Apply for the Climate x Education Fellowship at the International Education Funders Group

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Apply for the Climate x Education Fellowship at the International Education Funders Group

Overview

The International Education Funders Group (IEFG) is seeking a Climate x Education Fellow to join its team
for a 9-month professional development opportunity. The Climate x Education Fellow will play a crucial role in building a strong, supportive network across education funders who are keen to understand how their education work could double up and advance progress on climate change at the same time. The ideal candidate will possess a strong understanding of the intersections between climate and education,
the key players and most recent research and action, as well as a broad network of connection in the climate space, and will care deeply about contributing solving the climate crisis. This Fellowship is suitable for individuals working on their PhDs or those looking for flexible working.

Background

The International Education Funders’ Group (IEFG) is the largest global network of philanthropic actors funding education in low- and middle-income countries. IEFG supports its 100+ current members to learn from the latest evidence and from each other and to make strategic connections to advance their education grantmaking. IEFG enable collaboration to drive the amplified impact of education philanthropy on education outcomes.

This year a group of members have begun to meet regularly to discuss their work in the context of the climate crisis, supported by the IEFG Secretariat. This group aims to understand how the climate crisis
affects education, and how education can support the response to the climate crisis, with a view to identifying complementarities and gaps in their work, step into those gaps together, and influence the
education (philanthropy) sector to do more and better within this context.

You will work within the small IEFG team, currently spread out across five countries, and will report directly to the Senior Lead, Philanthropic Coalitions, but you will also work closely with other Secretaria staff. IEFG has an excellent team working culture and work flexible hours to ensure a healthy work-life balance, appreciating the different time zones. IEFG is currently housed at Global Dialogue, a UK registered charity.

Job Summary

You will be responsible for the following tasks:

Designing and delivering an IEFG podcast series
You will take the lead in designing and delivering a 6-part podcast series on education philanthropy and the climate crisis, bringing perspectives from the wider landscape to the education funding community. This series is one of the IEFG’s ‘BIG Series’ which raise questions and issues that education grantmakers care about on topics that affect them all (for example on climate x education this might include: what should we as education philanthropy be doing through our education portfolios to help climate mitigation? How can our education work advance climateclimate and education philanthropy to leverage our power together?, and How do we know that our climate focused approaches work? You will design one series that balances sessions across these to curate a thought-provoking and useful series for IEFG members. You will identify, secure and brief speakers from within the IEFG community and consult with IEFG members to ensure relevance. You will work with IEFG’s Lead, Collective Intelligence who will lead on logistics and communication.
Support the hardwiring of a climate lens through all IEFG activities
You will support the Senior Lead, Philanthropic Coalitions, to hardwire climate across all Secretariat activities, and also help IEFG members understand the intersections between climate and education
and where investment in each can have a multiplying effect on the overall. This will involve expanding the IEFG mapping of the climate x education research, data and practice landscape and translating this into a usable format for IEFG members that sets out ‘What we know (and what we don’t) to help them navigate this issue. As part of this you need to regularly reach out to key actors to further develop links between the two funding communities. You may also be asked to blog on the IEFG blog and/or others on this journey, to showcase the debate that education philanthropy will be having on climate and to spark further progress.
Support collaborative action
You will work with the Senior Lead, Philanthropic Coalitions, to support the group of IEFG members to work together towards COP30. This may include establishing or maintaining partnerships with other networks or entities, for example to influence statements or actions, facilitating meaningful exchanges, and bringing the perspective of education philanthropy into the wider conversation and climate action.

Skills and experience required

Strong knowledge and understanding of the intersections between climate and education, and
a desire to make an impact in this space.
Extensive network of connections within the climate and climate funding space, including
knowledge of key stakeholders and organisations.
Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to make compelling
arguments to a diverse audience.

Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to handle multiple
responsibilities and meet deadlines.
Proactive and self-motivated, with a demonstrated ability to work independently and
collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.
Proficiency in podcast production tools, including editing software (the final edits will be done
by a professional podcast producer).

Experience with podcast distribution platforms (e.g., Spotify, Apple Podcasts) and tools for
managing audio content (e.g., RSS feed creation, metadata tagging).