Careers at the CVF 2020 Secretariat
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), founded in 2009, is an independent intergovernmental organisation of countries most threatened by climate change, headquartered in Accra, Ghana. It is composed of leaders of 70 governments from Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Pacific, who together represent 1.74 billion people.
Major bodies of the CVF include:
○ CVF Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Environment who coordinate, cooperate in key international arenas such as the UNFCCC, UNCBD, UNCCD, and IMO.
○ V20 Finance Ministers (V20): founded in 2015, which operates as a dedicated international collaboration of ministers of finance (or, for some, economic planning ministries) working to tackle climate change by mobilising and realising economic and development strategies and programs while leveraging public and private finance for an enhanced response to climate change. The V20 also founded a Central Bank Governors Working Group in 2023 to focus on three key areas: (1) Liquidity Support; (2) Inclusive Green Finance; and (3) Central Banks as movers greening the financial system.
Together, the CVF-V20 aims to achieve climate justice through Climate Prosperity Plans with ambitious economic and financial resilience strategies designed to attract investment and resources that advance and accelerate the realisation of Sustainable Development Goals, 30×30 Global Biodiversity, and keeping average global temperatures to the 1.5°C safety threshold of the Paris Agreement.
The Secretariat supports the work of the CVF and the V20 Finance Ministers by advancing and delivering the CVF and the V20 Finance Ministers objectives. The Secretariat’s role shall include, but shall not be limited to:
1. Act to support convening of Member States on climate change at the Heads of State/Government and Ministers of Finance level;
2. Support the coordination and organisation of meetings focused on international financial reform agenda and trade between Members as well as helping facilitate CVF’s participation in strategic international events such as UN General Assembly, UNFCCC, UNCBD, Spring and Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund, etc.;
3. Organise meetings and workshops throughout the calendar year;
4. Represent the perspective of CVF in international forums;
5. Provide technical expertise and support to Members in the development and implementation of climate resilience and mitigation strategies to meet the Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and other biodiversity goals that foster climate prosperity;
6. Support the oversight of fund management, resource mobilisation efforts, and coordination with donors and financing institutions;
7. Create work programs that influence and mobilise resources in line with the Paris Agreement, Sustainable Development Goals, and biodiversity targets;
8. Represent the perspective of CVF in relevant international forums and advocate for their interests and priorities concerning climate change adaptation, mitigation, and finance;
9. Sustain engagement with a broad range of stakeholders, including Members, international financial institutions, partners, regions, subnational entities such as cities, businesses, investors, and civil society, to advance CVF-V20 Objectives;
10. Establishment and ongoing management of the experts in Washington D.C. and elsewhere, focusing on international financial reform, and other key themes;
11. Facilitate access to climate finance including loss and damage funds for Members through constant innovation of financial products and instruments, and through assistance with project development, proposal preparation, and engagement with the financial mechanisms of the UNFCCC and similar initiatives in the SDG, biodiversity, and related policy arenas;
12. Engage with the G7 and G20, including working groups, and similar country groupings as well as international financial institutions and partners to advocate for increased climate finance flows to Members; and
REGIONAL DIRECTOR(S) FOR LATIN AMERICA, AFRICA & CARIBBEAN
The Regional Director will primarily focus on coordination and engagement with CVF-V20 members and partners within their respective region.
East Asia Liaison
The East Asia Liaison will support the strategic engagement of the CVF and V20 in East Asia, strengthening relationships with member countries, prospective members, and regional stakeholders.
Chief Scientist
The Chief Scientist will provide strategic leadership to the CVF-V20 Secretariat in aligning the latest science with policy, finance, and advocacy efforts across climate-vulnerable economies.
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