Global Government Engagement Coordinator States & Regions Program (London) February 2015 Accountability & Key Relationships Key Relationships Accountable to: Relevant Staff States and Regions Director Working with: UK staff team, relationship managers in other TCG offices, global state and regional governments, and global stakeholders and partner NGOs/organizations Staff Accountable to Post Holder: Interns Our Mission Our mission is to inspire and convince leaders in government, business and society to reduce carbon emissions now and accelerate the transition to a low carbon economy. Job Purpose We are looking for a talented individual to manage the delivery of a global outreach strategy to subnational governments. The role will focus on encouraging governments to report and promote their climate targets and achievements (through the Compact of States and Regions) in the lead up to the Paris Climate Conference in December 2015 and beyond. Accountabilities — Regional Government Outreach:  Deliver government and partner outreach strategy with the aim of recruiting at least 50 global state and regional governments by December 2015.  Liaise with relationship managers from partner organizations and oversee global recruitment of state and regional governments in key regions.  Manage direct relationships with state and regional governments (including high-level relationships in Ministers and Premiers offices).  Work with sub-national governments to support their participation, including setting climate targets, making subnational climate contributions and reporting.  Work with TCG States & Regions Director to encourage Ministerial and Premier level advocacy for the Compact of States & Regions. — Global Stakeholder Management  Build relationships with regional government networks and partners in target regions to deliver government outreach efforts in these regions. 1  Manage relationships with important global stakeholders and partners such as the UNFCCC, funders, and cities partners to maximize support, inclusion and promotion of the Compact. — Project Management:  Assume overall responsibility for project management and partner coordination to ensure achievement of deliverables and milestones.  Work closely with colleagues in partner organizations to ensure project management structures in place and global database is up to date. — Communications and events:  Work with communications colleagues and global communications teams of partner organizations to develop consistent messaging and ensure effective communication of program aims and achievements.  Working with events teams to ensure that communications opportunities are maximized through the global events calendar, including supporting government participation in key events.  Working with research partners, coordinate the delivery of an interim report to be released in July 2015 and a final report on state and regional government climate action to be launched in November 2015. — Other Tasks.  Health & Safety at Work (H&SW). Taking responsibility for own safety and that of others, by ensuring that H&SW instructions complied with and any risks brought to the attention of line management. Our Values To help drive a Clean Revolution, we are: — Positive. We believe that climate change is an opportunity, and that the Clean Revolution is achievable. We are optimistic, solutions-oriented and dynamic. — Catalytic. We seek to make well-designed strategic interventions that, by catalyzing leadership and unlocking specific barriers, drive transformational change. — Bold. Recognizing the urgency of addressing climate change and the need for bold and ambitious action, we are prepared to take risks to achieve our goals and accept that by not playing safe we may not always succeed. — Results-driven. We’re judged by our results, not by our plans. We’re committed to seeking impacts, but we’re flexible enough to adapt our approach to changing circumstances in order to achieve our strategic priorities. — Honest. We approach our role with humility and transparency. We support the work of leaders and we give credit where credit is due. — Collaborative. As a small organization we can’t achieve our goals alone, so we value partnership and actively seek out collaboration that will maximize our impact. We see other organizations that share our goals as allies and, where possible, look to support their work. We work together, we’re respectful of different cultures and we seek out different approaches, recognizing that there is strength in diversity. — Politically neutral. We actively and equally support all individuals, organizations and governments that demonstrate leadership on climate change and show no preference on the basis of their nationality and political affiliation. — Committed to excellence. We recognize our responsibility to our supporters, partners and the wider world. From the rigor of our research, to the presentation of our reports, to the quality of our events, we aspire to excellence in everything we do. We expect these values to be reflected in the way we carry out our work and guide the decisions we make, as we inspire the Clean Revolution. 2 Our Behaviours Our staff are our greatest asset and how we work together is so pivotal to our success that we have identified the key behaviours below that drive this and which we expect from all staff. — Team Working – we act as a single team, both locally and globally. — Decision Making – we ensure effective decisions are made collectively and then implemented. — Accountability – we accept our own responsibility and holding each other to account in accepting theirs. — Communication – we ensure that there is clarity in communicating with each other. — Planning – we plan effectively. — Resource Management – we ensure that resources are effectively managed to deliver maximum value. Libby Ferguson States and Regions Director 3