Climate Resilience and Adaptation Advisor
Habitat International
- # Climate Resilience and Adaptation AdvisorApplyremote type: Remotelocations: Asia Pacific Area Officetime type: Full timeposted on: Posted 2 Days Agotime left to apply: End Date: August 26, 2026 (10 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR103544**Opportunity Type:**Regular Fixed Term (Fixed Term)**Summary:**Position Summary The Climate Resilience Advisor provides technical and advisory support to strengthen climate adaptation, mitigation, and resilience across Habitat for Humanity Asia Pacific programs. The role works closely with National Organizations and regional teams tto deliver strategic guidance, technical assistance, capacity strengthening, knowledge management, advocacy and partnership development. This will include coordination with HFHI Global Program Operations, and specifically the Director-Climate Resilience (e.g., on development and implementation of the Global Climate Approach). The Advisor will work to ensure the integration of climate considerations into housing, settlements, disaster resilience, and community development initiatives, while advancing Habitat’s climate commitments and strategic priorities. The Advisor serves as the regional focal point for climate action, including the identification of climate risks, and mitigate reduced climate risk, strengthened resilience, reduced vulnerability, support fundraising in coordination from Resource Development Department and more sustainable development outcomes across Asia Pacific region. Works Closely With: Director-Climate Resilience-Global, Country Program Teams, Technical Specialists (Housing, WASH, Safeguarding, Grants, MEAL), Regional Program Operations, Global Team, External Partners**Key Responsibilities:****Key Result Areas and Responsibilities****1. Strategic Advisory, Alignment and Stakeholder Engagement (30%)****Purpose**Provide technical advisory and thought partnership to ensure climate resilience programming is aligned with global and regional strategies, standards, and quality frameworks, while enabling contextualized implementation across National Organizations in Asia Pacific region.**Key Responsibilities*** Provide strategic and technical advice to support rollout, contextualization and localization of HFHI global climate frameworks, tools, and standards within the Asia Pacific region.* Advise on integrating climate risk considerations into program quality standards, operating frameworks, and sectoral guidelines, including housing, settlements, WASH, and livelihoods.* Facilitate alignment and promote linkages between climate resilience programming and broader humanitarian, recovery, and development agendas.* Serve as a technical resource and thought partner to Country Offices, supporting decision making and program direction where needed* Engage with external stakeholders (government agencies, research institutions, NGOs, and networks) to strengthen technical positioning and partnerships opportunities around climate resilience and DRR.* Represent HFHI and contribute technical inputs to global, regional technical forums, working groups, or coordination platforms as required.* Support strategic partnerships and collaboration opportunities that advance Habitat's climate resilience agenda.**2. Capacity Building and Technical Support (25%)****Purpose**Strengthen the technical capacity of National Organizations and partners to design, implement, and scale high-quality climate resilience and risk-informed programming**Key Responsibilities*** Design and facilitate targeted capacity building initiatives, training programs, workshops, and coaching for Country Office staff and partners on climate resilience, DRR, and risk informed programming.* Provide ongoing advisory support and mentorship to Country Offices to build internal technical expertise* Develop and maintain technical resources, tools, guidance documents, and learning materials.* Support Country Offices to build internal technical capacity through training materials,* Facilitate peer learning, communities of practice, and regional exchanges on climate best practices.* Promote organizational learning and the application of climate-responsive approaches across programs and operations.**3. Program Advisory and Technical Oversight (25%)****Purpose**Provide technical advisory support to ensure integration of climate considerations into program designs, projects, implementation and quality assurance, enabling National Organizations to scale impact.**Key Responsibilities*** Provide technical input and advisory support to Country Offices on climate risk analysis, mainstreaming, and resilient housing and settlements.* Support the integration of climate resilience into program design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation across development and humanitarian contexts.* Advise Country Offices on context specific adaptation measures, including resilient construction techniques, site selection, safer land use, and community-based approaches.* Contribute technical input to program proposals, concept notes, and donor reports, especially those related to climate, resilience, and adaptation.* Support donor engagement and resource mobilization efforts, including climate finance and resilience-focused funding opportunities.* Provide technical review and quality assurance support for climate-related initiatives and investments.* Collaborate with other technical teams to ensure climate considerations are integrated into cross-sectoral programming.**4. Research, Innovation, Learning and Knowledge Management (15%)****Purpose**Strengthen evidence generation, cross-learning, and innovation, to improve climate resilience programming and support scaling of effective approaches.**Key Responsibilities*** Support generation and synthesis of evidence, research, and learning on climate adaptation, resilience, and risk-informed development* Document and share good practices, case studies, and lessons learned from climate resilient and DRR focused programs.* Contribute to integration of climate and DRR indicators into MEAL systems and contribute to regional and global learning agendas.* Contribute to research, support innovation pilots, and partnerships related to climate resilient housing and settlements.* Develop and disseminate technical resources, and guidance materials.* Provide subject matter expertise and technical advisory support to other departments and initiatives within HFHI.**Disaster Response and Recovery Support (5%)****Purpose:**Provide technical advisory support to integrate climate risk reduction and resilience into disaster response and recovery efforts* Work closely with the Housing Resilience team on climate risk reduction measures in response and recovery* Provide technical input on risk-informed approaches to recovery planning and implementation* Support alignment of recovery interventions with long-term resilience objectives**Success Criteria*** Climate resilience and adaptation considerations are consistently embedded and effectively integrated into regional strategies, technical standards, programs, and operations across the Asia-Pacific region.* National Organizations and partners demonstrate strengthened technical capacity to assess, manage, and respond to climate risks through improved systems, knowledge, and practices, and confidence in independently apply climate resilience and risk-informed approaches.* High-quality technical guidance, tools, and advisory support contribute to improved quality, effectiveness, and sustainability of climate-responsive housing, settlement, and community development programs.* Climate resilience is systematically integrated into program design, implementation, monitoring, evaluation, learning, and resource mobilization efforts.* Cross-country learning and innovation inform adaptation, replication, and scaling of effective approaches across contexts.* Partnerships, and innovation initiatives strengthen organizational learning, influence, and thought leadership on climate resilience and adaptation.* Climate risk reduction and resilience-building approaches are effectively integrated into disaster preparedness, response, recovery, and long-term development initiatives.**Required Qualifications & Experience*** Master’s degree in Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Environmental Studies, Urban Planning, Engineering, Development Studies, or a related field* Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in climate resilience, DRR, or risk-informed programming, preferably in the Asia-Pacific region* Demonstrated experience supporting multi-country programs and working with decentralized teams* Strong understanding of climate risks, adaptation, and resilience approaches in housing, settlements, or community development* Strong understanding of climate risks, adaptation, resilience, and mitigation approaches in housing, settlements, infrastructure, or community development.* Experience in humanitarian, recovery, or nexus programming is an asset* Experience in donor engagement, proposal development, or climate finance is an advantage**Key Skills & Competencies*** Strong technical expertise in climate risk assessment, DRR mainstreaming, and resilient housing/settlements* Proven advisory, facilitation, and capacity-building skills* Ability to translate technical concepts into practical, field-oriented guidance* Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English (regional languages an asset)* Strong cross-cultural collaboration skills and ability to work in matrixed environments* Willingness and ability to travel within the Asia-Pacific region**Core Behavioral Competencies*** Commitment to HFHI’s mission, values, equity, and safeguarding principles* Collaboration and partnership mindset* Learning oriented and solution‐focused* Accountability and integrity**Working Conditions*** Regional role with frequent collaboration across multiple countries and time zones.* Periodic travel to National Organizations and Country Offices, including fragile, climate-vulnerable, and disaster-affected contexts.* Ability and willingness to travel within the Asia-Pacific region as required.
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