Consultant: Climate Change Mitigation
Description
Zutari: Co-creating an engineered impact.
Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering firm with almost 90 years' experience. As human-centred engineering consultants and advisors, we are trusted by our clients, business partners, communities and other stakeholders across Africa.
We co-create engineering solutions that have a positive impact and improve people's lives. Zutari values inclusion and recognises the importance of a diverse, talented workforce, believing that people need other people to succeed.
What kind of talent do we pursue?
We employ people with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done and share a sense of urgency. People who have an impact in our teams and broader community. People who think differently and connect with those around them to co-create new opportunities and leave a meaningful legacy.
We relentlessly pursue those rainmakers who are different; those who say it can be done; those who seek alternative innovative solutions and who share our hope of making an impact in the lives of our fellow Africans and of leaving a legacy that can benefit future generations.
We’re growing our climate change team and we’re looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to take up the role of a consultant, with a focus on climate change mitigation and carbon foot printing.
Role responsibilities:
Zutari: Co-creating an engineered impact.
Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering firm with almost 90 years' experience. As human-centred engineering consultants and advisors, we are trusted by our clients, business partners, communities and other stakeholders across Africa.
We co-create engineering solutions that have a positive impact and improve people's lives. Zutari values inclusion and recognises the importance of a diverse, talented workforce, believing that people need other people to succeed.
What kind of talent do we pursue?
We employ people with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done and share a sense of urgency. People who have an impact in our teams and broader community. People who think differently and connect with those around them to co-create new opportunities and leave a meaningful legacy.
We relentlessly pursue those rainmakers who are different; those who say it can be done; those who seek alternative innovative solutions and who share our hope of making an impact in the lives of our fellow Africans and of leaving a legacy that can benefit future generations.
We’re growing our climate change team and we’re looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person to take up the role of a consultant, with a focus on climate change mitigation and carbon foot printing.
Role responsibilities:
- Compiling greenhouse gas inventories and carbon footprints
- Identifying, screening, modelling and costing climate change mitigation measures
- Developing and supporting the implementation of Net-Zero carbon or climate change mitigation strategies, policies and action plans (including target-setting, developing MACCs, Cost-benefit analysis)
- Undertaking climate change risk assessments
- Developing and implementing climate change MRV and carbon footprint systems
- Supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement (including through NDC revision and biennial transparency reporting)
- Bachelor’s degree in climate change, chemical engineering, environmental management or equivalent (Master’s degree will be an added advantage)
- At least 4 years’ experience in climate change mitigation, GHG inventories and carbon foot printing
- Basic knowledge of international climate reporting frameworks (e.g TCFD, IFRS S2, UNFCCC MRV framework, Paris Agreement ETF, King IV or IFC Performance Standards)
- Understanding of national and international climate change laws, regulations, conventions and agreements
- Must be technically competent and comfortable with MS: Excel and mathematical equations.
- Added advantage: Experience with climate finance or climate change adaptation will be an added advantage