Climate Resilience Advisor, Quezon City

• Serve as the embedded technical and facilitation lead on adaptation within the municipal office of Quezon City to accelerate delivery of climate action, unlock barriers and strengthen institutional capacity.
• Support activities like delivering technical assistance, coordinating capacity-building efforts, amplifying city leadership and supporting equitable and inclusive adaptation projects aligned with the city's Climate Action Plan (CAP).
• Provide technical support on climate risk assessments, vulnerability analyses, and adaptation planning, ensuring these outputs inform evidence-based adaptation actions.
• Collaborate with C40 teams and consultants to mainstream adaptation across financial strategies, private sector engagement, and climate governance frameworks in cities.

This role strengthens climate resilience in cities by focusing on challenges like coastal and urban flooding, droughts, and extreme heat while promoting nature-based solutions, effective land-use planning and equitable climate adaptation, helping create healthy, equitable and resilient communities.

• Proven experience working with or for municipal administrations on programmes or projects, especially relating to climate action plans or climate adaptation policies.
• Relevant qualifications or equivalent professional experience in climate change adaptation, resilience planning, disaster risk reduction, urban resilience, or related fields.
• Demonstrated experience in translating technical climate data into policy or investment decisions, e.g. through risk assessments, vulnerability assessments, infrastructure resilience, nature-based solutions, adaptation finance, and resource mobilisation.
• Strong project management skills with excellent organisational abilities and proven capacity to meet deadlines.
• Fluency in English required; in addition to being fluent in Filipino.

Salary: (Grade 3) PHP 1,806,733 gross per annum. C40 operates on a spot salary model where employees are paid the same salary according to their grade and location. C40 is committed to supporting and promoting equity and diversity and creating an inclusive working environment for everyone.

C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world's leading cities working to deliver urgent action to confront the climate crisis and create a future where everyone, everywhere can thrive. Mayors are committed to using a science-based and people-focused approach to help limit global heating to 1.5°C and build healthy, equitable and resilient communities.