Director, Resilience & Climate Action Department
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About the Role
Leads the Resilience and Climate Action Department, ensuring collaboration, capacity development, and performance management in climate change and resilience areas.
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Responsibilities
- Supervise the Department and its various thematic practices with high standards of integrity and excellence.
- Align with the Director General for Global Practices and Partnerships on the overall direction of the Department.
- Ensure strong collaboration with other Global Practices and Country Programming.
- Develop partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to provide cross functional support.
- Provide thought leadership to Regional Hub Sector teams on impact measurement and monitoring practices.
- Develop and manage work program delivery of three Divisions of the Department.
- Coordinate provision of advisory services and technical guidance in fragility, conflict, resilience, disasters risk management and civil society engagement.
- Manage and lead the Resilience and Climate Action Department managers, leads, senior and technical staff.
- Monitor and assess skills and capabilities of staff and determine actions needed to improve impact.
- Coach, mentor, and develop direct reports and top talent.
- Oversee preparation of progress reports on thematic related activities.
Requirements
- Master's degree or PhD in environmental sciences, social sciences, conflict and development, social development, economics, or related discipline
- Minimum 15 years of experience in relevant development thematic areas
- 7+ years of managerial/supervisory experience including 5+ years with a Developmental Institution
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Key Accountabilities
- Supervises the Department and its various thematic practices, with high standards of integrity and excellence.
- Aligns with the Director General for Global Practices and Partnerships on the overall direction of the Department.
- Ensures strong collaboration with other Global Practices and Country Programming.
- Develops partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to provide cross functional support and act as spokesperson on all matters relating to the Resilience and Climate Action areas.
- Supports work of Division Heads in filling key capability gaps of teams through capacity development and recruiting efforts.
- Provides thought leadership to Regional Hub Sector teams on impact measurement and monitoring practices in support of emerging best practices and capacity building in this space.
- Develops and manages work program delivery of three Divisions of the Department and oversees those of the staff.
- Coordinates the provision of advisory services and technical guidance in matters related to fragility, conflict, resilience, disasters risk management and civil society engagement areas to IsDB organizational units.
- Provides motivational and inspirational leadership for managerial, Lead, senior and technical staff and communicates direct reports clear performance expectations.
- Manages and leads the Resilience and Climate Action Department managers, leads, senior and technical staff and providing regular feedback and support to improve performance.
- Monitors and assesses the skills and capabilities of the managerial, Lead, senior and technical staff, and determines the actions needed to improve/increase impact.
- Supports filling in key capability gaps of teams through capacity development and recruiting efforts.
Academic and Professional Qualifications
- Master s degree or PhD in environmental sciences, social sciences, conflict and development, social development, economics, or related discipline.
- Minimum 15 years of experience in relevant development thematic areas of climate change, women empowerment, youth development, fragility, conflict, resilience, development, social development, and NGOs/ practice or related areas.
- 7+ years of managerial/supervisory experience including 5+ years with Developmental Institution.
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