Climate Programme, Policy & Partnership Manager

About the role

The British High Commission in Kigali is recruiting a Climate Programme, Policy & Partnership Manager within the Growth, Climate and Human Capital Group. The role sits at the centre of the UK-Rwanda climate partnership, working alongside the BHC's Climate Lead to manage the Climate pillar of a new portfolio programme and help shape wider climate policy and partnership work. It focuses on delivering the 'Climate Finance & Resilience' objective of the Country Business Plan.

Key responsibilities

• Manage the Climate pillar of the portfolio programme, including support from the Climate Centre of Expertise or other government department channels (e.g. UK Met Office, DfEE, DfESNZ)
• Promote UK leadership in climate finance by convening development partners, the private sector and NGOs, and design and organise events such as roundtables, receptions and working group meetings
• Build a network of partnerships to gather insight on climate, nature, energy and environment sectors
• Manage partnerships with multilateral organisations, such as vertical climate funds
• Support the BHC senior leadership team in engagements with government officials and engage with Communities of Expertise and thematic teams at FCDO HQ
• Manage projects under the FCDO Programme Operating Framework (PrOF), with financial management, contract management and value for money oversight
• Lead programme discussions on finance, fraud and risk, and use due diligence, delivery chain maps and risk mapping tools
• Support monitoring and learning, including logframe revisions and Annual Reviews
• Lead engagement on key climate policy areas (energy, disaster risk management, nature conservation) and support policy briefings and communications
• Contribute to wider BHC Kigali work, including committees, cross-cutting responsibilities and corporate tasks

Required profile

• Knowledge of climate change, climate finance, adaptation, resilience or green growth, gained through professional experience or substantial study
• Proven openness to trying new ways of working, with autonomy and pace
• Excellent written and verbal communication, able to explain complex issues to senior, non-technical audiences
• Ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders across the BHC, FCDO, government, development partners and the private sector
• Ability to learn from other programmes and improve delivery approaches

Required skills

• Budget management, forecasting, risk management and value-for-money
• Desirable: familiarity with the FCDO Programme Operating Framework and systems such as AMP and HERA
• Desirable: experience working with Rwandan stakeholders on climate finance