Nature-based Solutions Mainstreaming Advisor

JOB DESCRIPTION Job Title: | Nature-based Solutions Mainstreaming Advisor Division/Programme and Section/Project (if any): | Climate Change and Sustainability (CCS), Climate Change Flagship Programme Location: | Reporting to: | Noumea, New Caledonia CCES Flagship Coordinator Number of Direct Reports: | 2 Purpose of Role: | The Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Mainstreaming Advisor will be responsible for the mainstreaming of NbS throughout SPC activities and partnerships to tackle the climate change crisis in the high-priority nature-based solutions and/or the adaptation and climate resilient sector. Date: | April 2026 Organizational Context and Organization Chart ThePacific Community(SPC) is the principal scientific and technical organisation in the Pacific region, supporting development since 1947. We are an international development organisation owned and governed by our 27 member countries and territories. In pursuit of sustainable development to benefit Pacific people, our organisation works across more than 20 sectors. We are known for our knowledge and innovation in such areas as fisheries science, public health, geoscience and agriculture. TheSPC Climate Change and Sustainability Division(CCS) was set up in January 2016 to strengthen and streamline its climate change initiatives. CCES is currently charged with facilitating the development and implementation of SPC's new Climate Change Flagship Integrated Programme which seeks to enhance climate change services and capability in a more wholistic, strategic, and cohesive way. It aims to bring greater visibility to the breadth of SPC's climate change action and related resilience work, progress this in a manner consistent with the demand for ambition and support from members and leverage the commensurate resources to support this. This aligns directly to the implementation of KFA 1 of the new SPC Strategic Plan and should also help to more clearly define SPC's value add to the region in the climate change space and its complementarity with the capability and services of other regional architecture supporting our members. The Climate Change Flagship Integrated Programme will be informed by SPC's Strategic Plan, its previous climate change framework (CC Framework 2018), the FRDP, climate change priorities espoused by the Heads of sector meetings convened by SPC, its Governing Council, the 2050 Strategy, Pacific priorities in climate change negotiations and national policies such as NDCs, NAPs, NAPA's, JNAPs, Nat Coms etc., Nature-based Solutionsare actions to protect, sustainably manage, and restore natural and modified ecosystems that address societal challenges effectively and adaptively, simultaneously benefiting people and nature. Nature-based Solutions address societal challenges through the protection, sustainable management, and restoration of both natural and modified ecosystems, benefiting both biodiversity and human well-being. Nature-based Solutions are underpinned by benefits that flow from healthy ecosystems. They target major challenges like climate change, disaster risk reduction, food and water security, biodiversity loss and human health, and are critical to sustainable economic development. Nature-based Solutions are integral to delivering protection and sustainable management of natural resources and climate change resilience in the Pacific. Pacific Islands and communities are disproportionately reliant on natural resources and healthy ecosystems for livelihoods, food security, climate change resilience and cultural identity. Nature-based Solutions have a growing recognition at international level and in the region. The Nature-based Solutions Mainstreaming Advisor will be responsible forproviding guidance and support to SPC' technical divisions and management body on how to better mainstream the concept of NbS in their programmes, projects, activities, and strategies while leveraging new sources of funding and addressing SPC's members need in terms of integrated ecosystem protection, management, and restoration. He/she will be based within the CCES division at SPC' headquarter and will be expected to work in close collaboration with other divisions. The Advisor will also be responsible for liaison with NbS activities within CCES as well as with key partners. Close cooperation with SPC' members is also expected. The NbS mainstreaming advisor will be expected to work closely with SPC's Kiwa Initiative technical assistance coordinator and PPIN (Promoting Pacific Island Nature-based Solutions) NbS capacity building officer to ensure an efficient coordination of the activities. TheKiwa Initiative(https://kiwainitiative.org/en/) is a multi-donor program that aims to build resilience to climate change through Nature-based Solutions. It is based on simplified access to climate change adaptation and NbS financing for local and national authorities, civil society and regional organizations in the Pacific Countries and Territories, including the three French Overseas Territories. ThePromoting Pacific Island Nature-based Solutions(PPIN) project seeks to support the development of policy and legislation for Nature-based Solutions, build awareness and capacity, and strengthen regional cooperation amongst PICTS on NbS. This project will be a key component of New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) "Resilient Ecosystems for Climate Change Adaptation" (RECCA) Activity. Key Result Areas (KRAs): The performance requirements of the Key Result Areas are broadly described below: Jobholder is accountable for | Jobholder is successful when KRA#1: NbS coordination for a SPC programmatic approach (35%) | - Contribute to the development of an NbS organisational strategy, supported by key internal stakeholders and describing specific operational pillars. - Develop, execute, and manage an operational plan and yearly workplans for SPC to expand its work on NbS through mainstreaming the concept and use of the standard and guidelines within the organisation's portfolio. - Provide technical oversight and quality assurance to all related initiatives on NbS, including trainings and briefing sessions. - Provide technical leadership to ideas, concepts, projects, and portfolio development across the organisation. - Provide regular updates to senior management about the progress. - Working with SPC's technical divisions, Strategic Planning and Learning, communication and senior leadership teams to develop and implement a communication strategy to enhance SPC's visibility and profiling on NbS, with the aim to facilitate fundraising opportunities and maintaining SPC's leadership role regionally. - Develop and implement monitoring, evaluation and learning framework to track progress and impact across all SPC's activities. - Technically support the growth of SPC's portfolio on climate change and biodiversity by contributing to mainstream NbS at operational and strategic level. | - SPC's NbS Strategy and operational plan is developed, approved and operational in line with SPC Strategic Plan. - SPC staff receive efficient technical support and quality control. - SPC senior management body receive regular updates. - NbS concept is mainstreamed into SPC activities and strategies and well promoted. - NbS activities are well coordinated within SPC. - SPC's activities around NbS have gained visibility regionally and internationally. - MEL frameworks for NbS are developed and available. - SPC's portfolio on NbS is expanded and better integrated. KRA#2: Facilitate SPC-Donors collaborations on NbS ; Growth of SPC's NbS portfolio development and service provision through pursuing resource mobilisation opportunities (20%) | - Design and lead engagements to mainstreaming and upscaling of NbS in donors work, globally. - Identify and leverage opportunities for joint advocacy on NbS, including through webinars, events at international gatherings and workshops. - Showcase SPC and donors' contribution to