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- Manage a 5 person staff and collaborate with other members of the CFE team, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and other stakeholders for the accomplishment of the mission in a manner that is both science-based and climate security
- Responsible for updating various deliverable tracking systems, and responding to Task Management System (TMS) requests, and various administrative tasks
- Under the direction and guidance of the Director, CFE-DM, provide leadership to plan, implement, and grow and sustain the USINDOPACOM ARO Program
- Attend in-person weekly CFE meetings, Deconfliction meetings, and ARO Branch Meetings
- Provide relevant expertise on climate change and its impacts, to the USINDOPACOM community and to other civilian and military organizations
- Chair and report to the Director CFE for advisory panels on the impacts of climate change
- Establish and maintain liaison with national and multinational agencies responsible for climate security in the Indo-Pacific region, and with the other U.S
- Lead or participate in international and local conferences related to climate change and security
- Cultivate existing and new partnerships and identify opportunities for collaboration with new stakeholders relevant to the mission
- Understand, monitor, and remain current on geo-political developments impacting the governance of climate change and its impacts on global and regional security
- Draft analyses, correspondence, planning documents, after-action reviews, and other professional white papers and articles as required
- Support cross-branch CFE initiatives and projects as required
- 35% national and international travel in support of the mission
- Other duties as assigned by the CFE Director
- Bachelor's Degree or higher in a scientific or engineering discipline pertinent to understanding climate change and its impacts, and
- Master's Degree in international relations, political science, science, technology and society, management, law (J.D.), management, or another appropriate field; or a minimum of five years' experience as a practitioner in a relevant setting
- Doctorate in one of these fields is desirable, not required
- 3 years of experience in successful project and program management, with oversight of staff
- Experience in developing, delivering, and evaluating presentations for military and/or civilian audiences
- Experience working with the U.S
- Experience advising and briefing senior leaders in military and/or civilian desired
- 5-10 years of experience conducting climate change assessment, research, reporting, or advocacy in a U.S
- Familiarity with the Indo-Pacific geopolitical security environment is desired
- Experience working with US and/or international agencies concerned with environmental security is desired
- Experience working with partner nations or international non-governmental organizations (INGOs), is desired
- Strong writing and speaking skills Must be able to speak, read, and write in the English Language fluently
- Comfort with public speaking, presentation, and facilitating groups
- Ability to take direction yet work independently with a high degree of autonomy
- Willingness to collaborate with others from different backgrounds, respect for diverse perspectives
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- Must be physically able to travel
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Adaptation and Resilience Program Manager with Security Clearance - Hickam Air Force Base, HI, United States - Valiant Integrated Services
Description
The US Department of Defense Center for Excellence in Disaster Management and Humanitarian Assistance (CFE) is based in Honolulu, Hawaii with a global mission to build crisis response capacity, enhance coordination and collaboration, and strengthens relationships in the field of international humanitarian assistance and humanitarian civil-military coordinationCFE reports directly to the Commander, U.S
Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
The Commander has identified as a core task, "Be prepared to respond to the impact of climate change," and has designated the Director of CFE to lead the Adaptation and Resilience Office (ARO) team supporting this national security imperative
The ARO Program Manager (PM) will be managing a 5-person team and is responsible for the overall deliverables of the Branch
The PM will be responsible for the must have the entrepreneurial skills to guide this USINDOPACOM program that will address the emergent threat of climate change to security in the Indo-Pacific region
Reporting to the Director of CFE, and with the support of the CFE team, the PM will have the opportunity and the responsibility to organize, implement and grow this important initiative
The PM will work at the science and policy interface to provide knowledge, expertise, and situational awareness to support decision making, and will provide leadership and coordination of efforts at the national and international levels to better understand and reduce the threat of climate change
The position requires the applicant to have the awareness, understanding, and skills that will help DoD, partner nations, interagency, and international organizations plan for the impacts of climate change, over time, on human, national and regional security
It requires communications and diplomatic skills to represent the Director of CFE-DM, and the position of USINDOPACOM, in inter-agency and international venues to facilitate cooperative initiatives regarding the impacts of climate change across the Indo-Pacific security landscape
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