The Climate Champions Team provides support to the UNFCCC High Level Climate Champions to deliver on the mandate from Parties: to drive climate action and enhance ambition by non-state actors. Working with the Marrakech Partnership and other partners, we mobilise businesses, investors, cities, regions and civil society and act as a bridge between non-state actors and national governments to reach the goals of the Paris Agreement. At COP26, the two serving High Level Climate Champions launched a five year plan to deliver on the mandate from Parties. It sets out objectives and details of the tools employed to achieve them, across six key functions for the work of the Climate Champions Team for the period 2021 – 2025.

The global team is resourced to support the major campaigns Race to Zero, Race to Resilience, as well as sector-focused systems transformation using  the Climate Action Pathways,  2030 Breakthroughs and the Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda (SAA) launched at COP 27 by the COP Presidency in collaboration of the HLCs. Alongside this, we are continuing to strengthen the accountability mechanisms of the campaigns and assess the overall state of systems transformation as we prepare to support the global stocktake.

We are now looking to fill a number of key roles in the team to maintain the momentum and further accelerate climate action leading up to COP28 and beyond.

The links below set out descriptions of the roles which are currently open. Please check back regularly for updates.

• Policy and Engagement Advisor

  Key to the Climate Champions Team’s impact is accelerating Non State Actors climate action across mitigation, adaptation, and finance, providing governments with the confidence that Non State Actors – business leaders, investors, cities and regions, and others- are ready to act further and faster. The Policy and Engagement Advisor will play an important role to strengthen the High Level Champions’ policy and stakeholder engagement across the areas of climate vulnerables, adaptation and finance. The Policy and Engagement Advisor will have strong regional networks, with a focus on the Asia Pacific and South East Asia region.

  For more information on the role, click here.

  To apply, click here

  Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, with virtual interviews taking place as soon as suitable candidates have been identified.

• Nature Team Lead

  The Nature Team Lead holds overall responsibility for delivering the priorities of the High Level Champions to activate, accelerate and amplify the nature agenda for global climate action. With a strong focus on driving implementation of the 2030 Breakthroughs and Sharm El Sheikh Adaptation Agenda, the successful candidate will be will be working closely with a wide range of stakeholders, including the High Level Champions, the Marrakech Partnership, the COP28 presidency and the UNFCCC Global Climate Action Team. 

  For more information on the role, click here.

  To apply, click here

  Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, with virtual interviews taking place as soon as suitable candidates have been identified.

• Engagement: Higher Education Lead

  The CCT Engagement Manager for Higher Education will be responsible for engaging the Higher Education Sector to accelerate progress on climate action within and beyond the sector.

  Working closely with partners across Higher Education globally, including the Network of Networks, the successful candidate will help accelerate action in Higher Education and ensure that the sector contributes meaningfully and effectively to the work programme of the HLCs and the Marrakech Partnership to deliver on the goals of the Paris Agreement. 

  For more information on the role, click here.

  To apply, click here

  Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, with virtual interviews taking place as soon as suitable candidates have been identified.

• Africa Food systems and AgriFinance Associate

  The Africa Food systems and AgriFinance Analyst will play a key role to deliver quality analysis and concise, evidence based insights to inform non-state actors led efforts to advance 1.5 aligned, nature positive and food secure food value chains on the continent. 

  For more information on the role, click here.

  To apply, click here

  Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, with virtual interviews taking place as soon as suitable candidates have been identified.

• Legal Counsel

  The Legal Counsel will play a key role in identifying, communicating and managing legal risks and issues across all aspects of our work and engagement activity, especially our mobilisation campaigns, liaising with a wide range of partners as needed.

  For more information on the role click here

  To apply click here

  Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, with virtual interviews taking place as soon as we have identified suitable candidates.

Unite behind the science: we commit to make the changes scientists tell us are needed.

Build upon the incredible work to date: we will cross-fertilize and amplify the work of the many heroes who have already committed so much to addressing climate change.

Take into account different ideas and perspectives: we’re willing to be challenged and to challenge, we look for the best in people and the best, most sound and most credible ideas, wherever they come from.

Practice stubborn optimism: we recognize the scale of the problem, combined with an absolute determination to build our way out.

Seek progress not perfection: all of us can be criticized and many of those best able to advance this issue are currently the biggest causes of it. We can’t allow cynical greenwashing, but all who are serious about tackling climate change positively will be welcomed.

Be humble and generous: we keep our egos in check and work together for the good of the whole.