Duties and Responsibilities

• Develop knowledge products, events, and strategic engagements for SURGe visibility and advocacy. • Facilitate effective and productive engagement with the Bratislava Hub and the Slovak Republic.
• Develop guidelines, workshop materials and partner engagement to help member states in the implementation of NDCs 3.0 with strong urban content, under SURGe.
• Develop Resource Mobilization for multilevel climate action and the operationalization of SURGe regional hubs, including the identification of strategic opportunities and the development of pitch materials. SURGe Secretariat – Focal point for regional and country engagement
• Work on the day-to-day operations and engagement with SURGe regional coordinators, including check-in and reporting mechanisms, co-development of products and fostering of collaborations.
• Work with the SURGe regional coordinators in their regional and country rollout, including country prioritization, materials development and workshop delivery.
• Work closely with SURGe regional coordinators and SURGe countries in localizing and tailoring guidelines and materials for NDC implementation, including national implementation strategies and local climate action plans.
• Facilitate the identification of opportunities for collaboration and synergies between SURGe and RISE UP countries. Science-Innovation-Policy-Action Nexus – Innovate4Cities and IPCC engagement • Develop and implement the rollout strategy for Innovate4Cities 2028.
• Facilitate the translation and increased impact of the IPCC SR Cities, including the development of a workplan ahead of its launch
• Facilitate partner and donor engagement, organization of strategic events, and preparation of technical products. Climate-Crisis Nexus – Focal Point
• Ensure CCUE-S’ involvement in UN-Habitat’s crisis work, providing climate entry points and strategic guidance.
• Map priorities and facilitate strategic conversations and collaborations with internal and external partners.
• Develop ad-hoc knowledge products, advisory and pitches for example related to El Nino and the conflicts in Ukraine etc. Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) – Co-focal point
• Ensure Co-lead CCUE-S’ engagement with ROLAC, including liaising with ROLAC colleagues to co-create knowledge products,
• Organize events, and identification of opportunities for joint resource mobilization and NDC 3.0 implementation.

Qualifications/special skills

• Minimum advanced university degree (M.Sc. or equivalent) in Social Sciences, International Relations, Public Policy, Urban/Regional Planning, Environment Studies, International Development or a relevant field is required. A first degree with 2 additional years of experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced degree.
• A minimum of 2 years of progressively responsible experience in urban management, project management and stakeholder engagement, ideally gained at the international level is required, including working on urban climate change mitigation and/or adaptation.
• Familiarity with research and academic processes and academic partnerships at the international level is required.
• Proven experience in communicating urban climate change knowledge is desirable.
• Proven experience in project management, event organization and capacity development is an ad-vantage
• Proven experience addressing the climate-crisis-urbanization nexus is an advantage