Global climate change advocacy coordinator

CARE Danmark (CDK) is seeking a Global Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator for the CARE International Poverty, Environmental and Climate Change Network (PECCN) - www.careclimatechange.org. In climate change advocacy, CARE is focusing on making adaptation funding mechanisms work for poor people, greater investment in disaster risk reduction and management, and expanding opportunities for poor people to participate in and benefit from carbon finance mechanisms. CARE is also addressing emissions policies, typically through our participation in larger advocacy alliances.

Responsibilities and tasks:

* Leadership and coordination of CARE’s global advocacy effort on climate change
* Facilitation of overall development and implementation of the Advocacy Sub-strategy within CI’s Climate Change Strategy 2010-2014
* Policy analysis, particularly in relation to climate change adaptation and linkages to other key poverty reduction themes e.g. food security, DRR
* Support for efforts to strengthen the capacity of CARE’s country programmes to conduct climate change advocacy at regional and national levels
* Strategic programme development and resource mobilisation in cooperation with Advocacy Theme Team members
* Build external relations and partnerships, and contribute to communications materials

Offering: An attractive position with the possibility to work from your home base preferably in the African Region and overseas travel up to 40%.