Career Opportunities: Technical Expert: Climate Resilience and Financing (14549)

Requisition ID 14549 - Posted 08/21/2026 - Lalitpur - Full Time

Are you looking for a meaningful job where you can invest your skills, passion, and time in an impactful way? Do you want to work for an organization that is dynamic, goal-driven, and dedicated to making a difference? Welcome to Welthungerhilfe!

Welthungerhilfe (WHH) is one of Germany’s largest private aid organizations. Politically and religiously independent, we work toward a world without hunger.

Together with national and international partners, we respond to humanitarian crises and support long-term solutions that improve the living conditions for the most vulnerable people. We change and shape food systems, we are locally-led and globally connected. As an impact-oriented and human-centered organization, we use innovation, evidence and data-informed decision-making to continuously improve our work and contribute to #Zero Hunger.

Our vision: "Zero Hunger on a Healthy Planet." Join us in creating a world where everyone has accessto food while ensuring a sustainable future for our planet. If you are ready to make an impact, we look forward to receiving your application! 

Technical Expert:   Climate Resilience and Financing in Kathmandu

The position is to be filled as soon as possible, with an initial contract duration of one year. There are very good prospects for an extension. Employment location will be Lalitpur,Nepal.The position is paid according to Nepal Payscale

To lead and further develop WHH work on Climate Change around adaptation, mitigation and Loss & Damage and ensure the success and quality of the different programmes/projects in line with Welthungerhilfe, governmental standards and policies, coordinate with Welthungerhilfe staff, partners, and stakeholders, and contribute to the further development of the country strategy

Your responsibilities

A. Climate strategy and technical positioning

• Lead WHH Nepal’s climate-change strategic framework: Develop, operationalize and periodically update the Climate Action Plan and implementation framework, ensuring alignment with WHH Nepal’s country strategy, WHH’s global “Zero Hunger on a Healthy Planet” strategy, Nepal’s climate policies and relevant international commitments.

• Develop organizational positions and technical guidance: Prepare and update position papers, policy briefs, technical guidelines and operational tools on climate adaptation, mitigation, climate justice, blended finance, ecosystem-based adaptation, biodiversity, nature-based solutions and low-carbon development.

• Provide organization-wide technical leadership: Serve as WHH Nepal’s principal technical resource on climate change  with a sound focus on adaptation, mitigation and Loss & Damage and ensure that sound climate analysis and environmental sustainability are embedded across relevant thematic areas, particularly food and nutrition security, agriculture, natural-resource management, WASH and economic development.

B. Proposal development and Resource mobilization

• Lead resource mobilization by identifying funding opportunities and cultivating partnerships with climate funds, development partners, governments, foundations, financial institutions, and private-sector actors to finance climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience initiatives.

• Lead the preparation of high-quality climate-focused concept notes, funding proposals, investment cases, and donor submissions, ensuring strong climate rationale, technical coherence, financial viability, measurable results, and alignment with national priorities and funder requirements.

C. Partnerships, policy influence and resource mobilization

• Strengthen climate partnerships, advocacy and programme development: Build relationships and networks with government, civil-society organizations, research institutions, universities, climate and ecological movements, private-sector actors, donors and international agencies; develop evidence-based advocacy initiatives; and provide substantive technical leadership to funding analyses, concept notes and proposals for climate action and climate finance.

• Lead climate finance readiness and resource mobilization: Identify and pursue climate finance opportunities, support development of climate investment pipelines and bankable concepts and ensure proposals demonstrate climate rationale and alignment with donor and national climate finance requirements.

D. Climate-risk analysis and programme integration

• Lead climate-risk and vulnerability analysis: Assess current and projected climate trends, exposure, sensitivity and adaptive capacity in WHH programme areas, with particular attention to smallholder farmers, women, youth, Indigenous Peoples, Dalits and other marginalized communities and other climate vulnerable communities.

• Climate-Informed and Climate Specific Programme Design and Resilient Planning: Work with thematic leads, Technical Coordinators and partners to integrate climate-change analysis and multi-hazard, climate-informed risk assessments into programme assessments, theories of change, results frameworks, budgets, implementation plans, and sustainability and exit strategies. Promote resilient planning across programmes by linking climate adaptation with food system transformation and nutrition security, WASH, resilient livelihoods and ecosystem sustainability.

• Promote climate-resilient food systems and livelihoods: Design and provide technical guidance on climate-resilient and agroecological agriculture, resilient value chains, sustainable water and soil management, livelihood diversification and low-carbon enterprise development.

E. Ecosystem-based adaptation and natural-resource management

• Advance ecosystem-based adaptation and nature-positive programming: Develop interventions that protect, restore and sustainably manage forests, water resources, soils, biodiversity and ecosystems while strengthening community resilience and livelihood security.

• Integrate climate-resilient land-use and infrastructure planning: Support municipalities and communities to incorporate climate projections, resource efficiency, environmental safeguards and nature-based solutions into local development, infrastructure and land-use planning.

D. Government, community and partner capacity

• Support climate planning by provincial and local governments: Provide technical assistance to municipalities in preparing and implementing evidence-based Local Adaptation Plans of Action, climate action plans, climate-responsive policies and budgets aligned with national priorities.

• Strengthen community participation and climate justice: Facilitate inclusive climate planning and action so affected communities—especially women and marginalized groups—can influence decisions, access climate resources and exercise stewardship over natural resources.

 E. Build the capacity of WHH staff, partners and government actors:   

• Assess institutional and technical capacity gaps and provide training, mentoring, and practical guidance on climate science, ecosystem-based adaptation, climate justice, environmental sustainability, research methods, and climate-responsive programming.

• Provide expert guidance on climate finance, including funding mechanisms, climate funds, resource mobilization, proposal development, and investment planning, aligned with relevant government policies and frameworks such as the NAPA, LAPA, NAP, and NDC.

• Sound understanding of policies: Demonstrate sound knowledge of national climate change policies, strategies, and institutional frameworks, including NAPA, LAPA, NDC, National Adaptation Plans (NAPs), climate finance frameworks, and other relevant environmental and sectoral policies

F. Research, evidence, monitoring and learning

• Lead climate research and evidence generation: Design or oversee studies on local climate trends, adaptation practices, biodiversity, climate-resilient food systems and community-led innovations, ensuring that findings inform programmes and policy engagement.

• Develop climate monitoring and learning systems: Collaborate with MEAL teams to establish indicators and systems for tracking adaptation outcomes, ecosystem health, avoided or reduced emissions, climate-finance benefits and the inclusion of marginalized groups; periodically update interventions based on evidence and evolving climate science.

• Document and disseminate scalable climate solutions: Produce case studies, learning briefs, technical papers and knowledge products; organize learning events and communities of practice; and promote the replication of effective, inclusive and locally led climate approaches.

G. Partnerships, policy influence and resource mobilization

• Strengthen climate partnerships, advocacy and programme development: Build relationships and networks with government, civil-society organizations, research institutions, universities, climate and ecological movements, private-sector actors, donors and international agencies; develop evidence-based advocacy initiatives; and provide substantive technical leadership to funding analyses, concept notes and proposals for climate action and climate finance.

• Lead climate finance readiness and resource mobilization: Identify and pursue climate finance opportunities, support development of climate investment pipelines and bankable concepts and ensure proposals demonstrate climate rationale and alignment with donor and national climate finance requirements.

H. Other

• Accompanying donors, WHH missions from abroad, government officials, other relevant stakeholders to the field.

• Any other duties assigned by the Head of Programs.

Your profile

• Nepali citizen having master’s degree in development studies / Climate change/NRM or related field with expertise on climate funding and finance expertise.

• High levels of skills and expertise on the subject matter.

• At least 5-7 years of similar experience on climate change.

• At least 3 years of leadership experience.

• Very sound understanding and practical experience on programming based on Systems Thinking.

• Knowledge of food and nutrition security in humanitarian and development context is an asset.

• Good understanding on gender and social inclusion related issues is an asset as well.

• Good network within the Climate Change landscape in Nepal.

• Excellent written and spoken English and Nepali languages.

• Excellent project proposal, theory of change, report writing, case study formulation.

• Creative, flexible, and pro-active, willingness to learn and to share knowledge.

Our offer

We offer you the opportunity to work in a responsible and interesting field as part of an extremely dedicated team. Welthungerhilfe attaches great importance to the personal and professional development of its employees. Remuneration is based on our gender-independent salary scale.

Qualified and interested candidates are requested to send your application via our online recruiting system by September 4, 2026. Female candidates and candidates from the marginalized community are encouraged to apply. Welthungerhilfe is committed to fighting terrorism in all its activities. Accordingly, any applicant who is offered employment will be screened against lists of known and suspected terrorists. 

*Welthungerhilfe values diversity and ensures an inclusive, non-discriminatory working environment. We welcome applications from suitably qualified people from all sections of the community.