We’re hiring: three roles on High Level Champions Finance Team

By Climate Champions | July 13, 2021

The deadline is now closed and we are no longer accepting applications.

The High Level Champions for Climate Action team is seeking three highly motivated, talented individuals to join our finance team immediately for the final sprint to COP26.

This is an exciting opportunity to join the High Level Champions team, working at the heart of the climate action community in close collaboration with partners from across the Marrakesh Partnership, investor networks and leading finance institutions around the world to build on our incredible progress to date and maximize our impact at COP26.

The team have helped drive exponential growth in financial institution commitments to credible, transparent, high ambition net zero emissions targets through the Race to Zero, co-led the launch of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and are working to mobilize and scale climate finance to decarbonize all sectors of the economy and fund climate solutions around the world, with a specific focus on emerging markets and developing countries – all to support the swift and effective implementation of the Paris Agreement.

For details of the three roles available, please click on the links below:

Team coordinator (manager level); 

Emerging markets lead (director level); 

GFANZ support (manager level). 

Please send a resume and cover letter to amandamanuel@climatechampions.team.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis with virtual interviews starting July 26.

 

 

Finance

From Cali to Baku and Belém: Why we must unite both climate and biodiversity goals

Daniel D’Elia da Costa, Finance Youth Fellow with the Climate Champions Team, shares his perspective on the critical intersection of climate finance and biodiversity as we look beyond COP29. Reflecting on recent global climate events, Daniel highlights the role of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action in mobilizing capital for nature-based solutions and building bridges between project developers and financiers. With Brazil’s upcoming role as COP30 host, Daniel envisions a future where financial stakeholders champion both climate and biodiversity goals, transforming regional challenges into global opportunities for sustainable growth.

Finance

Setting the Stage for African Climate Leadership: A conversation with Bogolo Kenewendo

Bogolo Kenewendo is a global leader in Pan-African development, specialising in sustainable trade and investment, and accelerating innovation across the continent. Until recently, Bogolo was the Special Advisor to the UN Climate Change High-Level Climate Champions, and Africa Director, where she played a leading role in implementing the Champions’ plans for accelerating ambition and action […]

VIEW MORE