[Hiring] Climate Resilience and Adaptation Advisor @Habitat for Humanity Europe & Middle East

Role Description

The Climate Resilience Advisor provides technical and advisory support to strengthen climate resilience of Habitat for Humanity’s housing and settlement work across Asia Pacific programs. The Advisor will work with the Asia-Pacific regional team to support Country Offices, including:

• Implementation of strategic guidance
• Provision of technical assistance
• Design and delivery of capacity strengthening
• Supporting research and evidence-based implementation
• Knowledge management, advocacy, and partnership development

The Advisor will serve as the regional focal point for climate action, supporting Country Offices to understand climate risks and options to address/mitigate these risks to reduce vulnerability and build resilience of low- and middle-income households and communities across the Asia Pacific region.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Climate Change, Environmental Sciences, Disaster Risk Reduction, 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
• Experience in humanitarian, recovery, or nexus programming is an asset
• Experience in donor engagement, proposal development, or climate finance is an advantage

Requirements

• Strong technical expertise in climate adaptation and the built environment
• Sound understanding of climate mitigation, with the ability to understand synergies and tradeoffs between mitigation and adaptation
• Ability to translate technical concepts into practical, field-oriented guidance
• Proven advisory, facilitation, and capacity-building skills
• 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

Benefits

• Regional role with frequent collaboration across multiple countries and time zones
• Periodic travel to Country Offices, including fragile, climate-vulnerable, and disaster-affected contexts
• Ability and willingness to travel within the Asia-Pacific region as required

Company Description

Habitat for Humanity, founded in 1976, is a global, Christian-based nonprofit organization that grew out of an intentionally multi-racial community in rural Georgia. Seeking to put God’s love into action, Habitat brings together people of all faiths and people of no faith to build homes, communities, and hope. Working alongside each other, we help families and individuals build and improve places to call home and achieve the strength, stability, and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves.

At Habitat for Humanity International, we are compelled by our Koinonia roots to put God’s love for all into action and pursue housing equity and opportunity by bringing all people together to build community and drive impact. We strive to build a culture rooted in learning, accountability, and trust, attracting and retaining mission-driven talent reflective of the global communities we serve.