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4 weeks ago

المملكة العربية السعودية, Saudi Arabia Foreign & Commonwealth Office Full time

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

The British Embassy Riyadh has a vacancy for a Gulf Climate Officer, job grade Senior Executive Officer (SEO), on a fixed term contract until 31 March 2025.

This is an exciting role to lead on climate, environment, and energy (CEE) issues across the Gulf. The role will be based in the British Embassy Riyadh and the jobholder will develop CEE expertise in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait, working closely with the British Embassies in these countries.

The role will require expert climate change knowledge from both a global and Gulf context, and will require strong coordination, engagement, and influencing skills, working closely with the central MENA CEE team in London and Climate Attachés at our Embassies in the Gulf to ensure a joined-up approach on UK climate and energy policy across the region. The role offers the opportunity to bring together development and diplomatic expertise to deliver UK climate and energy objectives.

The jobholder will also work with the UK’s PHENOMENAL (Pioneering a Holistic approach to Energy and Nature-based Options in MENA for Long-term stability) programme, a 5-year International Climate Finance programme of up to £60m.

**Duties and responsibilities**:

- Support climate and environment engagement and programming policy across the Gulf, working with Climate Attachés in British Embassies in the Gulf and travelling regularly to UAE, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait.
- Coordinate with UK Government colleagues in the Gulf on energy transition/ security engagement (including on renewables and hydrogen), liaising with government, energy, and business stakeholders.
- Build strong partnerships with key UK government departments (including Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO], Department for Energy Security and Net Zero [DESNZ], Department for Business and Trade [DBT], and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs [DEFRA]).
- Support visits to the Gulf by UK Minsters and senior officials to further climate ambition, including ahead of COP28 in the UAE.
- Engage regional partners on climate mitigation/ low carbon, adaptation/ climate resilience and mobilising green finance.
- Identify partners for climate services, nature-based solutions, and low carbon growth through the UK PHENOMENAL programme.
- Support mainstreaming of climate across the FCDO portfolio in the Gulf.
- Report on progress on implementation of UK Gulf climate and energy work plans.
- Proactive public communications, working with Communications Teams at post to raise the profile of climate issues in the region.

The above list is not exhaustive and the jobholder will be required to be flexible and take on other tasks as required.

**Key behaviours required**:

- Leadership - Show pride and passion for public service. Create and engage others in delivering a shared vision. Value difference, diversity and inclusion, ensuring fairness and opportunity for all.
- Delivering at Pace - Take responsibility for delivering timely and quality results with focus and drive.
- Seeing the Big Picture - Understand how your role fits with and supports organisational objectives. Recognise the wider Civil Service priorities and ensure work is in the national interest.
- Communicating and Influencing - Communicate purpose and direction with clarity, integrity and enthusiasm. Respect the needs, responses and opinions of others.
- Working Together - Form effective partnerships and relationships with people both internally and externally, from a range of diverse backgrounds, sharing information, resources and support.

**Key technical skills required**:

- Climate change impacts, adaptation and resilience - and its implications for programming
- Climate mitigation and low carbon development - including green project development
- Climate economics and finance - including how to attract and deploy climate finance at scale

**Eligibility**:
Essential qualifications, skills and experience
- Experience working in climate or a related field, ideally for at least three years.
- Experience in policy development, finance management, programme delivery, and partner management.
- Experience in high-level advocacy and policy engagement. Ability to maintain positive, professional and trusting working relationships with a wide range of people within and outside the Embassy, including with key government and international partners.
- Excellent English language skills. Able to express ideas and messages clearly and concisely, both orally and in written communication. Able to simplify complexities and adapt communication so others can understand.
- Ability to drive delivery of outcomes and overcome obstacles, especially when working with and through others.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Flexible, resilient, decisive, and calm under pressure. Proven track record of delivering results to a high standard to tight deadlines.
- Excellent organ

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