Role Title: Deputy Director of Capacity Building

Role Nature: Volunteer

Location: Home-based

The Blockchain & Climate Institute (BCI) is an international volunteers-led think tank supporting and advocating the application of blockchain technology in the global fight against climate change.

What will you be doing?

We are looking to recruit a highly experienced and enthusiastic VOLUNTEER (or what we call a ‘pro bono officer’) who will serve as the Deputy Director of Capacity Building (DCB) (voluntary unpaid role), managing the capacity building function of the organization, and further developing the division with key objectives of operationalizing growth strategy and strengthening BCI positioning as the preferred provider of blockchain capacity support for climate change policy implementation.

The ideal candidate is a self-starter and experienced, and looking to make a difference in international climate change governance. The successful candidate will be a competent leader or senior executive with rich experience in working with globally distributed teams, managing ecosystem partners, and executing capability development projects from inception to completion. Working with initiative and having the desire to find solutions to climate-related actions should be second nature. Experience as the product owner or most senior organisational leader in a start-up organisation will be highly beneficial, as will capability-building experience in a non-profit environment.

We are currently seeking a motivated, experienced executive to join our growing organisation. Reporting to the Director of Capacity Building, you will be responsible for implementing the BCI’s capacity building operating model and driving the enhancement of existing capabilities, socialising it for stakeholders across the various climate-related actors. You will drive BCI's growth by forging new working relationships and synergies across the contextual organisational knowledge and establishing BCI as a leading player across the climate ecosystem of stakeholders. You will shape and execute the development of capacity-building proposals for revenue generation and various government-focused innovation support initiatives relevant to BCI’s scope of activities. You must be a natural communicator who can gain consensus, be accurate, be understandable, and provide an actionable plan to guide BCI’s capacity-building activities to be more functional, and more agile, adding to BCI’s core growth aspirations.

Responsibilities:

• Work with the Director-General for shaping the capacity-building strategy;
• Take ownership of operationalising the key priorities of capacity building division;
• Leading the execution requirements of advisory services, technical knowledge, and skills to non-profit organisations and government bodies;
• Active participation in webinars, climate forums, and other engagement activities;
• Develop or strengthen existing capacity (including technical knowledge and skills) of relevant institutions with roles to play in climate policy, through regular webinars or other engagement channels;
• Oversee operations of BCI’s Capacity Building Division by leading the development of external capacity development framework with the Capacity Building Officers, while adhering to the directions set by the Director-General;
• Utilise both traditional and modern technology assessment tools, such as interviews, surveys, and evaluations, strategic frameworks for effective market engagement;
• Provide digitised tools for advisory services to BCI strategic projects targeted to climate policymakers or negotiators;
• Leading the contractual training delivery assignments for climate policymakers or negotiators, the leadership of major NGOs and corporations;
• Execute market research requirements for climate-related actions and emerging technology patterns, particularly AI & Blockchain;
• Understand situational interpretations and analyse data to identify and understand challenges, present and explain findings to the Executive Committee and Advisory Board;
• Help recruit Capacity Building Officers to deliver BCI capacity building programmes.