View Vacancy - LATAM Regional Energy, Climate and Environment Coordinator, Mexico City
Main purpose of job: The British Embassy in Mexico City is looking for a candidate to undertake the role of LATAM Regional Energy, Climate and Environment Coordinator. This is an exciting opportunity to support the work of our diplomatic network to tackle climate change, building upon the legacy of our COP26 Presidency. The successful candidate will work collaboratively across the Latin American region. |
Roles and responsibilities: Coordination of networks (30%): Enhance our strategic and policy objectives through effective regional networking and integration of ECE teams.
Strategy (25%): Working with key contacts in London and the region, prepare and implement new LATAM ECE strategy building on the legacy of our COP26 Presidency.
Policy (15%): Identify, consolidate and promote agreed regional ECE policy priorities
Programme (15%): Support successful implementation of existing regional ECE programmes and explore opportunities for new ones.
Capacity Building (10%): Ensure provision of appropriate capacity building for ECE teams in LATAM
Corporate Contribution (5%): Help make the Embassy a great place to work.
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Resources managed: None |
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Language requirements: Language: English and Spanish; Portuguese is desirable Level of language required: minimum level required C1 under CEFRL or equivalent |
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Learning and development opportunities: On the job learning and development opportunities will be provided. |
Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right. The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.
Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.
Working patterns:
Embassy working patterns are 38 hours a week from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 2:30 pm on Fridays.
Any other information: The Embassy aims to offer an attractive working environment and remuneration package for this role, which includes 16 days of leave for staff their first year of service and, 25 days for staff with 1-5 years’ service and 30 days for staff with more than 5 years’ service (calculated pro-rata). This is a full-time contract until 31 March 2025 based in Mexico City. There are no other allowances payable as part of this package. No accommodation and relocation expenses are payable in connection with this position. The Embassy cannot offer Visa sponsorship for this position; applicants must hold a valid work permit before applying. The Embassy’s working hours are 8:00 to 16:30 from Monday to Thursday and 8:00 to 14:30 on Friday. Conditioned working hours are 38 hours per week (including breaks). The jobholder will be required to do some travel across the region. |
This opportunity is closed to applications.