Breathe Cities Lead: Brazil

Breathe Cities Lead: Brazil

The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a  City Lead to join their team in Brazil. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.   

As a Breathe Cities Lead with Clean Air Fund you would lead the development and implementation of the Breathe Cities strategy for a Brazilian city, in collaboration with partners at C40 Cities. This involves identifying local needs and developing, contracting and managing a diverse portfolio of grants with local and international stakeholders that deliver across the strategic pillars of the Breathe Cities theory of change. 

To be successful in this role you will have …

• A successful track record of organisational leadership working on air quality or other environmental or public health policies in civil society, academia, or within government institutions in Brazil, ideally in an area relating to the Breathe Cities strategy (across data, campaign and community engagement, and city governance)
• Experience of strategy-to-implementation of a major programme or initiative. Comfortable with making rapid decisions in response to new opportunities or changing circumstances without losing sight of the strategic goal. 
• Understands social change in theory and practice and is able to articulate a theory of change and the assumptions behind it. 
• Experience of engaging successfully and influencing political leaders, policy makers, regulators, elected officials, funders and others. Confidence and presence as a public speaker.
• Comfort in grant development, management and contracting. 
• Experience of working in a range of cultural and socio-economic contexts, adapting style and approach appropriately alongside an ability to work collaboratively with partners located in multiple offices and time zones. 
• Fluent in English and other relevant local languages, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description

• Closing date – 20th December 2023
• Salary – Competitive 
• Type of employment - Full Time
• To apply: Clean Air Fund are partnering with Development Aid for this recruitment. Please visit their website for more details on how to apply here. Please send your application via email to e.jivova@developmentaid.org 

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