• Design and lead co-creation processes with stakeholders from a wide range of organisations, including senior executives and political representatives at all governance levels;
• Serve as the day-to-day contact point for communication with partners, cities, and funders;
• Facilitate the exchange, evaluation, peer-learning and capacity-development for various stakeholder panels (city and Member State representatives, practitioners and policymakers) and city cohort clusters;
• Contribute to/develop guidelines, training curricula and support materials for the climate-neutral city contracting process;
• Participate in General Assembly meetings, project meetings and project-related events;
• Project management including general administrative tasks, capacity and workflow planning (including orchestrating ICLEI staff contributions to the project), communication with project partners, implementation monitoring and external reporting to the project coordinators and funding agencies;
• Contribute to acquisition efforts for complementary projects and networking activities;
• Follow climate and governance-related European policy initiatives and developments, and contribute to strategic processes linked to climate-neutral cities;
• Represent ICLEI at events and presentations.
Skills and qualifications:
• Education: Academic degree in urban and regional planning, environmental governance or engineering, climate action planning / policy making / monitoring and evaluation, environmental or sustainability management, public administration, economics, or other relevant education/training, plus a sound understanding of local government, urban management and urban planning processes;
• Professional experience: Strong understanding of and practical experience with local climate action policy and governance processes, climate change mitigation, carbon monitoring and reporting, climate finance / sustainable finance, sustainability management, and/or environmental governance; at least five years of work experience with climate-related projects and consultancy services; Strong project management experience with fast-paced projects, diverse (sometimes dispersed) teams and large budgets (Horizon 2020 experience a bonus!); Experience in climate action and sustainability management processes as part of urban and regional development. Experience with advocacy and European policy processes; Familiarity with assessing, monitoring and reporting on Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plans (SECAPs) a plus; Experience with decarbonization project financing, including EU funding instruments (Structural Funds, ELENA, etc.) a plus; Experience working directly with local administrations a plus; Experience with citizen engagement and social innovation approaches related to climate action a plus;
• Excellent leadership, organisation, and co-creation/facilitation skills. Experience in developing and implementing training and capacity development activities (particularly for and with local governments);
• Languages: Excellent command of English (spoken and written), plus at least one other European or international language (spoken and written);
• Personality: Proactive, flexible, and entrepreneurial approach to work with an orientation to collaborative problem-solving and driving innovation. Precision and ability to be self-organised within an international team;
• Communication: Excellent communication, interpersonal (spoken and written) and conflict resolution skills. Excellent representation and presentation skills. Confidence in communicating with partners from different backgrounds and cultures. Demonstrable experience facilitating meetings, including online meetings, workshops, and other events;
• Computing: Confident user of online meeting software and tools, all Microsoft Office applications, email, desk research.
Conditions:
• Initially limited contract, duration from September 2021 until September 2025 (4 years). Extension of the contract after August 2025 is intended;
• Corridor contract 80-100% with a gross salary according to Senior Officer position in ICLEI’s salary grid (indicative: EUR € 51.000 - € 55.800 per annum for 100%). Foreseen to start at 100% of full-time position;
• Place of work: ICLEI European Secretariat, Freiburg, Germany;
• Workings hours: 40 h/week, six weeks of paid leave per annum;
• Working language: English;
• Readiness for travel;
• Applicants must – due to legal reasons – hold EU citizenship or valid EU residence permit and a valid German work permit. Applications not meeting these conditions can unfortunately not be considered.
Deadline for application: 16 July 2021
Please apply in writing, including a CV and letter of motivation to: jobs.europe@iclei.org
Be aware that applications are reviewed continuously upon arrival; therefore application as soon as possible is advisable.
For more information about ICLEI visit: www.iclei-europe.org
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