he Climate Officer will provide practical and technical programme quality and development support to Christian Aid Ireland’s climate-related work. The role will help country programme teams, regional offices, partners and Ireland-based colleagues to integrate climate risk, adaptation, resilience and climate justice into programme design, learning products and technical support.

Working under the guidance of programme managers, and reporting to the Head of International Programmes and Global Head of Peacebuilding, the post holder will contribute technical analysis, programme support, drafting, coordination and evidence gathering. The role will support Christian Aid Ireland’s partnership-based approach and Stronger Together strategy.

The role will focus on supporting the full and effective delivery of Christian Aid Ireland’s climate work, ensuring programme quality and technical excellence, and helping to develop the portfolio of climate-related programming.

You will provide technical support on areas including climate change adaptation, resilience, climate justice, disaster risk reduction, anticipatory action, early warning, climate information services, resilient livelihoods, agroecology, sustainable energy and nature-based approaches where relevant.

You will also support proposal development and resource mobilisation, helping to develop strong climate-related concept notes, proposals, funding submissions, donor engagement materials and evidence summaries. The role will involve working closely with programme, institutional funding, finance, MEAL, advocacy and country colleagues to identify and analyse relevant climate funding opportunities.

A key part of the role will be partner accompaniment and capacity strengthening. You will work with local partners and Christian Aid colleagues to strengthen climate programming capacity in a way that is collaborative, respectful and rooted in local expertise. This will include supporting workshops, webinars, learning sessions, guidance notes, practical tools and partner-to-partner learning.

The role will also support evidence, learning and knowledge management by gathering and synthesising learning, case studies and evidence from Christian Aid and partner climate work. You will help connect programme learning with advocacy, communications and supporter engagement where appropriate.

The post holder will work across teams to ensure climate programming is locally led, gender-responsive, conflict-sensitive, rights-based, accountable, environmentally responsible and informed by the lived experience of affected communities.

• Closing date: 26 July 2026
• Interview date: 3 August 2026