Officer (RPDO), for a number of hours per week initially for 6 months (renewable for the right candidate), to be discussed with the individual offered the position.The RPDO will work directly with the Project Development and Philanthropy team, undertaking research for projects within Africa and project development tasks as directed.

Salary for this position will be commensurate with skills and competencies.

Please submit your application complete with a covering letter and CV to the Human Resource Manager at: hr@intasave.org.

Closing date for applications: Monday 30 June 2014.

When submitting your application please reference Research & Project Development Officer in the subject title of the email and indicate where the advertisement was seen.

Successful candidates will be responsible for acquiring the necessary work permit/visa to work and be based in their chosen work location.

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Employment Opportunity: Manager of Philanthropy and International Project Development

The INTASAVE Partnership and CARIBSAVE, an international not-for-profit organisation specialising in innovative climate change solutions, are seeking experienced and self-motivated individuals for the position of Manager of Philanthropy and International Project Development to be based in Canterbury, UK or Cape Town, South Africa or possibility of a remote base. The post is initially for a two-year term, with the possibility of renewal. The Manager of Philanthropy and International Project Development will be responsible for developing and implementing all aspects of a comprehensive fundraising program that includes major gifts, proposal writing for international development agencies, development banks, charitable foundations, High Net Worth Individuals and other donors.

S/he will possess strong skills in relationship building, fund development and leadership and will proactively identify and capitalise on opportunities to secure significant financial funding from a variety of major national, regional and international donors and organisations. It will be the responsibility of the Manager of Philanthropy and International Project Development to work with the Regional Directors to develop and implement global and regional fundraising strategies; establish positive relationships with many partners including existing and potential donors; and coordinate and oversee the work of the Philanthropy and Project Development team based across INTASAVE-CARIBSAVE’s offices. The position requires a charismatic, highly organised and target driven individual who embraces working in a global, interesting and fast paced environment.

Experience of working for a global organisation with international standards and expectations, in relation to delivery, implementation and performance is desirable.

Salary for this position will be commensurate with skills and competencies.

Please submit your application complete with a covering letter and CV to the Human Resource Manager at: hr@intasave.org.

Closing date for applications: Monday 30 June 2014.

When submitting your application reference Manager of Philanthropy and International Project Development in the subject title of the email, and indicate where the advertisement was seen and in which location (Canterbury/Cape Town/Remote-Home Based) you would be based.

Successful candidates will be responsible for acquiring the necessary work permit/visa to work and be based in their chosen work location.

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[CLOSED] VACANCY: Senior Project Development and Philanthropy Officers (3 posts)

The INTASAVE Partnership, an international not-for-profit organisation specialising in innovative climate change solutions, are seeking three (3) experienced and self-motivated individuals for the position of Senior Project Development and Philanthropy Officer (SPDPO):

• one position will be based in Cape Town,


• one will be based in Kuala Lumpur


• the third to be based remotely.

These posts will initially be for a two-year term (open to renewal for the right candidates). The SPDPOs will work directly with the Manager of Philanthropy and International Project Development and Regional Directors, identifying, coordinating and delivering on opportunities to secure significant resources and funding from a variety of major national, regional and international donors and organisations.

The successful candidates must be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of sustainable development and climate compatible development issues and have extensive experience of proposal writing and fundraising.  Experience of working for a global organisation with international standards and expectations, in relation to delivery, implementation and performance is desirable.

Salary for this position will be commensurate with skills and competencies.

Please submit your application complete with a covering letter and CV to the Human Resource Manager at: hr@intasave.org.

Closing date for applications: Monday 30 June 2014.

When submitting your application reference Senior Project Development and Philanthropy Officer in the subject title of the email, indicate where the advertisement was seen and which location (Kuala Lumpur/Cape Town/Remote-Home Based) you are applying for.

Successful candidates will be responsible for acquiring the necessary work permit/visa to work and be based in their chosen work location.

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Featured Project: Solar Nano Grids, Kenya & Bangladesh

Since the first solar home system was introduced in Bangladesh in 1996, two million more have been installed throughout the nation with the help of financing from international funding bodies. It’s a similar story in Kenya (albeit on a smaller scale), where in the past two decades about 300,000 of the systems have been connected to homes.

Many of the benefits of solar energy are abundantly clear. Households with these systems can make gains in areas like health and education by, for example, cutting down on air pollution from kerosene lamps and powering lights so children and other family members can study.
But there is no such certainty around the economic benefits – there’s scant evidence that these individual systems have the power to lift people out of poverty or have any financial advantages over other ways of generating electricity, for small-scale users beyond the reach of major power grids. The individual systems are also unaffordable for many of the world’s poorest households.

It’s possible then that clusters of about 20 families in rural communities could be better off linking up to a small-scale, communal solar power system that could also be connected to an agricultural or industrial application like an irrigation system. These “nano-grid systems” could supply enough electricity for each household’s need as well as generate an income for the community, reducing the cost of energy for each family.

INTASAVE, in partnership with Loughborough University in England and United International University in Bangladesh, aims to investigate just how viable that option is for families in Bangladesh and Kenya, particularly as climate change increasingly rules out the use of fossil fuels, like oil and gas.

With funding from Britain’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the inter-disciplinary team of social scientists and engineers is investigating the social, technical and economic merits of solar nano-grids in rural communities. The researchers will compare and contrast the grid approach with household systems in Kenya and Bangladesh and draft business models for broader use across those countries.

It’s a significant project that rests on a detailed understanding of the energy uses and needs of households and communities. Is the technology cost-efficient compared with other sources? Is there an obvious advantage for members of a community to pool their interests? Is the community organized enough to manage such a system? These are just some of the questions that the team is seeking to answer.

For further information contact: admin@intasave.org