Strengthening organisational capacity, monitoring and evaluation systems, and climate and environmental mainstreaming through training, policy development, technical support, networking, and strategic planning.
Laura has a Master's degree in Development Cooperation and has gained hands-on experience at GIZ, the International Climate Initiative (IKI) and the BMZ. She has also worked in the NGO sector, focusing on climate projects. She has a broad knowledge base and practical experience in climate and environmental projects, covering adaptation, mitigation, biodiversity, forests, and climate finance. Her core competencies include consulting, project management, networking, and communication.
The advisory deployment strengthens horizont3000 partner organisations in Kenya and Tanzania to plan and implement gender-responsive climate action and environmental protection with a regional East Africa perspective. It responds to increasing climate variability and climate-related shocks such as droughts, floods and heat stress that deepen vulnerability and reinforce social and gender inequalities. The assignment focuses on institutionalising environment and climate mainstreaming within civil society organisations so they can translate policy frameworks into practice and coordinate more effectively through shared approaches, systematically.The Advisor supports organisational development for environment and climate, including revising policies, strategies and plans and strengthening planning, monitoring and self-assessment routines. It provides technical and methodological support for measures, facilitates trainings, workshops, exchange visits and working group meetings, and enables knowledge transfer on climate and environmental issues. To improve effectiveness and financing readiness, the advisory supports partners to build networks and cooperation, strengthen advocacy capacity and prepare project proposals that match climate financing opportunities. It also supports the review of concept notes on climate issues and delivers an information session on climate funding options.
Jesuit Hakimani Centre (JHC) is a Jesuit faith and justice centre dedicated to the study and action on issues linking the Christian faith, social justice and peacebuilding. Since 1991 JHC has been engaged in facilitating formative trainings to various groups; conducting thematic researches, policy formulations and influencing.
