To support IRC’s growing portfolio of climate resilience programming— including anticipatory action, disaster risk finance, climate adaptive livelihoods, etc— IRC is increasing its climate data analysis capacity to forecast climate hazards and analyze impacts as part of our well-established Global Crisis Analysis (GCA) team. Climate forecasts will inform IRC’s programming across different sectors and geographic regions.
The Climate Analyst supports the integration of climate forecasts into IRC existing suite of crisis analysis products (annual Emergency Watchlist, risk monitoring & emergency classifications). The Climate Analyst will be working within the Global Crisis Analysis team within the Emergency Unit (EmU) and working closely with the Anticipatory Action Team, Climate Global Practice Area, Climate Operations, and Signpost team. The role involves liaising closely with Country Programs & Regions to interpret and action the forecasts that the analyst produces. A significant focus of the position is to ensure regular and timely production of reports. Climate Data Analysis needs within the IRC are expanding, so the responsibilities of this role may evolve as we build greater understanding of how data analysis can support IRC climate priorities.
The GCA team maintains the IRC's Emergency Classification system, which is a critical first step in all IRC emergency responses. Most classification requests are handled during working hours by other members of the team, but all team members participate in a roster system to share responsibility for handling classification requests at weekends. The Climate Analyst may, very occasionally, be involved in processing and issuing a classification at weekends where this is crucial to ensure a timely response to a new emergency.
