Self-Management Programme Coordinator

Cambridge, UK, with flexible working conditions ·
Full time, Fixed-term contract
· £The Centre for Global Equality (CGE) is seeking an enthusiastic, committed Programme Coordinator to join our Country Partnerships Team working on an exciting policy-facing research programme, entitled Climate Compatible Growth (CCG). The new Programme Coordinator will work within a supportive international team on strategy, implementation and partnership-building, as well as and monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL). The Coordinator will play a crucial part in connecting policy makers, researchers and civil society organisations in the UK and our partner countries, enabling productive dialogues and collaborations to support evidence-based, inclusive decision making across the energy and transport sectors.
CGE’s new Programme Coordinator, as member of the CCG Partnerships Team, will use their excellent interpersonal and organisational skills to support stakeholder communication across the programme, co-deliver workshops for key stakeholders in countries across Asia and Africa, and cultivate a strong and inclusive community of practice with core partners around the world.
They will be passionate about building equitable partnerships within an international development context and be an advocate for the co-creation and co-delivery of inclusive projects. They should hold a Doctoral degree in a relevant field, with 2+ years of professional experience, preferably working within a sustainable development context, or a Masters degree and 5+ years relevant experience.
Rate: £42,000 - £52,000 full-time, dependent on qualifications and experience, with benefits
Basis:
Full Time; Fixed-term contract to March 2025, with potential for extension to March 2029, funding permitting.
Cambridge, UK, with a flexible working. Requires regular travel to countries in Africa and Asia
The Centre for Global Equality (CGE) is a Cambridge, UK-based civil society organisation that evolves innovative approaches to solving global challenges relating to food, water, energy, health, education, work and the environment. Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) is a £38m UK Aid-funded project that aims to support investment in sustainable energy and transport systems to meet development priorities in the Global South. The programme brings together some of the UK’s leading universities including UCL, Oxford, Cambridge, Imperial College and the Open University, with CGE, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sustain 2030, and Climate Parliament. Energy, Environment, and Resilience, at Loughborough University. Our CGE team includes experts in practical, applicable research in sustainable development and related topics.
This means that we work with countries, empowering them to make their own decisions on energy policy and the infrastructure projects for which they wish to attract climate finance investment. In our model, we always work with a university partner in-country and establish a local team of CCG co-ordinators. We empower countries by developing skills in energy modelling and analysis locally, to sustain this for the future.
The Programme Coordinator will be responsible for contributing to the fulfilment of the CCG programme’s ambitious vision by supporting the evolution and delivery of CCG Country Strategies and cultivating long-term, meaningful relationships and collaborations across the UK, Africa and Asia.
Support the drafting and implementation the country strategies
Co-develop a monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) framework that is aligned with the country strategies
Partnership Building:
Meet regularly with international and UK-based team members to strengthen and progress country networks and collaboration
Generate reports on stakeholder engagement, country network progression, and the development of a community of practice within CCG partner countries
A Master’s degree in a relevant field with 5+ years of experience in the sustainable development sector
Experience building productive collaborations between people from different disciplines, sectors, and countries within a sustainable development context
The ability to extract, condense and present technical research and policy content to a variety of stakeholder audiences
Experience in organising and delivering engagement events both online and in person
An understanding of the academic research process, and academic culture and ways of working
D. degree in a relevant field
Experience embedding Gender, Equality and Social Inclusion frameworks
Experience in following project management processes, including output logging and project report writing
Have excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Be interested in capacity building and supporting the growth of other people’s projects
Be self-motivated with the ability to work alone and as part of a team
Be willing to travel internationally, particularly to low- and middle-income countries