Regional Climate Change Advisor

This position can be based in: Panama, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua or Peru.

Role purpose

The Regional Climate Change Advisor provides technical leadership and support to SCI’s country programs in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region in line with Country Office, Regional and SCI global priorities. Working in close coordination with regional advisors, this position will play a key role to strengthen SCI’s child-focused climate capacity, primarily through technical assistance, strategic and programmatic support, advocacy, fund-raising, capacity building, response planning support and surge capacity for implementation and emergencies.

To be successful, you will bring/have:

• Master’s degree in any climate-related field including social sciences, geography, climate change adaptation, architecture, development studies, economics, environmental sciences, or other demonstrably relevant disciplines.
• At least 7 years’ experience of working internationally in Climate resilience issues in humanitarian and development settings. Experience of supporting humanitarian preparedness, response, and recovery, working within a complex and matrix organisation structure.
• Demonstrable experience in child-focused approaches in Climate resilience and understanding of climate programs and contexts in LACRO.
• Knowledge of climate security issues, both in the LAC regional context and at global level in international security architecture.
• Significant experience in training, capacity building, and mentoring.
• Experience of context, capacity, and policy analysis, and influencing and advocacy at regional/international level to hold duty bearers to account to realise children’s rights, supporting humanitarian preparedness, response, and recovery, working within a complex and matrix organisation structure.
• Skilled at networking, representation and partnership development in order promote learning, strengthen civil society, and mobilize resources and demonstrated program design, monitoring, and evaluation skills, including designing pathways to sustainable impact at scale.
• Able to generate and use data and evidence to innovate, deliver, learn, and share what works and what does not work for children.
• History in successful business development/fundraising and donor engagement
• Fluent in English and Spanish.
• Knowledge of French (desirable).

We offer a competitive package in the context of the sector.

 The Organisation

We employ approximately 25,000 people across the globe and work on the ground in over 100 countries to help children affected by crises, or those that need better healthcare, education and child protection. We also campaign and advocate at the highest levels to realise the right of children and to ensure their voices are heard. 

We are working towards three breakthroughs in how the world treats children by 2030:

• No child dies from preventable causes before their 5th birthday
• All children learn from a quality basic education and that,
• Violence against children is no longer tolerated

We know that great people make a great organization, and that our employees play a crucial role in helping us achieve our ambitions for children.  We value our people and offer a meaningful and rewarding career, along with a collaborative and inclusive workplace where ambition, creativity, and integrity are highly valued.

Application Information

Please apply using a cover letter and up-to-date CV as a single document. Please also include details of your current remuneration and salary expectations.  A copy of the full role profile can be found at www.savethechildren.net/careers

Save the Children | Regional Climate Change Advisor | Latin America and the Caribbean

We need to keep children safe so our selection process, which includes rigorous background checks, reflects our commitment to the protection of children from abuse.

All employees are expected to carry out their duties in accordance with our global anti-harassment policy.