Position title: Project Operations and Dissemination Lead
Hiring Institution: Global Green Growth Institute
Location: GGGI, London Office
Assignment: 1 year
Closing date: Upon selection of successful candidate
Hiring Institution: Global Green Growth Institute
Location: GGGI, London Office
Assignment: 1 year
Closing date: Upon selection of successful candidate
JOB DESCRIPTION
Background:
GGGI is supporting the Governments of Ethiopia, Peru, Jordan and Thailand in a cross-cutting Green Growth Planning Program. Specifically GGGI is supporting:
• Ethiopia: Implementation plans for the Green Economy and Climate Resilient growth strategy, and designing and scoping a Sector Reduction Mechanism
• Peru: Formulation of a “green growth” national forest plan and strengthening of institutional capacity for planning and management of the forests
• Thailand: The design, establishment, and operation of a national carbon market, and development of a comprehensive set of green growth policies for six sectors
• Jordan: Development of a national green growth strategy, and capacity building of the country’s public sector institutions to enable the implementation of green growth policies
• Peru: Formulation of a “green growth” national forest plan and strengthening of institutional capacity for planning and management of the forests
• Thailand: The design, establishment, and operation of a national carbon market, and development of a comprehensive set of green growth policies for six sectors
• Jordan: Development of a national green growth strategy, and capacity building of the country’s public sector institutions to enable the implementation of green growth policies
The projects have been launched over the course of 2013 and into early 2014.
The Project Operations and Dissemination Lead will work closely with the Project Director to support implementation across projects, disseminate project outcomes, and provide regular reports on progress to donors and other stakeholders.
Principal duties
• Lead coordination across the country programs to ensure alignment and communication throughout the project. Draw lessons across projects and create a common platform for highlighting project outcomes.
• Organize workshops/events that showcase the project, including annual GGGI events (like the GGGS), regular workshops/events, and large green growth and climate related conferences (like the Conference of the Parties). This would include the preparation of background materials, meeting minutes and other content as required.
• A specific focus on supporting the four partner countries in exchanging lessons learned and participating jointly in knowledge-sharing workshops and dissemination events.
• Support sharing of lessons to other GGGI programs, and to broader practitioner groups (e.g. the LEDS Global Partnership)
• Ensure GGGI’s website is up to date will all relevant project information, and that project information is adequately disseminated via other relevant on-line platforms.
• Support project monitoring and evaluation to ensure project outputs are produced at a high level of quality. As appropriate, support the scoping of future phases of these projects.
• Responsibility for reporting on the progress of the projects as well as ensuring that the founder is given sight of all upcoming media engagements
• Coordination of content and financial reporting, including summaries of key findings, news updates, and event announcements.
• Manage the day-to-day relationships, respond to inquiries and help support founder's own dissemination efforts
This role will be at the frontier of developing GGGI’s operating model in which the effectiveness of specific country-level projects is amplified through best-practice impact evaluation and knowledge dissemination designed to maximize the replicability of success.
• Organize workshops/events that showcase the project, including annual GGGI events (like the GGGS), regular workshops/events, and large green growth and climate related conferences (like the Conference of the Parties). This would include the preparation of background materials, meeting minutes and other content as required.
• A specific focus on supporting the four partner countries in exchanging lessons learned and participating jointly in knowledge-sharing workshops and dissemination events.
• Support sharing of lessons to other GGGI programs, and to broader practitioner groups (e.g. the LEDS Global Partnership)
• Ensure GGGI’s website is up to date will all relevant project information, and that project information is adequately disseminated via other relevant on-line platforms.
• Support project monitoring and evaluation to ensure project outputs are produced at a high level of quality. As appropriate, support the scoping of future phases of these projects.
• Responsibility for reporting on the progress of the projects as well as ensuring that the founder is given sight of all upcoming media engagements
• Coordination of content and financial reporting, including summaries of key findings, news updates, and event announcements.
• Manage the day-to-day relationships, respond to inquiries and help support founder's own dissemination efforts
This role will be at the frontier of developing GGGI’s operating model in which the effectiveness of specific country-level projects is amplified through best-practice impact evaluation and knowledge dissemination designed to maximize the replicability of success.
QUALIFICATIONS
The role requires a mix of expertise including both fluency in development project work and an understanding of communications and knowledge dissemination. Specific qualifications include:
• Exemplary and relevant academic credentials, most likely educated to Master level
• At least 4 years of experience in project management and communications at a highly-regarded private sector company (consulting or industry), international organisation, government or not-for profit organisation.
• Working experience in areas directly relevant such as climate change, and sustainable development.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, alongside strong synthesis and strategic thinking skills. Experience working successfully across multiple teams of diverse backgrounds.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, client relationship, and consensus building skills.
• Fluent English required, Spanish, Thai or Arabic a plus.
• At least 4 years of experience in project management and communications at a highly-regarded private sector company (consulting or industry), international organisation, government or not-for profit organisation.
• Working experience in areas directly relevant such as climate change, and sustainable development.
• Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, alongside strong synthesis and strategic thinking skills. Experience working successfully across multiple teams of diverse backgrounds.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, client relationship, and consensus building skills.
• Fluent English required, Spanish, Thai or Arabic a plus.
The position may provide the opportunity for occasional international travel, as key stakeholders will be located across various partner countries. The role presents a chance to work with talented, dynamic and driven individuals on ground-breaking projects related to economic development and sustainability.
How to apply:
Please send your CV and Cover Letter to evelyn.cermeno@gggi.org
