Come join our Pacific team and use your technical expertise to address climate change, including working on the largest community-based adaptation project ever delivered in the Pacific! Your role will help us deliver high quality results for vulnerable Pacific families and children through our rapidly growing climate change portfolio.

A place to make a difference:

Reporting to the Pacific Regional PDQ Director, you will be part of the Pacific PDQ team and be responsible for providing technical support and strategic guidance for climate change work across Save the Children Country Offices in the Pacific, including Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Papua New Guinea, as well as providing specific support to our Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience project (VCCRP).

This is a full-time, permanent position. To apply for the role, you need to be currently based in Australia, New Zealand, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, or Papua New Guinea, or willing to move to Vanuatu.

You will make a difference by:

• Advancing our strategy to ensure Pacific communities have the capacity to adapt to climate change.
• Providing technical leadership in the design and implementation of climate change programs.
• Building capacity in relation to evidence-based climate change adaptation and locally-led adaptation programming and approaches.
• Championing the evidence and learning from our climate change work with partners in the region and in international forums.

A place to feel valued:

You are Pacific-based, including from Australia or New Zealand, or you are willing to relocate to Vanuatu. You are a leader in the climate field. Your experience has seen you contribute to transformative program design, implementation and monitoring. Your outstanding communication skills, government relations as well as your adaptability and resilience will see you achieve great outcomes for vulnerable families and children.

This role requires:

• At least 7 years of experience working on climate change programming or a strongly related field (i.e. environment, conservation, biodiversity)
• Advance knowledge of complementary approaches to climate change adaptation / mitigation, including in areas of agriculture, food security and livelihoods.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesise and process quantitative and qualitative information on development and climate change issues.
• Familiarity with the Green Climate Fund and other global climate finance mechanisms.
• Proven track record of developing successful funding proposal and tenders for climate programs, and successful design and implementation of climate change programs.
• Experience in integrating climate change into planned and/or ongoing development programs, strategies, and policies.
• Highly developed communication skills, written and verbal, and the ability to present information clearly and effectively to a wide range of audiences, including government stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to build the capacity of non-technical program staff in evidence-based approaches.

A place to belong:

• We see and celebrate the unique value you bring to our organisation, and offer a range of rewards for your effort, including:
• Individual learning plans to help map and deliver on your career development.
• Internal employment and development opportunities
• Child friendly, truely flexible work practices & environment
• Support for workplace wellness, including access to our free, confidential Employee Wellbeing Program
• Celebrate and feel supported in your diversity. We've established internal networks to support our diverse workforce, foster inclusion and allow you to bring your whole self to work (if that's what you want!) (Pride@Save, Parents and Carers@Save, Mental Wellness Alliance, Disability@Save, First Nations Advisory Committee).
• Full salary packaging benefits (please use this link to see how much this benefit could mean to you!)
• Extra leave to use in a range of ways to ensure you're able to perform at your optimum

Follow this link for the full list of our employee benefits.

Does this sound like the place for you?

We'd love to hear from you. Submit your cover letter and resume below.

We strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to apply.

Position Description - Pacific Regional Climate Change Technical Advisor.

For more information about a career at Save, visit our Careers Page.

We have tested our application process with diverse groups in mind, with the intent to ensure it's straightforward and accessible for all to apply. Diversity and inclusion are fundamental to our culture and improve our ability to reach our most vulnerable client groups. But we also know there is no one-size fits-all when it comes to recruitment - so if we didn't quite hit the mark for you, please let us know at [email protected]. We're dedicated to ensuring Save the Children Australia is a place where everyone can feel supported - no matter your race, ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexuality, neurodiversity, culture and beliefs.

Save the Children Australia is a child-safe organisation. All employees are required to undergo a National Police Check, a Working with Children Check, and sign our Child Safeguarding Policy and Code of Conduct. We also support the Inter-Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

Save the Children is committed to providing and maintaining a safe working environment for its employees and client groups, consistent with our obligations under OH&S legislation.

If you are having any issues with uploading your application for this role, please contact [email protected] for further support.