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Save the Children Australia is hiring for Climate Finance New Business Development Advisor (based Remotely or a location in African timezones)

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Closing Date: 7 February 2025.

Save the Children Australia is hiring for Climate Finance New Business Development Advisor (based Remotely or a location in African timezones)

Save the Children is seeking a Climate Finance New Business Development Advisor to join its team, home-based, ideally in the African time zone, as part of the Climate Change Division (CCD) with Save the Children Australia. This is a full time, 24 month maximum term contract. If you meet many, but not all the requirements, you should consider applying.

Role Overview

Reporting to the Principal Advisor, Climate Change and Education, the Climate Finance New Business Development Advisor will coordinate the implementation of the “Accessing Climate Finance” component of CSESI. Working alongside GPE, UNESCO, UNESCO-IIEP, and Save the Children country offices, you will be part of a multidisciplinary team delivering climate and education policy, planning, financing, coordination, and data management.

The Climate-Smart Education Systems Initiative (CSESI), funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) through its Strategic Capability Initiative, and implemented by UNESCO, UNESCO International Institute for Educational Planning (IIEP), and Save the Children, CSESI is a USD 20 million initiative that provides technical support to 35 countries to reinforce Ministry of Education actions in mainstreaming climate change into the education sector. Through this Strategic Capability Initiative, GPE seeks to enhance countries’ capacities to mainstream climate change adaptation and environmental sustainability into education sector plans, budgets and strategies as well as to enhance education ministry capacity for cross-sectoral coordination on climate and environment-related policy, programming and financing.

You will make an impact by:

Overseeing the delivery of CSESI climate finance workplan components across multiple countries

Identifying and cultivating business relationships with diverse donors and partners in climate finance
Supporting Ministries of Education in developing pathways to access climate finance and developing strategies for long term climate resilience
Tracking funding opportunities, leading donor engagements, and supporting concept note and proposal development

Ensuring effective knowledge exchange, capacity building, and quality assurance of climate finance activities

A place to feel valued:

You’re adaptable, detail-oriented, and thrive in dynamic environments where business development and strategic partnerships drive impact. You have a passion for climate change, education, and securing resources to address global challenges. Your skills in project management, proposal development, and donor engagement complement your deep understanding of development and climate finance.

This role requires:

5+ years of experience in business development in international development, with a track record in climate finance mechanisms (e.g., the Adaptation Fund, the Global Environment Facility and / or the Green Climate Fund)
Expertise and experience in developing large-scale evidence-based proposals
Strong interpersonal and negotiation skills with diverse stakeholders

Proven coordination and leadership in multi-country initiatives and / or projects
Exceptional writing, communication, and presentation abilities

A place to belong:

Save the Children see and celebrate the unique value you bring to its organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:

Opportunity to work on additional projects to enable you to stretch and feel connected to programs in a different way
Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.

Internal employment and development opportunities
Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. Save the Children has established internal networks to support its diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that’s what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).