World Economic Forum is recruiting for a Climate Adaptation Specialist based in Geneva
Closing Date: Not Specified
World Economic Forum is recruiting for a Climate Adaptation Specialist based in Geneva
Overview
The Centre for Climate & Nature (CNC) is a platform that seeks to safeguard World Economic Forum (WEF) global commons and drive systems transformation for a sustainable future. Within CNC, the “Resource Systems and Resilience” (RSR) Program includes the Climate Adaptation Initiative. One strategy of the Climate Adaptation Initiative is to establish regional hubs for business investment in adaptation. The first, the Southeast Asia Partnership for Adaptation through Water (SEAPAW), in a partnership between the Forum and the Singapore International Foundation. It was launched in June 2024.
Why WEF is recruiting
The initiative focuses on helping societies adjust to the actual (or expected) climate and its effects. Despite mounting evidence that climate change is creating large costs for people, businesses and societies, the massive climate adaptation gap reflects the fact that adaptation remains low on the list of priorities of several important stakeholder groups, particularly large businesses, financiers, and governments in the global north. The World Economic Forum established the Climate Adaptation Initiative with the objective helping close the adaptation gap by supporting these groups to take greater action.
The Forum is recruiting a Climate Adaptation Specialist to support the activities of the Climate Adaptation Initiative, especially the SEAPAW program.
Reporting lines and interactions
The Climate Adaptation Specialist will report to the Head of Systems Adaptation. They will be required to develop productive relationships within the RSR program and broader CNC teams. They will also work across the World Economic Forum, particularly with teams whose thematic programs touch on climate adaptation and resilience, with teams managing the accounts of key government and business partners, and with teams managing Forum events.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Support the climate adaptation team in engaging Forum business partners, governments, and third sector organizations in regional business hubs for climate adaptation, as well as other groupings under the climate adaptation initiative. This support will include coordinating, organizing, documenting, reporting, and preparing materials, among other actions.
- Support the management of relationships with funders of the climate adaptation initiative. Participate in regular alignment calls and ensure that action steps are taken forward.
- Support the integration of adaptation narratives in Forum events by supporting the development of sessions in collaboration with the Forum’s Global Programming Group
- Using the Forum’s content management system, maintain the web presence of the various regional hubs. Work with the Forum’s communications team to ensure that the climate adaptation initiative’s overall websites are up to date and fresh.
- Support the development of insights and knowledge products related to the role of businesses in climate adaptation. Help ensure the development and implementation of a structured process for identifying insights and generating reports.
- Support the monitoring of grant implementation, including tracking the production of deliverables against schedule and travel and events spending against budgets.
Qualifications and Skills
- Graduate degree, or bachelors degree plus two years’ work experience, in a subject related to the field of work, e.g., environmental science, business administration, sustainability, sustainable development.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Fluency in English.
- Understanding of sustainability and some of the issues core to the climate adaptation agenda, including climate change, resilience, water, agriculture, and nature.
- Confidence speaking and presenting in front of more senior leaders.
- Strong network-building, relationship management, and collaboration skills. The ability to effectively build trust-based relationships and networks and foster cooperation.
- Responsibility, independence, and self-motivation.
- Excellent organizational skills and a high-level of detail orientation.
- Creative thinker with an ability to frame compelling communications.
- Ability to thrive in a flexible environment and situations of ambiguity.
Why work at the Forum:
The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join WEF and become a driver for positive change!
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