Regional Climate Advisor - Asia Pacific

The Organisation

Plan International is an independent development and humanitarian organisation that advances children’s rights and equality for girls. We believe in the power and potential of every child but know this is often suppressed by poverty, violence, exclusion and discrimination. And it is girls who are most affected.

Working together with children, young people, supporters and partners, we strive for a just world, tackling the root causes of the challenges girls and vulnerable children face. We support children’s rights from birth until they reach adulthood and we enable children to prepare for and respond to crises and adversity. We drive changes in practice and policy at local, national and global levels using our reach, experience and knowledge.

For over 85 years, we have rallied other determined optimists to transform the lives of all children in more than 80 countries.

We won’t stop until we are all equal.

The Opportunity

Plan International is seeking an experienced and strategic Regional Climate Advisor to provide technical leadership across Asia Pacific on climate resilience, adaptation and environmental sustainability.

This is a critical regional advisory role supporting Country Offices and regional teams to design, implement, evaluate and scale high quality climate programming that advances children’s rights, gender equality and girls’ leadership in the face of climate change.

Working in a complex, matrixed federation, you will help integrate climate considerations into strategies, programmes, humanitarian and development work, influencing agendas and resource mobilisation efforts, while strengthening Plan International’s positioning in child centred, gender transformative and locally led climate action.

In this pivotal role, you will:

• Provide strategic and technical leadership on climate change adaptation, resilience and environmental sustainability across the Asia Pacific region
• Support Country Offices to integrate climate resilience into country strategies, programme frameworks, humanitarian responses and sector programmes
• Lead and support the design of high quality climate adaptation, resilience and environmental sustainability programmes, concepts and donor facing proposals
• Strengthen climate related resource mobilisation, including support for donor engagement, proposal development and access to climate finance opportunities
• Develop and promote technical standards, tools, guidance and learning products, while building regional and country level capacity
• Generate and share evidence, research, case studies and cross country learning to support innovation, programme quality, influencing and scale
• Represent Plan International in relevant climate and resilience forums, networks and partnerships

Do you have what it takes?

To excel in this role, you will need:

• Significant experience providing technical leadership on climate resilience, adaptation and environmental sustainability programming
• Strong understanding of child centred, gender transformative and locally led approaches to climate action
• Experience supporting multi-country programmes, regional portfolios or cross-country technical advisory work
• Proven experience designing climate adaptation, resilience or environmental sustainability programmes, including theories of change, results frameworks and donor facing proposals
• Demonstrated success in resource mobilisation, proposal development and donor engagement for climate or resilience programming
• Strong facilitation, coaching, partnership development, influencing and stakeholder engagement skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate technical climate evidence into practical programme guidance
• Experience working across cultures, functions and geographies in a matrixed international organisation

For a detailed job description which includes the full list of accountabilities and requirements, please click on this link:  REGIONAL CLIMATE ADVISOR JD LINK

Location: Flexible within Asia Pacific, with a preference for Bangkok

Length of role: 2 years with the possibility of extension

Type: Local Contract (no expat benefits available)

Reports to: Regional Head of Programs, Impact and Influencing

Closing Date:  27 September 2026

THIS IS A LOCAL CONTRACT- NO EXPAT BENEFITS AVAILABLE

• Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.
• A range of pre-employment checks will be undertaken in conformity with Plan International's Safeguarding Children and Young People policy.
• As an international child centred community development organisation, Plan International is fully committed to promoting the realisation of children's rights including their right to protection from violence and abuse. That means we have particular responsibilities to children that we come into contact with.
• Plan International believes that in a world where children face so many threats of harm, it is our duty to ensure that we, as an organisation, do everything we can to keep children safe. We must not contribute in any way to harming or placing children at risk.
• Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the very heart of everything that Plan International stands for. Our organisation is based on a culture of inclusivity and we strive to create a workplace environment that ensures every team, in every office, in every country, is rich in diverse people, thoughts, and ideas.
• We will provide equality of opportunity and will not tolerate discrimination on any grounds. We foster an organisational culture that embraces and exemplifies our commitment to gender equality, girls’ rights and inclusion while supporting staff to adopt good practice, positive attitudes and principles of gender equality and inclusion.