Climate Change Policy Advocacy Coordinator
Trócaire, Sierra Leone

Trócaire works in partnership with local organisations in developing countries and with people in Ireland to tackle the root causes of poverty and injustice. Together, we create positive and lasting change. Trócaire works in up to 20 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East. Our work is rooted in Catholic Social Teaching and our values of Solidarity, Courage, Participation, Perseverance and Accountability.

In Sierra Leone, Trócaire works to achieve climate and environmental justice; ensure women and girls’ protection, voice amp; influence; and save lives and protect human dignity. Trócaire supports work on the prevention of sexual and gender-based violence, women’s political participation and leadership, sustainable livelihoods and economic empowerment, natural resource management and environmental conservation, and humanitarian preparedness and response.

Trócaire works exclusively with local partners and actively supports localised development and humanitarian aid. Supporting local civil society organisations to strengthen their organisational, institutional, financial, technical, and managerial capacities is core to Trócaire’s partnership approach in Sierra Leone. Trócaire’s Sierra Leone country programme also works closely with, contributing to and drawing support from, Trócaire’s global hub on partnership and localisation based in Nairobi, Kenya.

Trócaire Sierra Leone is currently seeking to recruit a Climate Change Policy amp; Advocacy Coordinator based in Freetown with frequent travel to other districts.

The Policy amp; Advocacy Coordinator will lead on the delivery of Trócaire’s climate change programme, supporting women and youth’s resilience and adaptation to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation in Sierra Leone. The role will serve as the lead technical expert for climate change policy and advocacy programming. To achieve this the coordinator will be responsible for designing innovative and impactful solutions in the relevant thematic areas. The role will represent Trócaire Sierra Leone’s programming in this sector to major public and private donors, NGOs, universities, and other professional organizations and build and strengthen relationships with these key stakeholders. The role will have responsibility for managing a portfolio of civil society partners and providing technical assistance to ensure programme quality, with a focus on supporting women-centred organisations. The role will also support the development of a climate change advocacy network.

This is a fixed contract for 1 year and is based in Freetown, Sierra Leone, and the possibility of renewal.

Requirements

1. Technical and Programme Quality

• Lead and assume accountability for the successful delivery of climate change policy and advocacy programming
• Provide high quality technical support to partners on climate change adaptation, communal natural resources management, resource rights, and resilience.
• Provide high quality technical support to partners on the development of advocacy campaigns and networks.
• Support the country team and Climate Change amp; Gender Portfolio to proactively drive an evidence-based agenda around advocacy on climate and environmental justice.

2. Partnership and Capacity Building

• Lead partnership portfolio management of Trócaire’s thematic partners delivering climate change policy and advocacy programming, with a particular focus on women-centred organisations.
• Work closely with the Gender amp; Women’s Empowerment Programme Officer to map and scope women-centred organisations working on climate change in Sierra Leone.
• Coordinate with Global Hub on the development of tailored capacity building tools and support package for women-centred organisations.
• Lead on capacity-building initiatives, coaching, and mentoring of partners on technical areas.
• Design and deliver capacity building trainings, manuals, and guidance documents for partners in key technical areas using participatory techniques appropriate to a semi-literate audience.
• Monitor ongoing implementation of partner projects through field visits and provide written feedback to all partners on compliance with agreed project objectives and Trócaire’s standards.
• Contribute proactively to the successful implementation of integrated programming framework as one of Trócaire’s key programming strategies.

3. Reporting and Information Management

• Lead in the development of donor, government and programme reports for projects within your portfolio.
• Collect and review partners’ narrative and financial reports and ensure timely submission and quality assurance.
• Manage and monitor programme and partner budgets and e

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