Environment and Climate Action Senior Advisor

Responsibilities

• 40%:
• Support the roll out and application of the Environmental Stewardship Policy across EARO offices.
• Support Field offices to set up and improve integrated programming in ESCA projects and build their capacity to do so.
• Develop compelling materials to strengthen WV EARO FO's commitment and passion for work on ESCA (e.g., capability statements, case studies of success, research publications, business cases, Return on Investment etc.)
• Nurture a community of practice at field level to implement environmental programming with practical steps to that reduce WV's environmental footprint
• Promote RO, and FO's Carbon footprint and subsequent measures to reduce impact through initiatives with both internal and external stakeholders
• Monitor and track FO implementation of ESCA initiatives and report against relevant Regional and Global KPIs
• Advise FO's on ESCA related policy statements as requested.
• 30%:
• Lead regional efforts to pre-position for Green Climate Fund (GCF) and other large-scale climate funding.
• Support FOs to engage with National and regional accredited entities, Build FO capacity on GCF processes, concept development, and compliance requirements.
• Work with WV Australia and GAM teams to develop bankable climate proposals and pipelines.
• Identify and position for emerging funds (Adaptation Fund, Great Green Wall, AfDB, among others).
• Contribute to Grant Acquisition Management (GAM) plans integrating climate finance priorities in the Field Offices.
• Support in the development of ESCA capability statements for the Field Offices.
• Support development of innovative financing solutions, including Blended finance mechanisms, Climate investment opportunities, Private sector partnerships
• Identify and support opportunities in carbon markets and nature-based financing.
• Collaborate with WV Australia and partners to develop investment-ready climate initiatives.
• 30% Donor Engagement, Partnerships & External Positioning:
• Lead strategic engagement with Nairobi-based donors and regional climate financing partners .
• Build partnerships with: Multilateral and bilateral donors, Climate finance institutions, Research institutions and think tanks
• Represent WV in regional and global climate platforms and forums .
• Strengthen WV's thought leadership and visibility in ESCA and climate finance.
• Position WV as a preferred partner for large-scale climate programs .
• 15% External and Internal Engagement:
• Strategically engage with Donors, their respective Funding Offices and other partners in a response, development or nexus context, to ensure that WV is positioned as a viable partner for ESCA programmes.
• Work with WV EAR Field Offices to broker external partnerships that can forward ESCA work at field level.
• Represent the region effectively in key organisational discussions, platforms and fora to ensure that WV EARO Field Offices can get what they need from the WV Partnership and funding offices (E,g Technical Expertise, tools and approaches are field f

Benefits

Additional Information

With 75 years of experience, our focus is on helping the most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. We help children of all backgrounds, even in the most dangerous places, inspired by our Christian faith. Come join our 31,000+ staff working in nearly 100 countries and share the joy of transforming vulnerable children's life stories! Employee Contract Type: Local - Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term) Job Description: Provide Technical and Strategic leadership on Environment sustainability and Climate Change Action to FO's as to enhance environmental stewardship, lead necessary climate action initiatives within the East Africa region and collaborate with key stakeholders. The senior advisor will provide technical support in the design and implementation of Environment, climate action program and associated projects in development work, emergency response and advocacy programs. Conduct quality assurance of implementation on sampling basis, assess capacity gaps in FO's and carries out ToFs on core project models and approaches on environmental stewardship and climate action. Promote and support learning initiatives and manage the CoP, Lead and contribute to continuous innovative improvement integrated program/project interventions. Coordinate with the Global partnership environment and climate change teams. Represent the Region in the various working groups and eternal engagements platforms on Environmental stewardship and climate action. The role will significantly strengthen World Vision's capacity to pre-position for large-scale climate financing (especially GCF) , support Field Offices (FOs) to integrate climate resilience across programming and elevate WV's profile as a partner of choice for climate funding and implementation . The advisor will lead technical support, donor engagement, innovative financing efforts, and thought leadership, while ensuring high-quality ESCA program design, implementation, and resource mobilization.

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