Lead, Climate and Health
World Economic Forum
- Genève
- CDI
- Temps-plein
- Set the strategic direction, framework, and scope for the Climate and Health Initiative and its workstreams to delivery significant impact.
- Oversee several Project Fellows, manage two direct reports, and ensure delivery of agreed targets within respective workstreams to meet organizational objectives.
- Manage working plan and deliverables for project chair/s, including quarterly check-ins with lead stakeholders to ensure progress on mutually agreed upon outputs.
- As needed, serve as a Forum’s spokesperson and subject matter expert for the initiative, integrating initiative outputs into broader Health platform events, strategic direction, and public engagement assets.
- Strengthen the Forum’s physical and digital platforms to promote a continuous exchange on the topic, integrating project activities and progress, lessons learned, and opportunities for collaboration with Forum members and constituents.
- Provide strategic guidance to support the Community Lead in community engagement for the initiative.
- Plan and facilitate leadership opportunities for the initiative community.
- Support the Forum’s efforts to increase the range of organizations engaged in the climate & health initiative across sectors, industries, and geographies.
- Work with teams across the
- Responsible for the impact measurement and management of the work to ensure partners are deriving value and the initiative is achieving the intended impact.
- Advanced university degree in public health policy, climate and health, or other relevant field with 8+ years of professional experience and a strong knowledge of climate and health. Knowledge and understanding of climate change financing also would be an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to lead the strategic design, implementation and evaluation of coalitions, programmes and/or projects, including in multi-stakeholder or cross-sector settings.
- Significant experience in building and managing stakeholder networks across a range of sectors, including WHO, UN and COP.
- Executive level presence and presentation skills with the ability to interact efficiently and with global leaders. A flexible, agile, and politically astute mindset necessary for working with fast-paced teams in dynamic environments. Ability to understand multi-stakeholder interests, align those to meaningful societal action and drive impact.
- At least three years of people management experience and working in a matrix structure.
- Proven project management and coordination skills; attention to detail; capacity to apply critical thinking, synthesize various viewpoints, effectively communicate critical messages, and consult broadly across diverse stakeholders.
- Outstanding command of English, with excellent written, digital, and verbal communication skills; knowledge of other languages would be an asset.
- action and drive impact.
- Ability to travel internationally at least 25% of time