Summary

The Senior Programme Officer will be a core member of the Subnational Governments and Under2 Coalition team within the Governments and Policy department at Climate Group. They will work directly with the Director to develop and deliver our Subnational and Under2 Coalition strategy that fits into Climate Groups government and policy roadmap.

The role would be directly responsible for expanding the network of sub-nationals and strengthening relationships with existing ones in Climate Groups network. It would also include significant work on engaging them in key global implementation programmes and projects, support policy and advocacy to increase voice and visibility of subnational political leaders.

All this would also lend itself towards greater transparency and driving data and reporting of success stories towards greater climate accountability.

About Climate Group

Climate Group is an international organisation, and we want to reflect that in our staff. People who work for us, and people who apply, need to feel heard, safe, and included. That is why we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion throughout our application process and in our offices. We welcome applicants that are diverse in terms of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability, ethnicity and perspective.

Climate Group drives climate action. Fast. Our goal is a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all.

We focus on systems with the highest emissions and where our networks have the greatest opportunity to drive change. We do this by building large and influential networks and holding organisations accountable, turning their commitments into action.

We share what we achieve together to show more organisations what they could do. We are an international non-profit organisation, founded in 2004, with offices in London, Amsterdam, Beijing, New Delhi and New York.

About the role

Three main areas of responsibility include:

Strategic and consistent relationship management

• Managing relationships and key contacts with European governments of the Under2 Coalition, developing new relationships with member, signatory and prospective Under2 governments;
• Building the foundation for recruitment of new European governments to the Under2 Coalition including high-level relationships in Ministers offices, member recruitment and engagement activities;
• Relationship management with key strategic partners such as the Committee of the Regions (Co R) as well as internal relationship, strategy and communication management with the European offices of the Climate Group.

Delivery and programme development

• Delivering strategy, engagement support to projects and core services;
• Working closely with the rest of the team to input on strategy both political as well as programmatic, support the delivery of that strategy via events, policy positions and projects;
• Drive knowledge, intelligence, data and information disclosures through the Under2 Ambition Tracker amongst other sources;
• The role also includes responsibilities pertaining to the delivery of Under2 Coalition events and meetings in Europe and globally.

Feeding into the global government and policy goals and roadmap of Climate Group

• Working closely with the governments and policy broader team members to feed into the global roadmap and goals, including coordination and support where need global implementation and policy and advocacy teams;
• Feeding into fundraising for different global ambition and engagement projects and liaise with funders where the need applies.

Operational responsibilities include ensuring that Salesforce procedures incorporating income, relationship management and project management are adhered to, and that the system is kept up to date as well as internal coordination and communication and liaising with relevant teams to ensure proper and timely dissemination of information, and consistency and complementarity of different projects and work streams.

About you

Essential:

• Strong knowledge and experience of government and climate policy decision making, relationship building and management as well as technical know-how of decarbonization, adaptation or resilience pathways, policy, and accountability.
• Knowledge of policy institutional frameworks for example European Commission, understanding of geopolitical blocs such as G7/G20 and other regional groupings.
• Strong writing and communication skills and ability to produce informative and user-friendly reports and summaries. Strong skills to deliver short presentations to key decision-makers.
• Experience in supporting delivery of projects and events.
• Attention to detail and ability to identify and respond to trends and opportunities.
• Ability to work collaboratively with experience working in an international, cross-cultural and matrix setting.
• Excellent relationship management and partnership development skills.

Desirable

• Multilingual ability is a highly desirable attribute for this role.
  
• Experience in feeding into fundraising concept notes, bids and proposals.
  
• Prior experience feeding into strategy development and thought leadership.

Our location

Youll be based in our Amsterdam office which is in the lively Spaces building overlooking Westerpark. You will enjoy the benefits of flexible and hybrid working: 3 days in the office and 2 days from home to support a healthy work/life balance.

Occasional international travel will be required.

What we offer

Our people are at the heart of what we do. Youll be joining a global community of bold, ambitious doers who are committed to driving climate action fast.

This is a full-time, fixed term position in the team for 1 year, renewable on an annual basis.

Many of our people work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time. Please talk to us at interview about your preferred ways of working and if we can make it work for the role and within the team then we will.

The salary offered is €34,340 - €37,770 per annum (FTE), based on experience. The 8% statutory holiday allowance is paid in addition. In addition to the rewards youll find from working with friendly, passionate people wholl challenge and help you grow, we offer a fantastic benefits package:

• 25 days holiday per year, plus public holidays
• 5% non-contributory pension scheme
• Long-service holiday bonus of an additional day after three and six years service
• Hybrid and flexible working
• Supportive family policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Monthly wellbeing allowance plus Headspace membership
• E-bike/bike loan scheme of up to €1,000
• Paid leave for volunteering, moving house and getting married
• Comprehensive learning and development initiatives to help you reach your full potential, including access to Linked In Learning

Apply now

Submit your application now using the Apply button.

Applications for this position should come in the form of a CV and one-page cover letter covering why you want to work with Climate Group and how your experience, skills and knowledge relate to the competencies outlined above.

If you need any further information, require the job advert in an accessible format, or need additional support at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact Nehmat Kaur (nkaur@climategroup.org).

The closing date for applications is 15 November 2024. Well be holding interviews on a rolling basis, therefore welcome and encourage early applications.

The requisite eligibility criteria, or work visa to work in The Netherlands are a requirement for this position and no relocation and/or sponsorship costs will be borne by Climate Group.

Please note we will not be engaging recruitment agencies for this role.