Cross-cutting Specialist

Job Description

Amec Foster Wheeler Environment & Infrastructure is currently seeking a multiple Cross-Cutting Specialists for an anticipated USAID-funded climate change project in Colombia.

Areas of specialization that we seek include:

• Climate change mitigation and adaptation
• Climate change policy and governance, especially experience with UNFCCC’s Paris Agreement
• Outreach and communication, training
• Gender and vulnerable population inclusion
• Grants management

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities of the cross-cutting specialists include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting efforts to establish and achieve greenhouse gas mitigation goals and include climate change policies in sub-national and sector planning processes
• Supporting diversification into clean and renewable energy sources
• Supporting the strengthening and adaptation of climate change monitoring systems and development of climate resilient financing options
• Preparing, reviewing, and monitoring contract commitments and project deliverables
• Effectively working with a multi-disciplinary climate change team on a broad-based and multi-year project

• Advanced degrees in environmental sciences / engineering, policy and / or planning or a related field, with at least 10 years of applied experience and prior USAID experience is preferred
• Experience implementing donor-funded projects in Central and South America is required and Colombia-specific expertise is preferred
• Technical experience with climate change adaptation and mitigation (esp. in Latin America and Colombia), the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s new Paris Agreement, renewable and clean energy, policy and governance, investment financing, and community outreach and training are advantages
• Exceptional interpersonal, collaborative and leadership skills (including managing relationships and motivating the team) applied within multi-cultural contexts
• Experience working effectively with a diverse group of stakeholders (including national and sub-national governments, civil society groups, research institutions, private sector partners and local communities)
• Bilingual fluency in both English and Spanish is required

Application Process

Interested candidates shall provide a brief Cover Letter, CV (listing experiences in reverse chronological order), and at least three (3) professional references (including name and title, contact information and relationship to the reference). Only individuals with relevant consulting and management experience need apply. This is not an engineering position.

About the Organization

Amec Foster Wheeler (www.amecfw.com) designs, delivers and maintains strategic and complex assets for its customers across the global energy and related sectors.

Employing around 36,000 people in more than 55 countries and with 2015 revenues of £5.5 billion, the company operates across the oil and gas industry – from production through to refining, processing and distribution of derivative products – and in the mining, clean energy, power generation, pharma, environment and infrastructure markets.

Amec Foster Wheeler offers full life-cycle services to offshore and onshore oil and gas projects (conventional and unconventional, upstream, midstream and downstream) for greenfield, brownfield and asset support projects, plus leading refining technology.

Amec Foster Wheeler shares are publicly traded on the London Stock Exchange and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange. Both trade under the ticker AMFW.

Our Environment & Infrastructure Americas business is a leading environment and infrastructure, engineering, consulting and project management organization with about 150 offices and more than 5,500 employees. Our team of professionals provides a full range of services to clients in a wide range of sectors including government services, clean energy, industrial/pharmaceutical, water, transportation/infrastructure, mining and oil & gas.

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes the value of a diverse workforce. All qualified individuals will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and/or protected veteran status in accordance with governing laws.

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