Senior Technical Expert Climate Change (32-38 hours)

In this position, you will provide technical leadership on an emerging focus theme for Save the Children Netherlands. You will produce and implement strategies and plans to ensure integration of climate change adaptation and where possible mitigation in child rights-based programming, ideally with a gender lens. In addition, you will boost our programmatic quality and thought leadership, in collaboration with other departments, with Save the Children International and with Country Offices and partners.

This position sits in the SCNL Programme Quality team, which is part of the International Programmes Department.

About Save the Children: Every child has the right to a happy childhood. That is why Save the Children is committed to improving the lives of children – and thus the future of our society. We respond to emergencies, achieve sustainable development, and ensure that children’s voices are heard. As the largest independent children’s rights organization in the world, we give children a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from injustice. Every day again. unconditionally.

What will you do as Senior TE Climate Change?

• Develop and implement a Thought Leadership strategy, in collaboration with colleagues from the Lobby and Advocacy, Communication, Fundraising and International and Domestic Programme Departments;
• Position and represent SCNL and participate/lead in relevant Dutch, European and International fora on climate change – bringing your up-to-date experience and knowledge of climate science and evidence of what works;
• Contribute to the development of global or regional guidelines, policies, and quality standards in the area of climate change, in collaboration with international colleagues in the SCI Climate Resilience and Environmental Sustainability Technical Working Group;
• Build the SCNL climate change portfolio through the development of ideas for and lead cutting edge acquisition in the field of climate change from a child-rights perspective;
• Support integration of climate change perspectives and approaches in SCNL child-rights programmes through the provision of technical inputs and advice into the development of new project proposals;
• Ensure quality programming through the provision of technical inputs and advice in the monitoring and evaluation of ongoing projects and programmes – working closely with colleagues in the countries of implementation, and bringing a strong focus on building evidence of what works;
• Pro-actively build relationships with relevant institutional and private sector donors in the Netherlands and with the European Union in collaboration with donor account managers;
• Strengthen the capacity of SCNL staff, regional office and country office colleagues in the area of climate change adaptation and mitigation;
• Support advocacy on climate change from a child rights perspective;

Who are you? You are a dynamic professional with senior technical knowledge and experience in the field of climate change – particularly with experience working on climate adaptation and/or mitigation in low-income country contexts. Ideally you also have a background in gender to support thought leadership on the intersection between climate change and gender. You have a flexible working style, are self- motivated and able to work autonomously, but you are also a great team player. You combine a strategic mindset, a commitment to continuous learning and improvement with pragmatism.

What do you bring?

• A relevant master’s degree with a minimum of 10 years’ experience of working nationally and internationally on climate change issues in emergency or development settings.
• Preferably a good understanding of the intersection between climate change and gender in emergency and/or development settings, as well as wider understanding of how inequality and discrimination interacts with climate change.
• Experience with the design, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of programming in low-income country contexts.
• Experience with and commitment to build partnerships both at Netherlands level as well as in the countries where we implement to support our climate work.
• An immediate understanding of newly presented information; you gather comprehensive information to support decision making
• Experience with providing capacity building support, coaching and facilitation
• Commitment to and understanding of Save the Children’s aims, values and principles including rights-based approaches
• Ability to write clear and high-quality proposals, assessments and reports in English
• A high level of spoken English, additional languages highly desirable (e.g. Dutch, French, Arabic, Portuguese)

What do we have to offer you?

• What you do helps millions of children worldwide. Direct or indirect;
• Salary of course. We follow the salary scales of the government on the basis of a 38-hour working week. Salary scale 11 (minimum € 3.344,91 and maximum € 5.139,78);
• Your travel costs are fully reimbursed, with sustainable transport being our standard;
• Annually 25 vacation days based on a 5-day working week;
• The possibility to save extra leave days;
• Favorable pension scheme with Pensioenfonds Zorg & Welzijn;
• Plenty of room for training & development, such as unlimited use of the New Heroes training platform;
• A human employer, that is constantly evolving. That means a place where you can be yourself, shape changes and grow.
• Good to know: if you are hired, you will initially receive a one-year contract, with a chance of extension.

Offers are subject to positive references and the submission of a recent Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG).

Why do we ask for references and a VOG? Save the Children participates in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. As a children’s rights organization that fights abuse – in whatever form – we first of all want to be able to guarantee that our own employees are not guilty of this or have done so. That’s why we participate in the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. And we purchase standardized references when you apply for a job with us. By applying you agree to this.

What kind of employer is Save the Children? In the Netherlands you work together with approximately 130 colleagues, but you are also part of an international network of more than 25,000 colleagues in 120 countries. We are the world’s largest children’s rights organization, but that doesn’t mean our organization is impersonal. We make sure that everyone’s voice – just like that of the children we fight for – is heard. That every colleague can be themselves and develop further.

At Save the Children, we are proud of our diversity. That is why we invite everyone to apply for a job with us, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, religious and/or cultural background, personality and/or other visible and invisible characteristics. We celebrate our differences because they allow us to grow together.