Capacity Building & Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Assistant

Job Title: Capacity Building & Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Assistant  
Team: CRR Theme (RCNR Cluster) 
Contract: One-year fixed term contract  
CKIC Level: Foundation, Please refer to our Capability Framework 

Location:  Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Austria, Slovenia, UK

Salary:  Competitive for Not-for-profit organisation 
Location:  Remote 

ABOUT US  

At Climate KIC, we are wholeheartedly committed to building a diverse and representative team and an inclusive workplace that values different life experiences and perspectives, and we encourage personal development, learning and growth. 

When recruiting, we look to achieve diversity in the candidate pool. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments that will foster success in potential colleagues from diverse backgrounds and life situations. And because our team has differing needs and personal circumstances, we offer a high degree of flexibility to accommodate working patterns. We’re happy to discuss your situation during the interview and see how best we can support you. Don’t let Imposter Syndrome stop you from applying! 

Climate KIC (Knowledge and Innovation Community) is Europe’s foremost climate innovation initiative. We understand that global temperature rise is exceeding 1.5C and this demands unprecedented change. It requires new social dynamics, ways of doing business, capital flows, policymaking, economic models, and new ways of living. That is why our mission is to leverage the power of systems innovation to transform whole places, industries and value chains by 2030, working across sectors to develop and scale ambitious programmes. Climate KIC’s strategy 2024-2030, Transformation, with Urgency, is available here.  

Climate KIC operates as a not-for-profit foundation working through public-private partnership, wielding both public and private funding. Established in 2010 and headquartered in Amsterdam, we orchestrate a community of more than 150 organisations including large corporations and SMEs, municipal and regional governments, universities and research institutes, as well as non-governmental organisations and civil society actors.   

Climate KIC leads the implementation of the European Union’s Mission on Climate-Neutral and Smart Cities and the launch pilot of the Mission on Adaptation to Climate Change, both with the objective of catalysing rapid and deep transformation on a large scale, creating the precedent and economic transition conditions for demonstration, learning, capacity building, fast followership and investment. Achieving the EU Cities Mission will mean avoided scope 1 and 2 emissions alone of an estimated 0.7GT CO2e between now and 2040.  

Climate KIC has a Remote-First approach, where colleagues work remotely from home based in one of the countries where we have a branch or employing entity (and can work out of local offices or co-working seats, where they exist). We meet at our local offices to exchange and connect and use online collaboration tools to work with each other and with our community. On occasion, we meet in person as teams, and once per year as an organisation.  

As a mission-driven organisation dedicated to climate transformation, we consider the climate impact of our own actions, for example travel, catering, or IT equipment. 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

The candidate will support the implementation of two European projects, Pathways2Resilience (P2R) and SYSTR. The role will focus on contributing to the delivery of capacity-building activities designed to help regional stakeholders apply tools and methodologies. Additional tasks include supporting the development of MEL frameworks to track project impact, gathering best practices, and organizing diverse sessions—such as sensemaking participatory workshops and train-the-trainers’ sessions for the SYSTR project, or trainings and peer-to-peer exchanges for P2R. 

Key Responsibilities 

Project Delivery:  

• Execute tasks and support in online and in-person project meetings.  

Capacity Building:  

• Support in the delivery of capacity building activities related to climate resilience.  

• Tailor activities to meet the specific needs of stakeholders, ensuring effectiveness in building capacity for climate resilience and adaptation actions.  

Stakeholder Engagement:  

• Contribute to the organization of activities aimed at fostering collaboration and shared learning in the context of climate resilience.  

• Support stakeholder engagement through communication campaigns, presentations, and other relevant activities.  

Evaluation and learning:  

• Support to the projects in evaluating, learning and sensemaking from progress on demonstration work.  

• Elaborate new materials from the learning and regional transferability trends and patterns.  

About projects that you will be involved in   

P2R Project – The Pathways2Resilience project is supporting 100 regions and communities to create transformative climate resilience strategies through an ambitious learning programme. 

Climate impacts and adaptive capacities differ greatly across regions, from those already having detailed knowledge of climate risks and risk mitigation measures, a diversity of competencies, and well-functioning governance structures, to more vulnerable communities. 

Depending on the resilience maturity, Pathways2Resilienceoffers a tailored training, peer mentoring, and Innovation Practice Groups, developed by programme experts and other regions in your group.  

You will contribute to the following tasks: 

• Mailbox & Communication: Manage P2R mailbox, capacity-building inquiries, and bi-monthly email updates to regions.   

• Capacity Building (Cohort 1 & 2): Prepare meetings, Zoom links, logistics with partners, support facilitation, upload & edit materials, attendance analysis, survey follow-up.   

• 1:1 Support: Support in the selection processes and pathways support delivery.   

• Knowledge Exchange: Liaise with regions, prepare templates/materials, link to MIP4Adapt synergies, manage campaigns/registrations.   

SYSTR Project- The SystR project aims to ensure climate adaptation in Europe is conducted in a systemic and cross-sectoral manner, avoiding maladaptation. It focuses on demonstrating transitions that address local climate and other vulnerabilities, such as inadequate governance, financial constraints, and social issues. The project includes developing adaptation support tools, empowering communities, improving governance, creating financial roadmaps, and designing integrated ecosystems of resilience solutions. The ultimate goal is to accelerate the uptake of these results for widespread impact.  

You will contribute to the following tasks: 

• Participate in the consortium meetings, support in the preparation of  presentations, taking minutes, supporting on the preparation of reports. 

• Support in the design and implementation of sensemaking participatory workshops to develop and implement innovative solutions.  

ABOUT YOU  

Education/Qualifications 

• previous experience or academic achievements in one of the following: Environmental Sciences, Sustainable Development, Land Use Planning, Political Studies, Public Administration, Economics, or similar disciplines  

Experience 

• Minimum of 1-3 years of working experience in capacity building, climate change resilience and adaptation, land use, regional governance, or related areas, involving multiple sectors and government institutions  

• Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable: climate action, systems thinking, stakeholder engagement, cross-sectoral innovation and multi-lever approaches (policy, finance, technologies, stakeholder engagement, citizen engagement)  

Required Skills & Experience: 

• Good understanding of climate resilience concepts, regional climate challenges, and effective intervention strategies, especially in the context of the European Union and its Member States.  

• Proficient in project management, including task execution, deliverable writing, and active participation in online and in-person meetings.  

• Experience in designing, delivering, and facilitating capacity-building activities and/or innovative learning experiences, particularly related to climate resilience and system thinking.  

• Skills in stakeholder engagement through events, meetings, presentations, and relevant activities.  

• Demonstrated adaptability and a proactive learning orientation.  

• Efficient management of workloads to contribute to the success of climate resilience and neutrality projects.  

• Experience or willingness to gain expertise in event organization, including planning and logistics for training events.  

• Fully fluent in English, with strong verbal and written communication skills. 

Qualities, Personal Style, and Approach 

• Ability to work independently - good time-management skills, ability to plan, manage and prioritise a varied workload independently.   

• Collaborative team-player able to work effectively with a remote team.  

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral), including presentation skills.  

• Proactive and solution-oriented mindset: active interest and commitment to learning and applying new approaches/methods.  

Location 

Candidates must have the right to work in the EU prior to applying for the position. Ideally, the successful candidate will be based close to a Climate KIC office, but we support full remote or hybrid forms of working and offer a high degree of flexibility. 

Occasional travel may be required to engage with local stakeholders in different projects. 

At Climate KIC we are wholeheartedly committed to building a diverse and representative team and an inclusive workplace that values different life experiences and perspectives, and encourages personal development, learning and growth. 

When recruiting, we look to achieve diversity in the candidate pool. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups and are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to that will foster success in potential employees from diverse backgrounds and life situations. And because our team has differing needs and personal circumstances, we offer a high degree of flexibility to accommodate all working patterns. 

To ensure that we can respond to every single applicant, we will close the role once we receive a reasonable pool of candidates to assess.