Position Overview:

The Environmental Economist position involves developing and managing the strategy and process for SANDEE research grants to align with ICIMOD’s research areas, providing technical support for joint research projects and ongoing studies, and coordinating biannual research grant competitions. It includes managing and supporting training programmes such as the annual summer school in environmental economics, developing new teaching programs, and identifying capacity development needs in the HKH region and South Asia. The role also encompasses supporting SANDEE’s publications and dissemination efforts, including developing policy briefs and guiding web-based dissemination, and managing SANDEE’s activities, budgets, and donor communications. Additionally, it requires participating in relevant global, regional, and country forums and meetings.

Background

The Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region stretches 3,500km across Asia, spanning eight countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan. Encompassing high-altitude mountain ranges, mid-hills, and plains, the zone is vital for the food, water, and energy security of over two billion people and is a habitat for countless irreplaceable species. It is also acutely fragile – and frontline to the impacts of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is an international organisation established in 1983, that is working to make this critical region greener, more inclusive and climate resilient. For more information, read our Strategy 2030: Moving Mountains and explore our website.

ICIMOD brought the South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE) into its portfolio a few years ago, and now SANDEE constitutes one of ICIMOD’s strongest and largest networks. SANDEE is a research capacity and academic leadership development programme. SANDEE aims to effectively support ICIMOD’s work by contributing to and strengthening the economic and policy analysis elements across our three Strategic Groups (1. Climate and Environment Risk, 2. Resilient Livelihoods and Landscapes and 3. Regional and Global Engagement). Aligning and integrating SANDEE’s research grants, capacity-building events, and outputs to better support ICIMOD’s workstreams and results is also a key objective moving forward.

Method of application

Applicants must apply online before July 14, 2024 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.    

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Details:

TOR Environmental Economist June 2024.pdf

Position Overview:

This is a unique opportunity to lead our Strategic Group on Reducing Climate and Environment Risks – in the vibrant working culture and environment that is ICIMOD. This senior position holds responsibility for the delivery of the entire portfolio of the Strategic Group, ensuring that we collectively meet the commitments enshrined in our Strategy 2030: Moving Mountains and Medium-Term Action Plan V (MTAP V): Embracing Change and Accelerating Impact (2023–2026). The position will work closely with the two other Strategic Group Leads and report to the Deputy Director General.

The Strategic Group Lead is a senior professional with excellent strategic leadership and management skills and strong technical experience on issues pertaining to the management of climate and environment issues, particularly in mountain regions, and with knowledge of risks related to water, cryosphere and air. This position will suit someone who can build vision, develop, and nurture collective thinking, and is focused on delivering measurable impact. The Strategic Group Lead must be comfortable leading and inspiring multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams, be open and flexible to innovation and change, and uphold the highest levels of ethics, quality, and teamwork standards. The position has a strong representational role, so excellent communication, outreach, and networking skills are essential.

Our work leverages knowledge for impact through four key pathways: policy, innovation and scaling, regional collaboration, and capability building. As Strategic Group Lead (SGL), you will lead work along all our four impact pathways and play a key leadership role to ensure that our work delivers the highest-level results.

Background

The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), based in Kathmandu, Nepal, is the leading institute for the study of the HKH. An intergovernmental knowledge and development organisation with a focus on climate and environmental risks, green economies, and sustainable collective action, we have worked in our eight regional member countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan – since our foundation.

Entering our 40th year, ICIMOD is perfectly positioned to support the transformative action required for the HKH to face the challenges of the escalating effects of climate change, pollution, water insecurity, increased disaster risk, biodiversity loss, and widespread socioeconomic changes. We seek to raise our ambition to support the required transformative action to step up our engagement through to 2030.

Method of application

Apply through ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal. https://apply.icimod.org/
Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Details:

ICIMOD_Strategic Group Lead_2024.pdf