Overview
The Climate & Environmental Impact Advisor provides oversight and technical guidance on sector integration, localisation strategy, and emergency preparedness for Save the Children Lebanon's Beirut-based Program Development and Quality (PDQ) Team. This role is integral to maintaining the quality and effectiveness of Save the Children’s programmes in Lebanon.
Tasks Summary
- Support the mainstreaming of Shelter, WASH, climate adaptation, and safe construction practices across thematic sectors.
- Develop and lead a climate change and environmental sustainability strategy tailored to the Lebanon context.
- Design and guide the integration of child- and youth-led Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) initiatives.
- Provide strategic technical inputs into Emergency Preparedness Plans (EPP) and lead the development of WASH and Shelter intervention strategies for early-phase response.
- Collaborate with PDQ and Operations teams to promote inclusive and locally led models.
- Ensure technical quality and relevance of WASH, Shelter, and construction interventions.
- Identify capacity development needs of field teams and implementing partners.
- Support field teams with practical tools, coaching, and localized guidance.
- Lead the development and continuous improvement of technical tools, standard operating procedures (SOPs), and guidance materials.
- Ensure integration of climate risk assessments and green construction principles into programme design, monitoring, and learning.
- Represent Save the Children in relevant national and sub-national coordination fora.
- Work closely with CRG and Advocacy teams to support child- and youth-led climate action.
- Engage with relevant governmental and municipal bodies to advocate for sustainable, child-friendly WASH and Shelter practices.
- Collaborate closely with the Operations and Supply Chain teams.
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of six years of relevant technical experience including at senior level.
- At least 3 years of humanitarian shelter/WASH experience.
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of climate/DRR policies and programme interventions.
- Demonstrated experience and understanding of Government of Lebanon ways of working.
- Substantial experience in emergency preparedness and response interventions including programme design and implementation including in complex emergency context.
- Proven capacity to supervise, train and coach staff.
- Proven skills and experience in undertaking assessments and designing/writing quality technical proposals in the sector.
- Proven experience in programme development, project cycle management and monitoring and evaluation related to the sector including writing up high quality project/donor reports.
- Proven experience of developing and managing high quality, innovative and cost-effective shelter projects in fragile and insecure environments, preferably in Lebanon context and with an NGOs.
- Proven experience and skills in advocacy and building work relationship with local/national governments and influencing institutional, private and/or corporate donors.
- Ability to extensively travel for project monitoring and provide on-site technical support to field teams.
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching.
- Highly developed cultural awareness and ability to work well in an international environment with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures.
- Strong results orientation, with the ability to challenge existing mindsets.
- Experience in solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy in.
- Ability to present complex information in a succinct and compelling manner.
- Willingness to be deployed part or full time into emergency response as per need.
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