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Pacific Climate and Clean Air Coalition Coordinator
Program/Project ManagementClimate Change and Environment
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**Description**
The **Pacific Community (SPC)** is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 country and territory members. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 25 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience, and conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture.
**Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme (CCES**) was established to support SPC in strengthening and streamlining its climate change initiatives by consolidating the existing climate change work of SPC under strategic and technical management. In addition, CCES provides leadership in SPC’s climate change and environmental sustainability actions, coordinates and liaises with regional and international partners coherently for the organisation and enhances mainstreaming of the issue within its divisional development work.
The role – **Pacific Climate and Clean Air Coordinator** will coordinate Short Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) mitigation activities at the country and regional levels, contributing their expertise to the Regional Pacific Nationally Determined Contributions Hub (“the NDC Hub”) and other relevant divisions in SPC. Complementing work undertaken by the NDC Hub Mitigation Specialist and technical team, the Coordinator will facilitate and contribute to the design, implementation, and tracking of SLCP work in key sectors such as agriculture, waste, cooling, transport, and energy, and strengthen synergies between SLCP-relevant teams within SPC. The Coordinator will support engagement, ambition, and cooperation of national and regional partners on SLCPs, including in the lead-up to Regional Convenings; identify country priorities in the context of SLCPs and promote matchmaking by engaging with key development partners; identify relevant SLCP mitigation strategies and build a portfolio of SLCP projects in the region; and strengthen Pacific Island advocacy on the multiple benefits of local and global fast SLCP action, particularly on the benefits of fast climate action.
**The key responsibilities of the role include:**
**Building capacity in the region and countries to take action on SLCPs**
- Coordinate active synergies and collaboration with SPC technical divisions (including GEM, SDD, LRD, FAME, PHD, HRSD and CCES team leads), PCREEE on SLCP mitigation priorities and activities to strengthen regional coordination and delivery on SLCP action through SPC and the Regional Pacific NDC Hub.
- Assist countries in identifying relevant areas of gaps and needs to enhance mitigation targets and delivery, promoting inter-ministerial coordination and communicating effectively with relevant stakeholders on the ground.
- Coordinate with NDC Hub focal points, implementing partners and relevant stakeholders to gather necessary data and insights for project development.
- Ensure the delivery of workshops and trainings broadly for climate and clean air, as well as technical workshops and training in key SLCP sectors such as agriculture, waste, cooling, energy, and transport.
- Align with the NDC Hub workplan and country development priorities.
- Liaise with key partners to deliver training and workshops in response to identified needs.
- Increase awareness of Pacific Island countries to SLCP issues and co-benefits of action.
- Collate and develop Pacific SIDS-appropriate resources and knowledge materials in relation to SLCPs.
**Coordinating and matchmaking needs with resources**
- Match SLCP mitigation benefits with country priorities, including adaptation and sustainable development.
- Identify sources of funding for SLCP mitigation-relevant activities.
- Matchmake country requests with development partners and other potential external funders to reduce administrative burden, reduce time between requests and concrete responses, and avoid the duplication of actions.
**Liaising closely with the CCAC**
- Supporting country access to CCAC capacity-building resourcing opportunities, as well as other opportunities shared through networks.
- Leveraging the CCAC network to elevate SLCP-relevant priorities, needs, and other messaging.
- Participating in global and regional CCAC activities where relevant to SPC priorities.
**Building a portfolio of SLCP mitigation projects in the region**
- Identify and track SLCP-relevant existing projects in the Pacific region, for example being delivered by development partners, to build a portfolio of SLCP mitigation projects in Pacific SIDS.
- Engage across key relevant SPC divisions and teams including the NDC Hub, GEM, SDD, LRD, FAME, PHD, HRSD and CCES team leads, PCREEE.
- Contribute to the development of a coordinated regional SLCP programme or regional climate and clean air strategy.
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