Policy Officer Climate

Employment Type
Full Time

Rank Requested

Gender

Location
Egypt

City
Cairo

Residence
El Zamalek

Salary
‎46.842 To ‎70.263 / month

Transportation
Not Available / month

Benefits
Social insurance, Health Care,

Working hours
From ‎37.5 / week To ‎0

Days off
Fri & Sat

Requirments

Age
From ‎24 To ‎36 Year(s)

Spoken Languages
Arabic - Excellent

English - Excellent

Computer Skills
Microsoft Office

Years of experience
Min ‎5 Max ‎0 Year(s)

Car
Any

Woman's Veild
Any

Job Description
DUTIES AND RESULT AREAS

Job title: Policy officer Climate

Unit/mission: European Embassy Cairo
Job level: ‎09
Number of hours: ‎37.5

DUTIES AND RESULT AREAS
Climate is a priority theme within the Netherlands ’ Policy for Foreign Trade
and Development Cooperation (BHOS). The Climate officer in the Embassy of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands to Egypt in Cairo will work within the Economic
cluster, which consists of staff fom the economic affairs, development
cooperation and agricultural teams. This position falls under development
cooperation. However, since climate is a theme that should be mainstreamed the
officer will have contacts will all segments of the Embassy, including
political affairs, human rights, migration, gender and culture.

DESCRIPTION OF DUTIES

• Follows, analyses and reports on developments in the climate field in Egypt,
in the areas connected to our Multi-annual country strategy, such as water,
renewable energy and agri/food as well as on aspects of migration, gender and
culture. •
Follows and advises on opportunities for diplomatic involvement as regards the
obligations of Egypt in climate related fields.
• The officer provides advice on climate related aspects to all activities in
the field of the embassy and primarily water, energy, agri/food, migration and
gender; in other words, he/she ensures that climate is mainstreamed in the
activities portfolio of the Embassy. •
Assists the senior water and climate adviser in the project portfolio on
water. In general these tasks will include: •
Representing the Embassy in relevant climate related meetings and events.
• Assisting in the organisation of visits from Ministers and missions from the
Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
• Networking with Ministries, IFI’s and donor organisations. •
Any other responsibilities/tasks given by the line-manager or Ambassador.

DESCRIPTION OF RESULT AREAS

• Climate relevant and related societal developments in Egypt are provided to
relevant NL authorities such as Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Economic
Affairs, Infrastructure & Water and Agriculture and the Netherlands Enterprise
Agency. •
An effective network for climate diplomacy is developed for the Embassy. •
A climate relevant project/activity portfolio is developed in the Embassy.
• Together with the senior water expert: the water portfolio is well-managed.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cairo is the largest embassy
of the Netherlands in the Middle-East. There are ‎38 staff members, ‎11 of which
are deployed from the Netherlands. Under the overall heading of the
Ambassador, the Embassy is active in the fields of politics, economy,
agriculture, water, energy, climate, migration, human rights, culture, gender,
defense and consular. All are supported by a secretariat (Admin) and household
team, the so-called NESCAFE cluster. The policy officer will be supervised by
the Head of Economic Affairs and Development Cooperation and will work in
close cooperation with the senior policy adviser on water and climate and
other colleagues working on trade including renewable energy, agriculture,
private sector development, the combination of trade and development and
gender, combined in the so-called Combi (of trade and development) cluster. A
first combi-track is on climate and water smart agriculture. The Embassy is
part of a large network of embassies that fall under the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs in The Netherlands. Currently, the expat staff come from several
Ministries in the Netherlands, including Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, Defense
and Justice and Security. The language used in the Embassy is Dutch and
English. The Ministry emphasizes the importance of an inclusive and safe
working environment for all.

JOB REQUIREMENTS
Knowledge, areas of experience and skills:
• Level of education: Master ’s degree, preferably in the area of climate or
development studies. •
Level of experience: At least ‎5 years of relevant work experience post
Masters,
preferably (partly) in Egypt, with donor countries, NGO’s, academia, think
tanks and/or international organizations;
• Having knowledge of Egyptian (and preferably Dutch) climate policies and
relevant networks; Understanding of relevant ministerial frameworks and
legislation in climate, water and/or related areas; •
Strong analytical skills: skills in translating insights and information into
advice, plans and reports, and in assessing their policy and financial
implications. •
Knowledge of project management, methods and techniques for drawing up project
plans and performing evaluations and skills in using them; •
Financial literacy: ability to relate budgets to programmatic results.
• Excellent knowledge of Arabic and English;
• Appropriate level of ICT literacy, such as ability to work in outlook, word
and excel; Ability to quickly adapt to new information management
applications;

Description of the Policy officer:

A team player whose natural inclination is to contribute to the work of the
Embassy by making connections and sharing insights from his/her field or in
general. •
A pro-active and social person who takes initiative: a self-starter and able
to work in a structured manner. •
is interested to learn and is open for feedback and willing to look outside
the scope of the position.
• Has an entrepreneurial spirit to engage in developmental diplomacy; •
He/she is able to work independently and at the same time consults the
colleagues to inform and coordinate activities.
• An effective networker who has a network and can further develop and
maintain this network to have ample resources for analysis and identify and
promote opportunities on climate. •
Client oriented. •
Is good in communicating, both in speaking and in writing – and works with all
stakeholders in an appropriate and effective way.
• Has operational and organizational capacity;
• He/she understands the importance of financial and operational procedures
for a correct management of our budgetary funds.
• Is flexible whilst performing his/her duties: the officer should be prepared
to support all other activities of the economic cluster and also support the
activities of the other departments in the embassy, if deemed necessary by the
Head of Mission.

OTHER REMARKS
Policy officers at the Netherlands Embassy have the possibility of flexible
working hours in and out of the office. An assessment can be part of the
application procedure.