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SalaryHead of Delivery for ClimateResilience in Least Developed Countries
Hybrid (within or outside of the UK) with periodic travel to the UK offices
The Organisation
Our client promotes sustainable improvements and links local priorities to global challenges. They are based in London and work across multiple continents with some of the world’s most vulnerable people to strengthen their voices in the decision-making arenas that affect them.
The Vision is for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) to be on climate resilient development pathways by 2030 and deliver net-zero emissions by 2050.
They are now looking for a Head of Delivery to join their team on a full-time basis for a fixed-term contract of two years.
The Benefits
- Salary of £62,202 – £77,403, depending on experience, plus benefits
- 25 days' annual leave per year, increasing with service
- Closure between Christmas and New Year with additional paid holiday
- 7.5% employer's pension contributions
- An employee protection scheme offering a flexible menu of benefits
- Flexible working options
- Support for learning and development
If you are a leader accomplished in managing complex programmes across multiple countries and partners, have experience in climate adaptation and resilience, and have English and French language skills, this is the perfect opportunity to join a dynamic, geographically diverse team of people.
You’ll have the chance to make a real difference to Least Developed Countries, making a global impact and enabling far-reaching effects for those most vulnerable to climate change.
The Role
As Head of Delivery, you will be a senior member of the team, responsible for providing strategic and technical leadership to countries involved in the initiative.
You will contribute to the Initiative’s strategy, providing politically astute, sound technical advice and support to strengthen LDC capabilities, institutions and systems on effective adaptation and resilience.
Leading an internal team, you will ensure the quality of technical assistance to countries as well as cohesion across the project whilst working with the wider interim secretariat team and documenting the initiative’s impact.
About You
To be considered as Head of Delivery, you will need:
- Experience of participatory action-research and the governance of locally-led climate adaptation and resilience
- Experience of working in diverse contexts and institutional settings, including with LDC governments across countries
- Experience of building others’ capabilities, strengthening institutions and systems, and networking
- Fluency in either English or French with good working knowledge of the other language
- Willingness to travel to participating countries 8 - 12 weeks a year
- Advanced degree in relevant discipline or extraordinary commensurate experience
Our client is a hybrid working organisation and you are likely to be working from home most of the time. As such, you will need a suitable place to work and a reliable, fast internet connection.
The closing date for this role is 8th April 2024.
Interviews are scheduled to take place on w/c 15 or 22 April 2024.
Other organisations may call this role Head of Initiative Delivery, Head of Initiatives, Initiative Delivery Manager, Climate Change Programme Lead, Climate Change Programme Manager, or Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Programme Manager
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