Associate Director, Climate Adaptation & Resilience

Role focus: Climate Strategy, Community Resilience & Systems Change

• Shape the climate resilience agenda: Drive the development of an ambitious climate adaptation strategy that addresses the vulnerabilities of marginalised communities and strengthens resilience across sectors and geographies.
• Scale high-impact climate programmes: Lead the design and expansion of initiatives spanning climate-resilient livelihoods, water security, ecosystem restoration, urban resilience and other relevant adaptation priorities.
• Bridge community needs and systems change: Translate grassroots insights and local climate vulnerabilities into scalable solutions by engaging communities, government institutions and technical partners.
• Mobilise partnerships and climate finance: Develop strategic relationships with philanthropic funders, government agencies, development institutions and other partners to mobilise resources and scale climate action.
• Drive programme excellence and impact: Oversee programme strategy, implementation, monitoring and learning, using evidence and impact measurement to strengthen outcomes and inform future investments.
• Build teams and institutional capability: Lead multidisciplinary teams and strengthen organisational expertise in climate adaptation, resilience planning and community-led approaches.