Global Adviser - Climate Change Adaptation

• lead Oxfam's global campaigns;
• build Oxfam as a Global Campaigning Force;
• support programme learning and development;
• help develop Oxfam policy on what we do and say to ensure policies are informed by our experience.

We will address gender equity in all of our work.

• Direct support to country programmes
• Programme-focused learning
• Influencing internal and external policy
• Improving the quality and reach of PPT activities

The Adaptation and Risk Reduction Team links closely with other teams within PPT, other departments in the Campaigns and Policy Division, with the Humanitarian Department, our offices overseas, other Oxfam International affiliates and external allies.

Dimensions

• Play a catalytic role in the formulation and delivery of strategic programmes that help communities and national governments to adapt to climate change
• Required to drive cross-programme learning and communications from our work on climate change adaptation
• Problems are diverse and complex and involve a significant degree of risk (financial, security, brand).
• Required to develop long term vision and strategic planning to achieve significant impact
• Representing Oxfam corporately and managing and influencing significant and high profile external relationships on climate change adaptation
• Help shape organisational and divisional objectives in a specific programme area
• Produce, assimilate, analyse and use programme information from varied and diverse sources to provide in-depth analysis of climate change adaptation
• Support the alignment of programmes with Oxfam corporate priority campaigns and ensure effective harmonisation of planning and management with Oxfam International
• Support the formulation, organisation and delivery of high-level lobby, and advocacy as part of the big "P" programme and actively participate in lobbying and advocacy.
• Plan and implement fundraising plans and ensure proper reporting and accountability to multilateral and bilateral donors

Key Responsibilities

• Provide long-term and intensive support to at least three country programmes to develop and deliver programming that supports adaptation to climate change from community interventions to national policy influencing. This will include facilitating training of staff and partners, supporting programme development, fundraising, implementation and monitoring and evaluation.
• Provide on-demand advice on climate change adaptation to other country programmes and regions.
• Ensure that all work addresses the challenges of gender justice.
• Work with fundraising teams to develop funding proposals for future work.

• Drive programme learning on climate change adaptation through developing, rolling out and communicating tools and learning products and processes.
• Support the further development, implementation and communication of Oxfam GB's strategy in the area of climate change adaptation.

Influencing internal and external policy:

• Monitor and analyse external trends with respect to climate change.
• With the Manager of the Adaptation and Risk Reduction Team, hold an overview of the direction and delivery of Oxfam GB's climate change adaptation programme portfolio.
• Support the development of organizational planning and strategy processes.
• Work with the Economic Justice campaign group to link policy development on food, agriculture and climate change at national level to global campaign delivery, to shape the global campaign priorities using the information and priorities of country programmes.
• Represent Oxfam GB at key fora and build alliances with organisations and institutions working on climate change adaptation.