Regional Climate Resilience Advisor, Asia-Pacific

Habitat for Humanity International - RHQ Asia Pacific; Quezon City; Hybrid; PHP 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Habitat for Humanity International - RHQ Asia Pacific seeks a Climate Resilience Advisor to strengthen climate resilience across housing and settlement programs in the region. The role collaborates with the Asia-Pacific regional team to support Country Offices through strategic guidance, technical assistance, and capacity building.

You will lead in integrating climate adaptation and mitigation into project design, coordinate with HFHI Global Program Operations, and engage external partners to

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Climate Change, Environmental Sciences, Disaster Risk Reduction, Urban Planning, Engineering, Development Studies, or a related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of relevant experience in climate resilience, DRR, or risk-informed programming, preferably in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-country programs and working with decentralized teams.
• Strong understanding of climate risks, adaptation, resilience, and mitigation approaches in housing, settlements, infrastructure, or community development.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the Asia-Pacific region.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to align climate resilient housing and settlement programming with HFHI's Global Climate Approach.
• Support contextualized implementation and monitoring across Country Offices in Asia Pacific region.
• Advise on climate risk data integration into project design, implementation and monitoring.
• Promote integration of climate resilience with disaster risk reduction and humanitarian programming.
• Develop learning materials, guidance documents, and capacity-building activities.
• Represent HFHI in regional forums, partnerships and external engagements.
• Support donor engagement and resource mobilization related to climate resilience.
• Collaborate with SMEs and technical teams to ensure climate considerations across cross-sectoral programming.
• Travel within the Asia-Pacific region as required.

Skills

Climate resilience

Advisory leadership

Capacity building

English fluency

Education

Master’s degree in Climate Change

Job description

Habitat for Humanity International - RHQ Asia Pacific seeks a Climate Resilience Advisor to strengthen climate resilience across housing and settlement programs in the region. The role collaborates with the Asia-Pacific regional team to support Country Offices through strategic guidance, technical assistance, and capacity building.

You will lead in integrating climate adaptation and mitigation into project design, coordinate with HFHI Global Program Operations, and engage external partners to