ICIMOD Headquarters, Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Senior Project Management Specialist (SPMS) will lead a new function: Project Management at ICIMOD. Housed within the Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development (SRPBD) Unit, this function will oversee the design, improvement and institutionalisation of ICIMOD’s project management systems and practices, whilst overseeing the implementation of two Adaptation Fund Projects.  These include: Green, Resilient, and Adaptive CHT Economy (GRACE Bangladesh) project and the Sustainable Actions for Ecosystems Restoration in Pakistan (SAFER Pakistan) project - see the Annex at the end of this ToR for more details. - and other Global Climate/Environment Fund projects that might come on board in due course.

Reporting to the Head of the SRPBD, the Senior Project Management Specialist serves as the principal focal point on Project Management issues within ICIMOD and will also be the main contact point for the Adaptation Fund (AF) as well as strategic oversight for the two AF projects. The postholder will engage with ICIMOD’s Strategic Group Heads and Action Area Leads on plans and budgets for ICIMOD’s components within these two AF projects. The postholder will work in close collaboration with the Senior Monitoring and Evaluation (MEL) Specialist, and the GRACE/SAFER Country Project Manager (CPM), the SPMS will also ensure that all Executing Entity (EE) roles - including ICIMOD’s - are clearly defined and administratively tracked and financially monitored, and that project results, lessons, and impacts are robustly monitored, documented, and integrated into relevant thematic areas and institutional processes.

Method of application

Applicants are requested to apply online before 5 December 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through the ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

ICIMOD Headquarters, Kathmandu, Nepal.

The Senior Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL) Specialist will provide strategic leadership and technical oversight for all matters related to MEL, primarily for ICIMOD’s two Adaptation Fund projects: Green, Resilient, and Adaptive Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) Economy in Bangladesh (GRACE) and the Sustainable Actions for Ecosystems Restoration in Pakistan (SAFER Pakistan), but also providing senior oversight for ICIMOD results work.

The GRACE LoCALplus is implemented in partnership with UNCDF, and it marks a significant initiative to build climate resilience in the Chattogram Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh. It will support the restoration of critical water sources, enhance climate-resilient infrastructure, and strengthen sustainable agriculture practices in Rangamati, Khagrachari, and Bandarban. Through the LoCALplus mechanism, GRACE will channel climate finance directly to local governments via performance-based grants, ensuring transparency and equity in fund distribution. The project aligns with the National Adaptation Plan and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The SAFER Project is implemented in partnership with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Pakistan and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) Pakistan and aims to enhance climate resilience in vulnerable regions of Pakistan through risk preparedness, integrated water resource management, and ecosystem-based adaptation. The project addresses six key climate-related risks faced by communities in Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Sindh provinces, including cryosphere hazards, drying springs, water pollution and reduced access to clean water.

As both projects enter critical implementation stages, the Senior MEL Specialist will ensure robust systems are in place for tracking outcomes, assessing impacts, and supporting adaptive management across implementation cycles.

While housed within ICIMOD’s Strategic Results, Partnerships and Business Development (SRPBD) Unit, this position will provide overall senior technical oversight for ICIMOD’s results work, whilst also overseeing MEL for these two Adaptation Fund projects. The SRPBD Unit is responsible for strengthening institutional approaches, methods, and standards for results planning, coordination, partnerships, and resource mobilisation. Locating this position within SRPBD ensures adherence to institutional MEL quality standards, while also supporting the day-to-day implementation of GRACE and SAFER.

Method of application

Applicants are requested to apply online before 5 December 2025 (11:59 PM Nepal Standard Time) through the ICIMOD Vacancy Application Portal.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified.

Durham Glaciology, Department of Geography at Durham University, UK.

Durham Glaciology is currently advertising a range of glaciology/polar-related projects (listed below) funded by the 2026/27 IAPETUS DTP studentship competition:

• • From ice to ecosystem: assessing the risk of glacier melt and legacy contamination for reindeer in Sápmi (Lapland) – primary supervisor Dr Caroline Clason

• • Holocene ice sheet-ocean interaction and glacimarine sedimentation in Greenland fjords – primary supervisor Professor Colm O’Cofaigh

• • Antarctic sea ice, circulation and ice sheet interactions in the Southeastern Weddell Sea – primary supervisor Professor Erin McClymont

• • Investigating interactions between subglacial landscape evolution and Antarctic Ice Sheet behaviour – primary supervisor Dr Guy Paxman

• • Investigating past changes in Greenland melting and its impacts on ocean circulation as a key to the future – primary supervisor Dr Paola Moffa-Sanchez

The deadline to submit applications is 5th January 2026

Primary supervisors will be happy to help if you have any questions about individual projects. Note that international (non-UK) applicants must contact potential supervisors by no later than 8th December 2025 if they would like to be considered. For more information on funding, eligibility, and how to apply, visit: https://iapetus.ac.uk/how-to-apply/

IAPETUS will also be holding an online Q&A workshop for applicants where there will be a brief presentation on the application process as well as an opportunity to ask any questions applicants may have. It will be held on 26^th November at 2pm, and the link to sign-up for the workshop will be available on this page.