C40 Cities

Programme Officer, C40 Cities Finance Facility – CFF

C40 Cities

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Colombia

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💰 COP 46,256 - COP 91,000,000 per year

About the role

  • Developing and maintaining internal monitoring systems for the C40 team of CFF, working with colleagues across the board and relevant external stakeholders ensuring information is available, organised, easy to access and up to date.
  • Support the maintenance of CFF’s knowledge management system with up-to-date information on CFF’s work with its partner cities, to use as a basis for engagements, reporting and communications.
  • Coordinating the development of and/or drafting relevant progress reports, narrative reports and briefing documents on CFF activities for internal and external use.
  • Developing and maintaining clear and compelling documents and presentations about CFF for global and regional teams.
  • In coordination with the C40 Benefits team and the Head of Knowledge and Partnerships, supporting the delivery of the CFF’s modelling activities around GHG emissions, air quality and employment benefits.
  • Maintaining the CFF website (www.c40cff.org), including the creation of articles, project pages, and managing any required updates.
  • Supporting the creation and dissemination of communications material and social media outreach, such as LinkedIn posts, videos and newsletters.
  • Providing additional support to the CFF Communications Working Group as required.
  • Supporting CFF’s participation at milestone events - e.g., COP, C40 World Mayors’ Summit, World Urban Forum, Climate Action Weeks - through the development of relevant materials such as proposals, concept notes and briefings.
  • Setting up and managing a series of external consultancy framework contracts, including for the CFF website maintenance and communications activities..
  • Supporting internal procurement and financial tracking processes (e.g., audits).
  • Providing overall administrative support to global/regional teams, including event coordination, meeting organisation, logistics, coordinating internal training, minutes and document preparation, etc.
  • Additional duties as requested.

Requirements

  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data and information into simple messages for communication to non-technical audiences (e.g., for memos, briefings and presentations).
  • Experience in managing monitoring, reporting and evaluation systems and in translating information into progress and risk reports.
  • Experience in developing written materials (e.g., reports, presentations) for external, public use.
  • Design and presentation skills are desirable.
  • Experience working with and supporting senior colleagues in day-to-day activities.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with different partners and stakeholders.
  • A natural communicator and collaborator, able to effectively manage their time, prioritise activities and accomplish tasks with minimal oversight.
  • Good problem-solving, strategic thinking and analytical capabilities.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) or Google Workspace.
  • Familiarity with project management tools (e.g., Asana) is desirable.
  • International experience working across different cultures, languages and time zones is desirable.
  • Passionate about the mission of C40 and the CFF and with a strong interest in addressing urban sustainability challenges.
  • Experience in one or preferably more of the following fields: infrastructure finance, project preparation, cities and urban development, climate finance and/or climate change or related fields is desirable.
  • Experience in working on inclusive climate action and awareness of the key challenges to develop equitable and inclusive policies and infrastructure in cities, is desirable.
  • Excellent written and spoken English is a requirement.
  • Additional language skills are desirable, in particular Spanish, French and Brazilian Portuguese.
Benefits
  • Paid Time Off: Full-time employees receive 35 days of paid time off annually, which includes all national holidays.
  • Company Shutdowns: In addition to the standard paid time off, C40 provides two non-contractual, non-statutory shutdown weeks each year (mid-year and end-of-year) for a full break.
  • Parental Leave: All employees are eligible for up to 52 weeks of parenting leave. The first 16 weeks are paid at 100% of the employee's current salary. Weeks 17 through 52 are unpaid by C40, unless payment is required by national law.
  • Flexible Working: C40 supports flexible working arrangements to enhance work-life balance, provided they align with business requirements.
  • Time off in Lieu (TOIL): Employees can take TOIL to recover following periods of excessive hours or travel.
  • Sick Leave: Entitlement to sick leave increases upon the successful completion of the employee's probation period.
  • Employee Training: Training and development opportunities are available to all staff (excluding temporary staff and interns) after they have completed and passed their probation period.
  • Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): Confidential services, such as counselling, are accessible for short-term support.
  • Pension scheme: C40 offers a pension scheme to employees in eligible locations. Availability is determined by the country of employment.
  • Private Health Insurance: This is provided in countries where publicly funded healthcare is not available.
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Hard Skills & Tools
monitoring systemsreporting systemsevaluation systemswritten materials developmentdesign skillspresentation skillsproblem-solvingstrategic thinkinganalytical capabilitiesurban sustainability
Soft Skills
written communicationverbal communicationcollaborationtime managementprioritizationminimal oversightnatural communicatorability to work with stakeholderssupporting senior colleaguescultural awareness