Director, Adaptation & Resilience, Climate & Environment

Job Category: Career Opportunities

Requisition Number: DIREC
002192

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Washington, DC 20006, USA

The salary range for this position is $101,000 to $135,000

ORGANIZATION OVERVIEW

The United Nations Foundation was created in 1998 with entrepreneur and philanthropist Ted Turner's historic $1 billion gift to support UN causes and activities. The United Nations Foundation connects people, ideas, and resources to the United Nations to help strengthen the UN and its ability to advance human dignity and well-being on a thriving planet. The Foundation champions multilateral cooperation and the UN system and serves its mission by accelerating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and climate action, mobilizing diverse constituencies for global change, nurturing a strong U.S.

-UN relationship, and supporting the UN and its leadership.

JOB SUMMARY

The Director, Adaptation & Resilience works directly with the senior leadership of the Climate & Environment team to develop and advance the UN Foundation’s adaptation and resilience strategy. The Director leads the implementation of this strategy, collaborating with colleagues across the Climate & Environment team and the broader UN Foundation to advance policy and advocacy priorities, cultivate strategic partnerships, support fundraising efforts, and provide substantive guidance and support to UN Foundation leadership.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

The Director, Adaptation & Resilience will lead the execution of the UN Foundation’s adaptation and resilience strategy in close collaboration with the senior leadership of the Climate & Environment team. Essential responsibilities include:

• Lead the execution of UNF’s adaptation and resilience strategy, identifying opportunities to advance policy priorities, influence international climate processes, and achieve meaningful adaptation and resilience outcomes
• Shape and coordinate UNF’s adaptation and resilience engagement across key international forums, processes, and negotiations, including the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), World Bank meetings, and G20, as relevant
• Provide strategic direction and oversight for UNF’s Adaptation Campaign Hub and related communications and advocacy initiatives, strengthening their reach, effectiveness, and contribution to UNF’s adaptation and resilience objectives
• Serve as a principal point of contact for key partners within and outside the United Nations system, cultivating and sustaining relationships that advance shared adaptation and resilience priorities
• Develop and implement a fundraising strategy in collaboration with relevant UNF teams, identifying funding opportunities, cultivating prospective donors, and securing resources to sustain and expand UNF’s adaptation and resilience initiatives
• Identify, establish, and strengthen collaborations with governments, civil society organizations, private-sector entities, and philanthropic foundations to advance collective action on climate adaptation and resilience
• Provide substantive policy analysis, strategic recommendations, and technical guidance to inform UNF leadership’s decision-making and external engagement. Oversee and contribute to the development of research, policy assessments, briefing materials, talking points, and testimony, as appropriate
• Lead the design and execution of high-level meetings, workshops, and consultations that bring together diverse stakeholders, foster collaboration, and advance UNF’s adaptation and resilience priorities
• Represent UNF in international and domestic meetings, conferences, and professional forums, articulating the Foundation’s adaptation and resilience priorities and strengthening…