Climate and Peacebuilding Advisor

International Alert

International Alert is looking for an exceptional candidate to join our global team as Climate and Peacebuilding Advisor. This comes at an exciting time for the organisation as we are slowly expanding our programming on the climate, natural resource management and peacebuilding nexus. Are you going to play a strategic role in providing technical support and guidance on this topic to our country teams and partner organisation?

Reporting to the Head of Climate Crisis and Natural Resource Management, the Climate and Peacebuilding Advisor will play a key role in assuring the high standards of our programming on the climate, natural resource management and peacebuilding nexus. Often exciting, sometimes challenging, you will work with country and regional teams, Alert’s advocacy & communications team, fundraising colleagues and external partners to design and implement an impactful climate and peacebuilding programme.

We are looking for somebody bringing knowledge, experience and passion on peacebuilding in relation to climate change and environmental issues and who has a vision on how International Alert can develop cutting edge programming on this issue. You have strong programming experience, relationship building and partner management skills. You are a collaborator and keen to work with and support colleagues at the global and country offices while always ensuring we are amplifying the voices of communities and peacebuilders. You are able to deliver technical tasks like developing guidelines and facilitating trainings independently.

You are also keen to join our advocacy efforts on the nexus by organising conference sessions, speaking at events and influencing policy makers. As well as a minimum of five years’ experience in programme management, you will have exceptional interpersonal and communication skills and a strong understanding of peacebuilding and are able to contextualise this to climate change and environmental issues.

Role duties and responsibilities:

  1. Contribute to the strategic leadership on peacebuilding, NRM and climate change strategies, approaches and projects in Alert

    • Provide critical input and support to developing and implementing Alert’s strategy on climate change and NRM and its links with gender and economic development, ensuring collaboration with colleagues across the organisation.
    • Establish and maintain relations with donors and other strategic partners to advocate and identify opportunities for new programming.
    • Contribute to, and when appropriate lead on, specific fundraising opportunities by developing and writing of project proposals, including conceptualisation of new ideas and preparing project budgets.
    • Stay current on the discourse on and state of play regarding climate change, NRM and peacebuilding, as well as the links with other related issues.
  2. Contribute to internal and external capacity building and collaborative programming

    • Engage with regional/country programmes and other colleagues to support the integration of NRM and climate change concepts, methods and programming in proposals and activities, including with partners.
    • Work with partner organisations and Alert colleagues collaboratively to develop and implement projects and workplans.
    • Work closely with the Peace Economies team and Gender team colleagues to explore linkages and joint areas of work and fundraising.
    • Develop and deliver trainings and workshops to Alert staff and external parties as agreed.
  3. Conduct and coordinate research designed to inform and influence the policies and practices of governments, Intergovernmental organisations and non-governmental organisations and businesses.

    • Design, coordinate and conduct policy-relevant research on peacebuilding and NRM, and oversee research consultants as agreed.
    • Write and contribute to research reports, case studies, policy briefs and thematic papers to influence the policy and practice of peacebuilders and others that have an influence on prospects for peace in various contexts.
    • Collaborate with other teams in Alert to ensure that research and advocacy build on experiences of country teams.
  4. Conduct influencing, advocacy and outreach activities.

    • Develop advocacy strategies and lead or support implementing these using the results of research and project achievements, through writing and disseminating reports, analyses, position papers, case studies and blogs; one-to-one meetings, organising and participating at relevant advocacy and outreach events.
    • Work closely with programme colleagues and the Advocacy and Communications teams on the development of advocacy approaches and outreach materials to promote research results.
    • Develop and maintain relations with key stakeholders and interlocutors globally but more specifically in Mali, UK, EU and The Netherlands, in order to build networks through which to learn and to share advocacy messages.
  5. Manage administrative and financial resources for effective programme delivery.

    • Work with the Head of NRM and Climate Change in the administrative tasks required to enable smooth and effective delivery of the NRM and Climate Change programme and activities.
    • Manage and co-manage agreed project budgets in compliance with Alert and donor/ client requirements.
    • Use appropriate Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) methods to assess the results of projects and their activities.
    • Contribute to communications planning and delivery as well as knowledge management on NRM and Climate Change activities and achievements.
    • Implement other tasks as may reasonably be requested.

Please note that these are just some of the role requirements. Please click here to view the full job description.

How to apply

Please click here to apply.

All applications must be submitted by the 26th of July, 2022.

All applicants must have the right to work in at least one of the listed locations.

International Alert prides itself on being an equal opportunity employer and particularly welcomes applications from underrepresented people including women, people from the Global South, BIPOC, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, and other historically marginalised people.

While International Alert will endeavour to contact all candidates within a reasonable time, this may not always be possible due to limited resources. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you can assume that your application has, on this occasion, been unsuccessful.


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