Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships Officer - Climate and emerging themes
Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships Officer - Climate and emerging themes
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Employee type
Permanent Contract , Full-TimePosition
GM / CEO / Country Head / President
Offer Salary
Attractive
For Freelance
No
Application deadline
Aug 28, 2026
Job Description
Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships Officer - Climate and emerging themes, Plan International,NGO
Accountabilities
- Support the Policy, Advocacy & Strategic Partnerships Lead with research and outreach to prospective bilateral and multilateral partners, applying a climate and sustainable livelihoods lens to identify funding and advocacy opportunities, working in close coordination with and in support of GAM holders, National Organisations, Country Offices, and Regional Hubs and with attention to equity, power and access in climate finance.
- Contribute to the development of compelling value propositions, partnership proposals, business cases, briefing papers, and talking points that make the evidence-based case for climate-linked investment in girls in Plan International's programmes and reflect girls’ agency, leadership and resilience.
- Consolidate and maintain an up-to-date repository of climate-relevant intelligence, evidence, and foresight inputs, to strengthen advocacy materials and partnership proposals.
- Track, administer, and maintain accurate records of the climate and sustainable livelihoods partnership pipeline including status of partners, next steps, and key timelines.
- Monitor and analyse external trends in climate policy, development finance, and funding landscapes relevant to
- Plan International's climate agenda, providing timely updates to the Lead. Provide surge support to the Policy & Strategic Partnerships Lead on project based work, cross-thematic collaborations, and high-priority advocacy moments as needed.
- Support the preparation of presentations, talking points, and materials that reflect climate justice principles, gender-transformative approaches and inclusive livelihoods perspectives for external meetings, convenings, and conferences relevant to climate and sustainable livelihoods.
- Provides surge support across Global Affairs priorities/initiatives, thematics, advocacy, strategic partnerships and trends analysis as directed
- Ensures that Plan International's global policies for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Gender Equality and Inclusion are fully embedded in accordance with the principles and requirements of the policy including relevant Implementation Standards and Guidelines as applicable to their area of responsibility. This includes, but is not limited to, ensuring staff and associates are aware of and understand their responsibilities under these policies and Plan International's Code of Conduct (CoC), their relevance to their area of work, and that concerns are reported and managed in accordance with the appropriate procedures.
Technical expertise, skills and knowledge required
Essential
- Knowledge of climate change, sustainable livelihoods, and development finance as thematic and advocacy areas, including understanding of key global frameworks (Paris Agreement, UNFCCC, SDGs).
- Strong written communication skills including the ability to draft compelling briefings, talking points, and proposal contributions for diverse audiences.
- Ability to synthesise complex climate, development, and funding data into clear, actionable intelligence and advocacy materials.
- Strong research and analytical skills, with experience conducting policy or landscape analysis.
- Coordination and administrative skills including the ability to manage partnership pipeline data, track workstreams, and maintain accurate records.
- Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with external stakeholders.
- Relationship management and partnership building with key stakeholders
Strong analytical and writing skills
Desirable
- Experience in an INGO, multilateral, or research institution working on climate justice, climate finance, or related themes.
- Understanding of girls' rights and gender dimensions of climate change and sustainable livelihoods.
- Familiarity with Plan International's programmes and positioning in the climate and livelihoods space.
- Experience supporting partnership development or proposal writing processes.
Location: The location of this role can be flexible where Plan International has an office* that can employ on behalf of the Global Hub and you have the pre-existing right to work and live.
Type of Role: Permanent or maximum fixed term contract as per employing office’s standard terms and conditions.
Reports to: Policy, Advocacy, Strategic Partnerships Lead - Education, Economic Empowerment and Justice
Closing Date: Friday 28 August 2026 at 23:59 pm UK time
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Job Overview
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Location
Cameroon
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Offered Salary
Attractive
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Qualification
GM / CEO / Country Head / President
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Functional Area
Project Management
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Degree Level
Bachelors
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Industry
Government , Non-governmental Organization (NGOs) , Politics/Policy , Administration -
Date Posted
2 months ago
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Apply Before
Aug 28, 2026
