Team Leader - VCCRP

Team Leader - VCCRP

The Vanuatu Community-based Climate Resilience Project (VCCRP) is the largest community-based adaptation project ever delivered in the Pacific. Funded predominantly under the Green Climate Fund (GCF), it has been designed to reduce the climate-related vulnerabilities of communities across all 6 provinces of Vanuatu. It will increase communities’ resilience to climate variability, extremes and change and build the adaptive capacity required to ensure communities can maintain a good quality of life in the face of climate change. The project will do this by:

VCCRP is a partnership between the Vanuatu Government through the Ministry of Climate Change Adaptation, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards, Energy, Environment and Disaster Management, and Save the Children.

Working at Save the Children is more than just a job:

It’s the feeling of knowing that your work is contributing to making Vanuatu and the world a better place for children and working with others who feel the same. Benefits include:

Where you come in:

In this full-time, contract position, based in Port Vila, you will lead the Project Management Unit (PMU) located in the Department of Climate Change (DoCC). The PMU is responsible for the day-to-day management of program implementation, technical support and coordination between government ministries and departments at national, provincial and area council level to ensure project plans are implemented in line with project documents and in line with the compliance requirements of the GCF, Accredited Entity and Government of Vanuatu.

The PMU Team Leader will report to Director-General (DG) for the Ministry of Climate Change and Save the Children Vanuatu’s Country Director. The PMU will be responsible for overall project management, program risk management, coordination and engagement with all levels of government and broader project stakeholders. In leading the project and its team, the PMU Team Leader will guide, coordinate and manage the work of the PMU in the areas of procurement, financial management and compliance, monitoring and evaluation, reporting, communication and technical advice.

You will make an impact through your skills in:

Does this sound like you?

You are an experienced Team Leader with excellent project management, monitoring and reporting skills, able to build strong stakeholder relationships. You have outstanding problem-solving skills and innovation mindset supported by strong analytical capabilities. You show high levels of behavioral flexibility and emotional intelligence and are willing to travel to provincial locations within Vanuatu.

This role requires:

Sound interesting?

We’d love to hear from you. Please submit your resume and cover letter via link provided, no later than 5pm, 25 April 2025.

We welcome and thank all applications, however due to the anticipated volume of submissions, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.

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