Deadline: 26-Mar-23
Youth Innovation Lab (YI-Lab) is accepting applications for its second cohort of the Climate Fellowship Program in Karnali Province.
Climate Fellowship provides opportunities for young, qualified, and enthusiasts to work closely with the provincial and municipal governments to gain in-depth experience in DRRM, Climate Change and Adaptation (CCA) and Disaster Information Management System (DIMS).
Through Climate Fellowship Grant, it provides an opportunity for young people to work with the provincial and local government to strengthen their climate and disaster related plans and policies. With the increasing and intensifying extreme climate events, DRRM has been a priority of all three tiers of governments. However, there is a gap in the implementation and localization of the prepared plans and policies on DRRM and CCA. Through Climate Fellowship, young people will act as a connecting bridge to transfer the technical capacities and bridge the data gap that exists at the provincial and local level to support informed decision making.
Young people are the critical stakeholders to fight climate change, respond to extreme climate events, and transform a better world for living as they are at the forefront of climate action. They are also the ones to face the collective impacts of climate change actions and inaction. They can be advocates to revitalize public connections, raise awareness, and generate innovative ideas to adapt to the climate crisis.
Benefits for Climate Fellows
- Climate Fellowship Grant of NPR 300,000.00* (Three Lakhs Nepalese Rupees) *
- Note: Inclusive of Monthly Stipend, Travel Allowance, Meeting Facilitation, Training Cost etc.)
- Five-day residential training on Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM), Climate Change Adaptation (CCA), Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (VCA), Local Disaster and Climate Resilient Plan (LDCRP), Disaster Information Management System (DIMS) and Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI)
- Capacity building training and orientations
- Opportunity to work closely with Mayor, CAO, elected representatives, IT professionals, and Government officials at working stations
- Opportunity to participate in workshops/trainings/seminars organized by Nepal Government, and respective municipality
- Opportunity to broaden their understanding of social issues and enhance their ability to engage in meaningful dialogue with people from different backgrounds
- Graduation Certificate of the Climate Fellowship
- Potential job placement within YI-Lab, partners, and related organizations
- The fellowship grant is inclusive of Monthly Stipend, Travel Allowance, Communication Allowance, Meeting Facilitations, Training Cost etc.
Key Responsibilities of the Climate Fellows
Climate Fellows will be responsible for:
- Supporting assigned municipality to strengthen the Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan
- Conducting Vulnerability Capacity Assessment at assigned municipality together with the municipal government
- Supporting the development of Local Disaster and Climate Resilient Plan (LDCRP) of the assigned municipal government
- Supporting assigned province or municipal government to administer and operationalize level BIPAD portal
- Collaborating with the IT officer and DRR focal personnel for day-to-day capacity transfer
- Working closely with provincial and municipal personnel to compile DRR related datasets and standardize and integrate them into BIPAD
- Working with provincial and municipal personnel to map and validate critical infrastructure datasets like education, health, finance, governance, tourism, industry, communication, and more
- Reporting and documenting the progress/challenges and sharing the lessons learnt
Eligibility Criteria
- The short-listed candidates will be interviewed, and the selection team will select 10 Climate Fellows who will be stationed at nine project municipal governments and a fellow will be stationed at the province ministry of Karnali Province.
- To be eligible as Climate Fellows, the individual must:
- Be 29 years old or younger Nepali citizen at the nomination
- Have a bachelor’s degree in Disaster Risk Reduction, Climate Change, Environmental Science, Environmental Engineering, Geomatics Engineering, Development Studies, Natural Resources, Crisis Management, or related field
- Be local from the project municipalities or willing to relocate to the project municipality
- Have knowledge of or interest in disaster/Climate/DRRM/CCA and related discipline
- Have an interest in learning technology and open data
- Be curious to work with province and municipal personnel
- Have a strong knowledge of technology that includes mobile apps, web app, MS Office packages
- Have excellent communication skills in Nepali and English. A knowledge of the local language would be preferred
- Have passion to learn Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) through DRRM/CCA
- Have outstanding personal character and integrity
- Have teamwork and collaborative skills
- Have ability to work in a cross-cultural and multidisciplinary team
- Have ability, willingness, and possibility to raise awareness among the persons belonging to minorities or their respective communities
For more information, visit Youth Innovation Lab (YI-Lab).