Contract awards for fee-based services

To provide part-time technical and administrative support for the conference titled ‘Beyond
Labels, Beyond Borders: International Solidarity Conference on the Rights of Climate
Migrants’. (Location: Philippines)

The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung (hereinafter: RLS) intends to award a contract for fee-based

services to a technical and administrative assistant who will assist the RLS Program
Manager in the technical and administrative requirements in organizing the said
conference. Such service covers supporting activities related to pre-during-and post-
conference, and may include:

- canvassing and booking conference venue and hotel accommodations for the
speakers and participants;
- coordination with the conference venue and hotel for the technical and catering
requirements;
- preparing and coordinating speakers’ and participants’ travel arrangements,
including support for visa requirements, as needed;
- preparing necessary administrative and financial documents, i.e. service and
honorarium contracts, etc.
- support in organizing web-based conference platform;
- support for the conference communications work, including sending and following
up on invitations;
- assistance during the conference, including documentation support
- support for post-conference activities, i.e. organizing outcomes and reporting
requirements
- other services as the need arises.

The position requires part-time work between 30-40 hours a week.

Duration of this contract is from March 1, 2019 to October 15, 2019.

About the Rosa Luxemburg Stiftung

The Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung is one of the six political foundations, that are the main
institutes of political education in the Federal Republic of Germany.

It is part of the political current of democratic socialism, and has its origins in the
association “Social Analysis and Political Education,” founded in 1990 in Berlin. It has
evolved into a nationwide political education organisation, a discussion forum for critical
thought and political alternatives, and a research facility for progressive social analysis.

Aim of the conference

This conference is a key activity of the RLS and is aimed at putting forward a rights-based
discourse on climate-induced migration linked to the field of global social rights. The
conference is seen to contribute to the following:
  an increased understanding of the issue of climate-induced migration, particularly
on the climatic and non-climatic drivers of migration;
 a critical appraisal of the situation faced by people/communities most vulnerable to
the impacts of climate change; and
 consolidating a set of demands/asks to be presented and discussed within the
global climate justice movement, and with political decision-makers.

Background

With special funds provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and
Development (BMZ), the RLS is internationally active in the area of international climate
policies and promotes local projects on climate protection and climate justice with the work
of its foreign offices all over the world. In Southeast Asia, the funded climate projects have
focused on Vietnam so far.

Estimates of climate-induced migration vary from 25 million to 1 billion by 2050, moving

either within their countries or across borders, on a permanent or temporary basis. An
average of 26.4 million persons around the world have been forcibly displaced by floods,
windstorms, earthquakes or droughts. This is equivalent to one person being displaced
every second. With the increasing impacts of climate change, the mass displacement and
movement of people due to environmental reasons need to be addressed.

There is widespread agreement that the effects of climate change, in combination with
other factors, will increase the displacement of people. It is ironic and unjust, that it is
developing countries - the least responsible for emissions of greenhouse gases—where
climate-induced migration will be most pronounced, and who will also bear the greatest
burden of providing for climate migrants.

But going past the official recognition, the reality is that climate-induced migrants fall
through the cracks of international refugee and immigration policy. There is resistance in
expanding the definition of refugees to include climate refugees. The mass displacement of
communities has principally been approached as a humanitarian issue, hence the critique
that efforts have been mostly reactive, i.e. responding to emergencies and disasters. Mass
migration has also not been taken into account in national adaptation strategies.

Protecting climate migrants is imperative, but the discourse needs to be expanded to

comprehensively address displacement, the causes of displacement, along with proposals
for just, sustainable and transformative solutions. This means it is crucial to develop an
analysis of the intersectionality of vulnerability with the dynamic around how the global
trade, finance, investment architecture interacting with local institutions and power
relations brought about a state of perpetual poverty and underdevelopment that render
people more vulnerable and less capable to adapt to and rebuild from the impacts of
climate change.

Bringing together communities facing the reality of climate change impacts in a dialogue
with civil society, representatives of social movements, academia, and other stakeholders
on the situation and challenges of climate-induced migration is a first step towards an
integrated, ‘whole of society’ approach to addressing mass displacement, its causes and
solutions.

Expected qualification of the Contractor:

The following qualifications are expected of the Contractor:

 Analytical and detail-oriented professional with experience in coordinating, planning

and supporting daily operational and administrative functions;
 Capacity to provide comprehensive support, including coordinating processes in
support of effective organizational operations;
 Proven track record of accurately maintaining detailed records, generating reports,
coordinating meetings and activities, and multi-tasking within fast-paced and
deadline-driven environments;
 Flexibility in working modalities and schedules;
 Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Power Point) and
managing, arranging and coordinating travel, contracts, events, etc.

Applications

We ask applicants to submit a short CV and at least two reference contacts.

Applicants will report the compensation independently and upon his or her own
responsibility to the fiscal authorities. This contract does not constitute any form of
employment (i.e. an employment contract); neither any agency partnership, partnership,
joint venture; it is an agreement to retain services as an independent contractor.

Please send your written application to Laura Geiger, Program director „Climate Justice“
Manila Office (laura.geiger@rosalux.org), by 20 February 2019.

Receipt of applications will not be confirmed. Selected applicants will be contacted

between 22- 25 February. The contract will be awarded on 28th February 2019.