Senior Advisor – Environmental Stewardship & Climate Action (ESCA)

Organization Overview

With 75 years of experience, the organization is dedicated to helping the world’s most vulnerable children overcome poverty and experience fullness of life. Inspired by Christian faith, it serves children of all backgrounds, including those living in the most challenging environments.

The organization employs 31,000+ staff across nearly 100 countries, working together to transform the lives of vulnerable children.

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Employment Details

• Contract Type: Local – Fixed Term Employee (Fixed Term)
• Applicant Type: Local Applicants Only

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Job Purpose

The Senior Advisor – Environmental Stewardship & Climate Action (ESCA) provides technical and strategic leadership on environmental sustainability and climate change initiatives across the East Africa Region.

The role supports Field Offices (FOs) by:

• Enhancing environmental stewardship.
• Leading climate action initiatives.
• Providing technical support for program design and implementation.
• Conducting quality assurance of ESCA programs.
• Assessing capacity gaps and delivering Training of Facilitators (ToFs).
• Promoting learning and innovation through Communities of Practice (CoP).
• Coordinating with World Vision Global Environment and Climate Change teams.
• Representing the region in internal and external climate-related forums.

The position also strengthens the organization’s readiness for large-scale climate financing, particularly through the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and other climate funding mechanisms by leading donor engagement, technical support, resource mobilization, and high-quality program development.

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Key Responsibilities

1. Environmental Stewardship & Climate Action Leadership (40%)

The successful candidate will:

• Support implementation of the Environmental Stewardship Policy across East Africa Regional Office (EARO) offices.
• Support Field Offices in establishing and strengthening integrated ESCA programming.
• Build Field Office capacity in environmental stewardship and climate action.
• Develop advocacy and communication materials including:
  • Capability statements
  • Success stories
  • Research publications
  • Business cases
  • Return on Investment (ROI) analyses
• Establish and nurture Communities of Practice (CoP).
• Promote initiatives that reduce the organization’s carbon footprint.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders on sustainability initiatives.
• Monitor Field Office implementation of ESCA initiatives.
• Track and report Regional and Global Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
• Advise Field Offices on ESCA-related policy matters.

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2. Climate Finance & Resource Mobilization (30%)

Responsibilities include:

• Lead regional preparedness for:
  • Green Climate Fund (GCF)
  • Other major climate financing opportunities
• Support Field Offices to engage accredited national and regional climate finance entities.
• Build capacity on:
  • GCF processes
  • Concept note development
  • Compliance requirements
• Collaborate with World Vision Australia and Grant Acquisition Management (GAM) teams to develop bankable climate proposals.
• Identify funding opportunities including:
  • Adaptation Fund
  • Great Green Wall Initiative
  • African Development Bank (AfDB)
  • Other climate financing mechanisms
• Integrate climate finance priorities into GAM plans.
• Develop ESCA capability statements.
• Promote innovative financing solutions including:
  • Blended finance
  • Climate investments
  • Private sector partnerships
• Explore opportunities in:
  • Carbon markets
  • Nature-based financing
• Develop investment-ready climate initiatives.

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3. Donor Engagement, Partnerships & External Positioning (30%)

The advisor will:

• Lead strategic engagement with Nairobi-based donors and climate finance partners.
• Build partnerships with:
  • Multilateral donors
  • Bilateral donors
  • Climate finance institutions
  • Research institutions
  • Think tanks
• Represent the organization in regional and global climate forums.
• Strengthen organizational visibility and thought leadership in ESCA.
• Position the organization as a preferred implementing partner for large-scale climate programs.

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4. External & Internal Engagement (15%)

Responsibilities include:

• Engage strategically with donors and funding offices.
• Build partnerships that strengthen ESCA programming.
• Support Field Offices in establishing external partnerships.
• Represent the region in organizational discussions and technical platforms.
• Ensure Field Offices access appropriate:
  • Technical expertise
  • Practical tools
  • User-friendly project approaches
• Maintain relationships with organizations, agencies, and think tanks involved in environmental stewardship and climate action.

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5. Capacity Building (5%)

The successful candidate will:

• Identify ESCA capacity gaps across Field Offices.
• Contribute to Field Office strategies and implementation plans.
• Support contextualization of World Vision project models, including:
  • Regreening Communities
  • Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration (FMNR)
  • Citizens Voice and Action (CVA) Environmental Social Accountability Approach
  • Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Model (based on COVACA)
• Design and deliver tailored capacity-building programs.
• Provide technical training both in-person and virtually.

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Nexus Programming

Support integrated programming across:

• Humanitarian response
• Development
• Peacebuilding

The role will promote collaboration between humanitarian and development actors while addressing interconnected challenges such as:

• Climate change
• Food insecurity
• Extreme poverty
• Resource conflicts

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Required Qualifications

Applicants should possess:

Education

• Master’s Degree in:
  • Environmental Sciences
  • Climate Change
• Degree in Program Management or International Development is an added advantage.

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Professional Experience

• Minimum 5 years of experience in:
  • Climate change
  • Environmental stewardship
  • Program development
  • Project implementation
  • Resource mobilization
  • Emergency response
  • Development programming
  • Advocacy

Experience should include:

• Environmental Stewardship and Climate Action (ESCA) programming.
• Bilateral and United Nations donor-funded projects.
• Proposal development and grant acquisition.
• Training material development and facilitation.
• Technical assistance delivery.
• Research and programming model development.
• Building Communities of Practice.
• Influencing senior leadership.
• Project management.
• Resource mobilization.
• Stakeholder engagement.

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Knowledge & Technical Competencies

Applicants should demonstrate knowledge of:

• Environmental Stewardship and Climate Action programming.
• International development.
• Livelihood programming.
• Humanitarian response.
• Climate finance mechanisms.
• Green Climate Fund (GCF).
• Environmental policies and governance.
• Global climate frameworks.
• International climate conventions.
• ESCA project models and approaches.
• Monitoring and evaluation.
• Proposal writing.
• Research methodologies.

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Skills & Competencies

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent strategic planning skills.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking abilities.
• Excellent proposal and technical writing skills.
• Strong negotiation and networking skills.
• Donor engagement expertise.
• Relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Coaching and mentoring abilities.
• High adaptability in dynamic environments.
• Strong leadership and innovation skills.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
• Experience using databases and statistical software.

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Personal Attributes

The successful candidate should be:

• Results-oriented.
• Innovative.
• Proactive.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• A strong collaborator.
• An effective trainer and coach.
• Spiritually mature in the Christian faith.
• Capable of influencing diverse stakeholders.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent English communication skills.
• Basic French language skills are an added advantage.

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Travel Requirements

The position requires:

• Up to 45% domestic and international travel.
• Extended field assignments of 4–6 weeks when required.
• Willingness to provide hands-on technical support to Field Office teams.

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Application Eligibility

Applicants Accepted: Local Applicants Only

How to Apply:

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