Programmverantwortliche:r Klimagerechtigkeit 70-80%
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Switzerland, Lucerne, Luzern
Sector:
Nonprofit/Community/Social Services/International Cooperation
Role:
Other
Date of last update: 2026-03-12 (Expiry date: 2026-05-31)
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Die Vision von Fastenaktion ist eine gerechte Welt ohne Hunger. Eine Welt, in der das Recht auf Nahrung verwirklicht, die natürlichen Lebensgrundlagen bewahrt und ein Leben in Würde für alle Menschen dieser Erde gesichert sind.
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- Mitverantwortung in der Führung und Weiterentwicklung des Internationalen Programms «Klimagerechtigkeit» im Rahmen der Advocacy-Strategie von Fastenaktion
- Advocacy-Aktivitäten zur Klimapolitik in der Schweiz und zu den UNFCCC-Prozessen auf der internationalen Ebene
- Systematisierung von fachspezifischem Wissen und Erfahrungen als Basis für die interne und externe Kommunikation
- Zusammenarbeit mit Partnerorganisationen in der Schweiz und aus dem globalen Süden
- Mitarbeit in relevanten nationalen und internationalen Netzwerken
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Vacancies: 1
Working hours (%): 50-80%
50-80%Will manage other people: No
Type of contract: Staff (Permanent and Fixed Term)
Education level: Master's degree
Education details: Environmental Sciences/Environmental Affairs
Macro-area: Switzerland
Level of experience: Professional, 3 to 5 years
Area of work Definition: Advocacy, Media and Communication
Type of organisation: NGOs
Telecommute: Partially remote
Skills required
- Einen Hochschulabschluss, vorzugsweise in Umwelt- oder Klimawissenschaft
- Mehrjährige Erfahrung in der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit und im Programmmanagement sowie Kenntnisse der Schweizerischen und internationalen Klimapolitik
- Sehr gute Fähigkeiten, komplexe Sachverhalte zu erfassen und zu analysieren
- Sehr gute Kommunikationsfähigkeiten und Auftrittskompetenz
- Sehr gute Deutsch-, Französisch- und Englischkenntnisse in Wort und Schrift.
Spanisch- oder Portugiesischkenntnisse von Vorteil. - Interesse für die entwicklungspolitische Zusammenarbeit und Motivation, nationale und internationale politische Rahmenbedingungen positiv zu beeinflussen
- Selbständige Arbeitsweise und Freude an der Arbeit in einem mehrsprachigen Team
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Ensures that LWF values are strengthened and staff roles and collaboration structures are strengthened at all levels.
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