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Find out more here: Deputy Director of International Climate Finance Portfolio and Strategy - Civil Service Jobs - GOV.UK

Salary

£76,000

Deadline

16 December

Job grade

SCS Pay Band 1

Contract type

Temporary

Length of employment

1 Year - To cover a period of maternity cover

Business area

International Climate Finance and Strategy

International Climate Finance is a key lever to drive global climate action and enable progress in global climate negotiations.

International Climate Finance (ICF) is Official Development Assistance (ODA) from the UK to support developing countries to reduce poverty and respond to and mitigate challenges caused by climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation.  This is an important part of the UK’s commitment to helping deliver the aims of the Paris Agreement and supports the Government’s broader international ambitions such as for the UK to become a global leader on international climate and development.  DESNZ works alongside FCDO and Defra to deliver UK ICF, playing a crucial role in delivering climate mitigation in developing countries, accelerating the global transition to a net zero future and supporting international initiatives on the energy and sectoral transitions, green finance, mobilising private finance and international forests.

The job-share partnership ensures DESNZ delivers a portfolio of transformational, value-for-money mitigation programming, as part of the UK's £11.6bn ICF commitment. The role leads a team of c.25 staff as well as activity management of embedded analytical, finance and commercial advisors, responsible for strategy and portfolio management of a c.£4bn portfolio of ICF programmes. The role also co-ordinates DESNZ objectives and strategy on broader climate finance issues, to inform the UK approach to climate finance negotiations in the UNFCCC and to work with lead departments (FCDO, HMT) to influence reform of International Financial Institutions in support of global climate goals.