Capacity Building Officer

Assignment Title: Individual Consultant – Capacity Building Officer – Pakistan

Reference No. (TH-RIMES-378778-CS-INDV)

Objective

The objective of this consulting service is to support the CARE Component 1 Pakistan Team in developing capacity development/training manuals/training guides/materials, and delivery of capacity building/training activities, for stakeholders in Pakistan. This position will lead the integration of the RDAS and DSSs, and their early warning/risk information products, into the planning and decision-making processes of institutional and community stakeholders in Pakistan through capacity building/training activities. This position will further take the lead in facilitating integration of stakeholders’ feedback into enhancements in the RDAS and DSSs for Pakistan stakeholders.

Scope of Work

The Capacity Building Officer – Pakistan has the following specific tasks:

● Assess the RDAS and DSSs and their early warning/risk information products, to frame the core training program for the following stakeholders:

• IT and domain experts in partner government institutions, to use and maintain the DSSs
• Planners and decision-makers in partner government institutions and allied organizations, to access and use the functionalities of RDAS and DSSs and translate their generated early warning/risk information into action plans and implement them, within the purview of respective/relevant institutional mandates, within a risk management framework
• Community stakeholders to access and receive early warning/risk information from the DSSs, assess and implement the advisories within a risk management framework, and regularly provide feedback for enhancing the DSSs and their early warning/risk information products

● Undertake a training needs assessment, vis-à-vis the following stakeholders, to customize/target/streamline the training package per stakeholders’ needs. Training materials shall include, but not limited to, training manuals, training guides, video tutorials, detailed PowerPoint (PPT) presentations, etc.

• IT and domain experts in partner government institutions (Ministry of Planning, Development and Special Initiatives [MoPDSI], Balochistan Agriculture and Cooperatives Department [BACD], and Punjab Agriculture Department [PAD]) to use and maintain the DSSs
• Planners, decision-makers, and other relevant officials in MoPDSI, BACD, and PAD in accessing and using the RDAS and DSSs and applying their early warning/risk information products in plans and decisions
• Agriculture extension workers and community stakeholders/farmers in Balochistan and Punjab in receiving and applying early warning/risk information products from the DSSs

● Test the customized training manuals and as necessary, enhance these per feedback from testing

● In coordination with and support of relevant members of CARE Component 1 Team, lead the delivery of customized/refined trainings for the following:

• MoPDSI, BACD, and PAD IT and domain experts in using and maintaining the DSSs
• MoPDSI, BACD, and PAD planners and decision-makers in undertaking climateinformed plans and decisions using RDAS and DSSs-generated early warning/risk information products
• Extension workers in BACD and PAD in climate-informing extension services for 6 agriculture communities in Balochistan and Punjab, per the early warning/risk information products from the DSSs, and to pool from among them, trainers for agriculture community stakeholders/farmers in Balochistan and Punjab
• Agriculture community stakeholders/farmers in Balochistan and Punjab to receive and apply early warning/risk information products form the DSSs

● In coordination with CARE Component 1’s Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Specialist, assess the effectivity of the trainings and associated training materials, and integrate feedback in the same for the benefit on onward trainings

● Implement follow-up trainings, per CARE Component 1’s work plan

● In coordination with other members of the CARE Component 1 Team in Pakistan, ensure that the capacity building activities/trainings are properly documented, with feedback from stakeholders integrated therein, for enhancing onward capacity building activities/trainings

● In coordination with other members of the CARE Component 1 Team in Pakistan, ensure that training materials are properly filed, and ready to be used as necessary

● Assist the M&E Specialist in assessing the impacts of capacity building activities of CARE Component 1 in Pakistan

● Others relevant to the position, as required by CARE Component 1

Qualifications

Certification and Knowledge:

● At least Master’s Degree in Environmental Science, Social Sciences, Disaster Preparedness, Development Communication, Education, or a related field

● Knowledge of climate information application in different sectors, from the national to community levels

● Professional trainer certification is an advantage

Experience:

● At least 10 years of progressively responsible experience in capacity development, including, but not limited to, designing/customizing and implementing capacity development/training activities for different stakeholders in disaster risk management/climate information application/climate adaptation/climate resilience-relevant domains

● At least 5 years of experience in assessing capacity building requirements of stakeholders in disaster risk management/climate information application/climate adaptation/climate resilience at national/sub-national/community levels

● At least 5 years of experience in working with government and/or development institutions in Pakistan in capacitating institutions and communities in disaster risk management/climate information application/climate resilience at national/subnational/community levels

Skills and abilities:

● Demonstrable ability to digest complex technical information and convey them in easy-tounderstand forms to a variety of stakeholders

● Strong written and verbal command of Urdu and English languages

Personal qualities:

Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills; demonstrated ability to plan and organize work independently; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; high commitment to responsibility and work quality; ability to work effectively and efficiently independently and/or within a multi-cultural team; openness/receptiveness to critique for enhancing work and outputs.

Contract Duration

The contract will be for 12 months, commencing on 15 January 2024, and is subject to a 4- month probationary period. The contract may be extended until the end of the project (August 2025), per satisfactory annual performance review.

Reporting

The Capacity Building Officer – Pakistan will report to the CARE Component 1 Project Director, through RIMES Country Program Lead in Pakistan. He/she will work with CARE Component 1’s multi-disciplinary project team, and will be based in RIMES/CARE Component 1 Islamabad Office, with travel to Punjab and Balochistan, and to RIMES Headquarters in Thailand, as required by the Project.