VACANCY DFID TANZANIA: CLIMATE CHANGE PROGRAMME ADVISER

The UK Department for International Development (DFID) is seeking to recruit a Climate Change Programme Adviser. This is a new advisory position within a dynamic team in DFID Tanzania.
This post is an exciting and challenging opportunity, to help take forward the work of DFID on climate change and work in collaboration with government and other development partners. We require a strong communicator who has the proven ability to network with key stakeholders, influence decisions and drive agendas forward. The Climate Change Programme Adviser will be someone who is knowledgeable about climate change policy and practice, particularly in areas such as adaptation, building resilience and low carbon development. S/he will enjoy taking the initiative, excel at managing programmes effectively to deliver results, and will be confident in dealing with senior officials and Ministers in Government, development partners, contractors and civil society partners.
The post holder will work closely with the DFID Tanzania Climate and Energy Adviser to develop the new ICF funded programmes on climate change, with a specific responsibility of the work on institutional strengthening. The post holder will work closely with Government of Tanzania (Vice Presidents Office/Ministry of Finance and /or Planning Commission) and Zanzibar to coordinate activities linked to implementation of the national climate change, support the establishment of a climate change financing mechanism and lead on behalf of development partners the dialogue on Climate Change.

For a full job description as well as details of the skills and qualifications required for this post, please visit our webpages:
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/dfid-tanzania/abo...
https://www.gov.uk/government/world/organisations/british-high-comm...

How to apply:
If you believe you are the right candidate for this position, please submit your CV with a statement of no more than 1,000 words setting out how you would work with DFID and other partners to build resilience to climate change and promote low carbon development, to Tanzania-recruitment@dfid.gov.uk with the subject line “Vacancy: Climate Change Programme Adviser.”

The deadline for the submission of applications is 12 noon on Monday, 25th August 2014.

Please ensure that any e-mail attachments do not exceed 5MB. Only candidates shortlisted for interview will be contacted, and will be required to bring original certificates and diplomas for verification.

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Girl’s Galaxy S4 Smartphone Burns Under Her Pillow as She Sleeps.

Girl’s Galaxy S4 Smartphone Burns Under Her Pillow as She Sleeps.
Charging our devices as we sleep feels like a harmless routine. For one young Samsung smartphone owner, however, that habit almost turned heated.

Last week, a 13-year-old North Texas girl plugged her Samsung Galaxy S4 in for its nightly juice-up before hitting the sack, only to be awoken by the smell of something burning hours later. When she got up and searched around for the source of the stench, she realized that she had wedged her charging phone under her pillow. And not only was the backside of the pillow scorched, but the phone was fried into an unrecognizable slab of plastic and melted components.

The event, according to FOX 4, left the family a bit surprised.

“We have a reasonable expectation that the products we buy are going to be safe,” the girl’s father said. He told FOX that he suspects that the phone overheated, causing the battery to swell and start a fire.
The battery in the Galaxy phone was an aftermarket replacement, something a Samsung representative told FOX could have been part of the problem. The other issue, according to Samsung, was that the phone was being smothered by a pillow, restricting airflow while charging. This is something the manufacturer warns against in the device’s instruction materials.

Despite these miscues by the young Galaxy owner, Samsung told FOX and Yahoo Tech that the company will replace the phone, the pillow, and the mattress involved in the accident.

“Samsung takes product quality and customer safety very seriously,” a representative said.

“We have offered the customer a new device, and we are working to retrieve the product so that we can investigate what happened. We strongly advise all customers follow the guidelines of CTIA for care and handling wireless batteries. Additionally, our user manuals warn customers that phones must have adequate ventilation and airflow and should not be covered with material such as bedding.”

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