Senior Program Officer, Climate Adaptation Policy & Advocacy (2 year LTE)
Company: Disability Solutions
Location: Seattle
Posted on: October 3, 2024
Job Description:
The FoundationWe are the largest nonprofit fighting poverty,
disease, and inequity around the world. Founded on a simple
premise: people everywhere, regardless of identity or
circumstances, should have the chance to live healthy, productive
lives. We believe our employees should reflect the rich diversity
of the global populations we aim to serve. We provide an
exceptional benefits package to employees and their families which
include comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no
premiums, generous paid time off, paid family leave,
foundation-paid retirement contribution, regional holidays, and
opportunities to engage in several employee communities. As a
workplace, we're committed to creating an environment for you to
thrive both personally and professionally.The TeamThe mission of
the Global Policy & Advocacy (GPA) division is to understand and
shape the public policy debates affecting the foundation's work,
build support for its major program and policy objectives, and
develop partnerships and alliances that can advance the
foundation's objectives nationally and globally. Because the
foundation's resources alone are not enough to solve the challenges
ahead, GPA also supports advocacy efforts to engage diverse
partners and promote innovative solutions that advance our program
goals. We work in close partnership with grantees, our colleagues
in the Global Health, Global Development, Global Growth &
Opportunity, U.S. and Gender Equality programs, and Foundation
Communications to build an environment in which all people have the
opportunity to lead healthy and productive lives.The Program
Advocacy and Communications (PAC) team works in partnership with
program teams, the Africa team, and other teams in GPA to achieve
their policy and finance goals by: --- Developing and coordinating
the execution of advocacy and communications strategies.---
Developing, when required, resource mobilization strategies in
collaboration with relevant teams.--- Bringing to bear leadership
and foundation voice to implement advocacy strategies.---
Developing and handling a grant portfolio dedicated to achieving
advocacy outcomes.--- Directly advocating with sector leaders,
influencers, media, and government officials in order to achieve
advocacy outcomes.--- Leading issue-specific communications in
service of advocacy goals.--- Developing policy recommendations or
proposals in partnership with programmatic and regional
offices.Your RoleThe Senior Program Officer (SPO) will help lead
the foundation's cross-cutting policy and advocacy work climate
change adaptation. This is a new, 2 year limited term role that
strives to bring coherence and focus to the foundation's climate
adaptation work especially in the lead up to the critical COP30
summit in Belem set for November 2025. The foundation has
significant sector-specific investments in agricultural adaptation,
and smaller investments or exploratory work on climate and health,
development finance, and gender equity. This role will help drive a
more joined up internal and external narrative and co-develop and
implement a cross-cutting advocacy strategy for the foundation's
overall climate adaptation policy and advocacy work.What You'll
Do
- Provide new insights and overall thought leadership to advise
the foundation's climate change policy and advocacy work.
- Co-develop and help execute the foundation's new cross-cutting
climate policy and advocacy approach
- Develop, negotiate, and manage a portfolio of investments in
climate change policy and advocacy and all related grant-making
processes (e.g., investment reviews, strategic alignment, grantee
engagement, etc.).
- Effectively engage and coordinate with a range of internal
foundation divisions and teams to ensure strong cross-foundation
engagement on the climate adaptation policy and advocacy
strategy.
- Lead high-impact and complex partnerships, coalitions, and
advocacy campaigns including effectively coordinating networks of
grantees and partners.
- Engage key collaborators involved in the UNFCCC and COP30
processes to advance foundation goals and objectives.
- Represent the foundation and our strategies to external
constituencies. This could include formal and informal
presentations such as making speeches, attending conferences,
committee representation, and other meetings. May serve on boards
and working groups.
- Write and produce clear, concise, and insightful briefings,
messaging, reports, email updates, and other materials on key
climate topics and other relevant issues for foundation
leadership.
- Participate in and learn from the foundation's Diversity,
Equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts to ensure that we are
continuing to make progress toward realizing our commitments.This
position will report to the Deputy Director, Program Advocacy and
Communications, Ag/Nutrition/Climate Change and will be a core
member of the core Climate Advocacy initiative team within the GPA
Office of the President.Your Experience
- Bachelor's degree in public policy, international relations,
climate science, development, or a related field with 7+ years of
progressive senior-level experience leading programmatic, policy or
advocacy initiatives on climate change and development issues.
- Deep understanding of effective approaches to successful
policy, advocacy and communications that increase shape/political
and financial support for issues with governmental and non-state
organizations.
- Experience working on climate change policy and financing at a
global, regional or national level, either within government,
climate philanthropy, climate funds and/or the climate diplomacy
community.
- Experience working with senior-level policy makers, civil
society organizations, coalitions, and governments.
- Understanding of key regional and multilateral financial
institutions and mechanisms (including climate funds) including how
they make policy and fund development programs at national and
regional level.
- Proven track record of providing vision and influencing others
in a constructive, optimistic manner, while building and sustaining
collaborative relationships.
- Outstanding project and leadership skills including the ability
to lead strategy development through execution, develop shared
goals and execution plans, prioritize, facilitate meetings, manage
budgets, develop consensus, and work both autonomously and
collaboratively.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to
effectively synthesize information to reach diverse audiences and
build consensus, ideal.
- Experience handling a grant's portfolio either as a grantee,
receiving and reporting on a grant, or as a grant manager, with
direct responsibility for grant-making and management.
- Experience developing and managing complex projects and/or
grants in support of policy initiatives, advocacy programs, and
events at the global, regional, and national levels.
- Experience working in an environment with ambiguity while
helping teams adapt to change.
- Ability to work with flexibility and a high level of rigor,
collaboration, and diplomacy, both individually and as part of a
complex team effort
- Willingness to travel up to 30% of the time.*Must be able to
legally work in the country where this position is located without
visa sponsorship.#LI-SC2The salary range for this role is $204,600
to $317,100 USD. We recognize high-wage market differences in
Seattle and Washington D.C., where our offices are located. The
range for this role in these locations is $222,900 to $345,500 USD.
As a mission-driven organization, we strive to balance competitive
pay with our mission. New hires salaries are typically between the
range minimum and the salary range midpoint. Actual placement in
the range will depend on a candidate's job-related skills,
experience, and expertise, as evaluated during the interview
process.Hiring RequirementsAs part of our standard hiring process
for new employees, employment will be contingent upon successful
completion of a background check.Candidate AccommodationsIf you
require assistance due to a disability in the application or
recruitment process, please submit a request .Inclusion StatementWe
are dedicated to the belief that all lives have equal value. We
strive for a global and cultural workplace that supports ever
greater diversity, equity, and inclusion - of voices, ideas, and
approaches - and we support this diversity through all our
employment practices.All applicants and employees who are drawn to
serve our mission will enjoy equality of opportunity and fair
treatment without regard to race, color, age, religion, pregnancy,
sex, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity, gender
expression, national origin, genetic information, veteran status,
marital status, and prior protected activity.
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