Trócaire is hiring a climate consultant to work on policy and advocacy

Trócaire is hiring a climate consultant to work on policy and advocacy in advance of COP 26. The consultant will complete the following tasks in conjunction with members of the policy team.

Terms of Reference – Policy and advocacy consultant on climate: COP 26

Climate change is destroying the lives and livelihoods of the most marginalised people in countries where Trocaire works. They are paying the price for a problem they have not created, and for which they have the least resources to cope. In addition, climate change amplifies existing political, social, and economic inequalities. Current levels of both commitment and action on climate change are highly inadequate to meet the scale of the challenge. The most recent IPCC report is yet another reminder of the need for urgent and ambitious climate action. Global warming of 1.5°C and 2°C will be exceeded during the 21st century unless deep reductions in CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions occur in the coming decades.

We are approaching COP 26, a critical moment for climate action at the global level. In advance of COP 26 we will engage in advocacy focused on Irish decision-makers as part of an overall effort for faster and fairer climate action.

This is an opportunity to:

• Increase emission reduction targets at EU and Irish levels;
• Implement emission reductions and other key climate commitments effectively;
• Ensure human rights-based climate action;
• Tackle the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis together;
• Scale-up public finance for climate change adaptation and mitigation in developing countries;
• Establish human rights principles and safeguards to guide the development; and implementation of Irish and EU climate change policies, including in particular obligations around participation and accountability.

Application Process:

• Cover letter including an outline of how to approach work and proposed costings including VAT (Max 2 pages);
• Include links to samples of past work that is similar in content or style to the above outputs;
• CV.

Application date: 28 September 2021

Your application marked “Policy and advocacy consultant on climate: COP 26” should be submitted to maria.murphy@trocaire.org.

You can download the full spec and terms of reference here.