Location:

Mexico City, Mexico
Salary:

$20,575 / YEAR
Job type:

FULL_TIME
Posted:

4 months ago
Category:

Research and Data
Deadline:

05/09/2025

JOB DESCRIPTION

View Vacancy – International Climate Finance Officer

The British Government is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, age, veteran status or other category protected by law. We promote family-friendly flexible working opportunities, where operational and security needs allow. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and to facilitate this, you may be required to undertake other duties from time to time, as we may reasonably require.

Job Category

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)

Job Subcategory

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (Programme Roles)

Job Description (Roles and Responsibilities)

Main purpose of the job:

The British Embassy in Mexico City is seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented officer to support the management of the United Kingdom’s International Climate Finance (ICF) portfolio in Mexico. This portfolio comprises 32 active programmes, representing significant investments from three UK government departments: the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Roles and responsibilities:

Programme Liaison and Delivery: Maintain consistent engagement with ICF delivery partners, programme leads and counterparts to support the smooth operation of day-to-day programme activities. Coordinate quarterly meetings of the ICF Mexico board, including the participant outreach, agenda development, meeting facilitation, and follow-up on action items.
CFA Coordination: lead the coordination and implementation of the Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) programme, ensuring effective stakeholder engagement, continuous monitoring of the project portfolio, strategic promotion of project impacts, and overall programme management.
Communications and Outreach: Support the development and implementation of the communications strategy for the UK Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (UK PACT) programme in Mexico. Additionally, contribute to the broader communications plan for the entire International Climate Finance (ICF) portfolio in coordination with delivery partners and the Embassy’s public diplomacy team.
Strategic and Policy Support: Contribute to the development of the ICF strategy, planning, and policy implementation in Mexico. Coordinate regular communication between ICF delivery partners, Embassy teams, and programme leads in London to ensure alignment and information flow. Provide general support to Embassy policy leads’ activities, events, and projects.
Lead Government Engagement: Serve as a point of contact between UK and Mexican Government counterparts, fostering strong bilateral collaboration on climate action and sustainable development initiatives underpinned by the UK’s ICF portfolio.
Coordinate Goal 2 Delivery: Lead the coordination of embassy colleagues through effective project management to ensure the successful delivery of Goal 2 of the British Embassy’s Country Business Plan, with a strong emphasis on climate-related objectives.
UK Climate Partnership Secretary: Coordinate with relevant teams at the British Embassy and in London and engage with key counterparts to advance the UK Climate Partnership in Mexico. Responsibilities include preparing briefings, planning events, drafting speeches, and setting agendas to support strategic climate-related objectives.

Resources managed:

The jobholder will join a team of three members, including the UK PACT Manager (Team Lead) and the ICF Support Officer, who will report directly to the EO. The ICF Team is part of the broader Climate Team, which is led by the Head of Climate. Climate is one of five thematic teams within the Embassy’s Development Section.

All UK development work in Mexico places a strong emphasis on gender equality, disability inclusion, and social inclusion (GEDSI). In addition, the Climate Team has a dedicated communications strategy focused on sharing the impacts and lessons learned from our climate initiatives. The Officer will lead the development of climate communications materials, including impact stories and success cases for our social media channels.

The new ICF Officer will proactively contribute to the Climate Team’s GEDSI and communications priorities, while also supporting broader Embassy objectives through participation in one or more committees or taskforces.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated candidate to engage in a wide range of international development and programme management activities, addressing one of the most pressing global challenges—climate change. The Officer will play a key role in advancing poverty reduction, gender equality, sustainable economic development, and environmental protection in Mexico.

Essential qualifications, skills and experience

Essential on arrival:

Stakeholder management: Ability to build trust and maintain professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Strategic thinking: Ability to align team efforts with broader Embassy goals and climate objectives.
Project management: Skilled in setting priorities, timelines, and monitoring progress.
Results orientation: Focus on impact, delivery, and continuous improvement.
Policy analysis: Ability to interpret and contribute to strategy documents and policy briefs. Event and project support: Experience supporting high-level events and initiatives.

Desirable qualifications, skills and experience

Desirable:

Programme coordination: Experience managing or supporting donor-funded programmes.
International Exposure: candidates with prior work experience in international or multilateral programmes will be considered as a plus.
Cultural awareness: Understanding of UK-Mexico bilateral priorities, especially in climate and development.
Policy understanding: Familiarity with climate policy frameworks and international development strategies.
Media literacy: Understanding of digital platforms and audience engagement.

Learning and development opportunities:

A mix of formal and on-the-job learning and development opportunities will be provided.

Required behaviours

Communicating and Influencing, Delivering at Pace, Managing a Quality Service, Working Together

Application deadline

5 September 2025

Grade

Executive Officer (EO)

Type of Position

Fixed term, with possibility of renewal

Working hours per week

Region

Latin America and Spanish speaking Caribbean

Country/Territory

Mexico

Location (City)

Mexico City

Type of Post

British Embassy

Number of vacancies

Salary Currency

MXN

Salary

31,933.00

Type of Salary

monthly

Start Date

13 October 2025

Other benefits and conditions of employment

Candidates must be able to live and work in Mexico in their own right at time of application.

Please ensure you answer all application questions in full as CVs will not be considered in the recruitment process until the interview stage.

The successful candidate will be subject to a security clearance and professional reference checks.

Employees who are not liable to pay local income tax on their Mission salary, eg some non-local national staff and some spouses or partners of UK diplomatic staff, will have their salaries abated by an equivalent amount.

Appointable candidates who were unsuccessful may be placed on a ‘reserve list’. If during the reserve period of 6 months the same or a largely similar role becomes available, that role may be offered to the second or subsequent candidate.

Additional information

Closing date of receiving applications is before 23:55 (Local Time) on 05 September 2025.

All applicants must fully complete the online application form, including the sections for employment and educational details, experience, and behaviour-based questions. Only those applications that contain all required information will be considered. To ensure the sift process remains anonymous, please do not include any personally identifiable information in your application form.

All staff at the British Embassy and its Consulates in Mexico are expected to work towards the UK mission statement of Building a UK/Mexico partnership, which makes the world and us more prosperous and secure, and to embody the Embassy’s agreed values of Honesty, Respect, Inclusion and Professionalism.

Working Patterns

Embassy working patterns are 38 hours a week from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday to Thursday and 8:00 am to 2:00 pm on Fridays.

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