Director, Climate

4 settimane fa

Roma, Italia World Food Programme A tempo pieno

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS

30 November 2024-23:59-GMT+01:00 Central European Time (Rome)

ABOUT WFP

The World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization saving lives in emergencies and using food assistance to build a pathway to peace, stability and prosperity, for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.

At WFP, people are at the heart of everything we do and the vision of the future WFP workforce is one of diverse, committed, skilled, and high performing teams, selected on merit, operating in a healthy and inclusive work environment, living WFP's values (Integrity, Collaboration, Commitment, Humanity, and Inclusion) and working with partners to save and change the lives of those WFP serves.

To learn more about WFP, visit our website:
WHY JOIN WFP?- WFP is a 2020 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate.- WFP offers a highly inclusive, diverse, and multicultural working environment.- WFP invests in the personal & professional development of its employees through a range of training, accreditation, coaching, mentorship, and other programs as well as through internal mobility opportunities.- A career path in WFP provides an exciting opportunity to work across the various country, regional and global offices around the world, and with passionate colleagues who work tirelessly to ensure that effective humanitarian assistance reaches millions of people across the globe.- We offer an attractive compensation package (please refer to the Terms and Conditions section of this vacancy announcement).

ORGANIZATIONAL CONTEXT

The Director of WFP’s Climate & Resilience Service is a key thematic leadership position in WFP’s Programme Operations Department (PO), reporting to the Programme Policy and Guidance Division Director. He/she serves as authoritative adviser to WFP executive management on climate change issues, convenes WFP’s Climate Crisis task force, manages thematic trust funds and special accounts, and represents the organization externally to shape global priorities and contribute to thought leadership at the nexus of humanitarian, development, and climate action. He/she leads teams delivering policy, strategy, programmatic guidance and support on climate and resilience.

THE ROLE

The Director of WFP’s Climate and Resilience Service provides thematic leadership on climate change
- and resilience strengthening in WFP. He/she coordinates the implementation of WFP’s Climate Change and Resilience policies and guides the integration of corresponding priorities and activities across other strategic planning processes at global, regional and country level. With regards to partnerships, data/research/evidence, workforce capacity and resource mobilization, the Director works closely with other Divisions and ensures alignment with organizational priorities. The Director provides thematic leadership and facilitates systematic collaboration between WFP Headquarters and Regional Bureaux to increase the quality of climate
- and resilience-focused programming at country level.

The technical range of responsibilities within the Service integrate functions related to climate and disaster risk financing and insurance; early warning and anticipatory action; regenerative natural resource management; resilience and market access for smallholder farmers; sustainable energy solutions; multilateral climate finance programming; and strategic engagement with multilateral environmental conventions (notably UNFCCC and UNCCD). Transversal support functions include research and evidence on climate and resilience, institutional learning & reporting, and thematically focused support to country strategies and programs.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES (not all-inclusive, within delegated authority):
- Formulate and implement thematic policies, strategies, and guidance focusing on climate action and resilience strengthening, in alignment with corporate WFP policies and wider UN strategies and processes, to ensure effective support to field operations.- Lead WFP’s engagement with the UNFCCC, UNCCD, Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, and associated thematic platforms, Conferences of the Parties, and funding mechanisms. Serve as WFP’s focal point for the Green Climate Fund and Adaptation Fund and ensure management of a high-quality pipeline of climate change adaptation projects and programs.- Coordinate the mobilization, allocation and disbursement of thematic trust funds managed by the service, ensuring that these funds are allocated to organizational and policy priorities in coordination with regional and country offices. Working with other Programme Services and WFP’s Partnership and Innovation Department, develop new opportunities to attract funding (including innovative finance) in support of WFP’s climate and resilience programs.- Serve as WFP’s authoritative senior adviser on their area which includes recommendations to WFP Executive, Regional Bureau and Country Office

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