Head of Global Climate Hub at Plan International

The Opportunity

In this important role as the Head of the Global Climate Hub you will be responsible for ensuring that Plan International is positioned as the go-to organization for girls and Climate.

You will lead on both advocacy and programming on Climate, as well as be accountable for the execution of the climate roadmap and key milestones agreed as part of the Global strategy.

You will significantly support resource mobilization in partnership with partner National and Country Offices. And will be responsible for managing a Business Development Manager and Climate Network Coordinator as well as support and guide the Global Environmental Policy Specialist and Resilience & Climate Change Specialist.

The Person

With substantive experience in resource mobilization for Climate, you will have experience of working on climate change, children’s rights and gender equality at a global level within an NGO, UN agency, government department, or other relevant institution.

Experience of producing high quality evidence-based policy positions and briefings, as well as of delivering advocacy strategies on climate change, children’s rights and/or gender equality in a national and/or international context using a variety of approaches

Experience of external representation and relationship-building at a high level with strategic stakeholders, with excellent fluent oral and written communication skills in English for a variety of internal and external audiences

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Identify and contribute to addressing gaps in Plan International’s policy analysis and positions, liaising with Plan International offices across the federation and with key external stakeholders
• The role will be accountable for the execution of the climate roadmap and key milestones agreed as part of the Global strategy
• Ensure consistency of positions in public statements, press releases etc. for use in the public arena.
• Manage multiple competing demands and priorities, meeting deadlines and ensuring delivery of agreed outputs and meeting both immediate and longer-term demands, to a high standard.
• Use judgement when dealing with requests from external partners and build relations for influence.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to need for contextualisation of policy positioning in different contexts
• Thinking creativity to implement advocacy and campaign objectives
• Ensures that Plan International’s global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International’s Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS

INTERNAL:

• The position requires a high level of communication and working relationships with:
• Technical, programme, and influencing staff leading on climate and resilience-related agendas in Plan International’s Country Offices, Regional Offices and National Offices; thematic experts; and International Programmes Department including research and disaster risk management colleagues
• With Business Development Colleagues in NOs and COs; in the Global Program Network, FundNet Directors and the Global Fundraising Hub
• Colleagues in the GTPP, Humanitarian, Logistics department, including policy, advocacy, communications, and partnerships, to ensure integrated planning and relationship-management with external audiences and partners
• The post-holder will be required to work in a collaborative and inclusive way with colleagues across the whole federation to ensure that the development of policy and advocacy is informed by robust research, and sound programme evidence and experience

Climate Hub Steering Group

EXTERNAL:

• The position requires a high level of communication and working relationships with: civil society and non-government partners, policy makers, UN and multilateral agencies, academics, and senior government officials.
• Representation of Plan International to senior external figures, confidently communicating Plan International’s work, policy thinking, and advocacy objectives
• Utilise strong written and verbal interpersonal and communication skills to build relationships, negotiate, and influence a wide range of audiences

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE, SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Essential

• An undergraduate or postgraduate degree in climate change, international development, environment, development or equivalent knowledge or experience gained in other ways
• Substantive experience of working on climate change, children’s rights and gender equality at the global level within an NGO, UN agency, government department, or other relevant institution. Experience of producing high quality evidence-based policy positions and briefings
• Substantive experience in resource mobilization for Climate
• Experience of policy analysis, policy development, providing policy advice and translating policy into clear recommendations and messages for advocacy and campaigning
• Experience of external representation and relationship-building at a high level with strategic stakeholders
• Experience of delivering advocacy strategies on climate change, children’s rights and/or gender equality in a national and/or international context using a variety of approaches

Desirable:

• Knowledge of the United Nations international human rights system and institutions (i.e. UN treaty monitoring bodies, Special Procedures) (desirable)
• Experience of working with multilateral and global climate funds

Skills:

• Excellent fluent oral and written communication skills in English for a variety of internal and external audiences (essential)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to manage multiple demands, meet deadlines and prioritise workload
• Excellent people skills, able to work in a collaborative and supportive way with colleagues in all regions where Plan International works, in a multi-cultural environment and across different time-zones
• Able to build effective relationships for influence
• Able to develop clear evidence-based messages and recommendations
• Facilitation and consultation skills, able to gather and integrate feedback into policy analysis, position papers, and advocacy planning
• Keen attention to detail
• Skilled and confident user of office applications such as MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, e-mail and calendar applications
• Knowledge of French and/or Spanish (desirable)

Behaviours:

• Open, honest, transparent, and accountable
• Works effectively with others both inside and outside the organisation
• Inclusive and empowering, respecting all people and challenging inequality in our programmes and our workplace
• Flexible, changing ways of working when needed
• Demonstrated commitment to children’s rights and gender equality