Climate Change Officer

1 month ago


London, United Kingdom The Commonwealth Full time

**Salary**:

- £39,599 p/a + benefits**Location**:

- London SW1, Pall Mall**Closing date**:

- 31 March 2023, 05:00 PM**We have an outstanding opportunity in our Climate Change Section for a Climate Change Officer.**

The Climate Change Section focuses on strengthening the resilience of Commonwealth countries to the negative impacts of climate change. The Climate Change Officer will be responsible for supporting the provision of technical, policy and programming implementation support and capacity development services pertaining to Climate Change and within the climate change programme.

You will also contribute to the enhancement of the Commonwealth Secretariat's visibility and raise public awareness of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s work at national, regional and international scale.

To be considered for this opportunity, you will need a first degree in Climate Change, Environmental Studies, Natural Resources Management, International Development or a closely related field. You will need at least 5 years of relevant experience in climate change, climate finance and environment-related issues in the context of government, regional and international institutions.

You will also need experience supporting technical assistance programmes, conducting research, analysis, policy development and resource mobilisation; strong writing skills; and strong technical and science-based understanding of the linkages between environment, climate change and development.

Experience engaging and working with a range of stakeholders, the ability to take initiative and ownership and proactively work independently, and strong interpersonal and communication skills are also required. Please refer to the job description for full details.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 member governments and provides guidance on policy making, technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries. We support governments to help achieve sustainable, inclusive and equitable development.

To join us, you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country as well as have the right to live and work in the UK.



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