International Climate Council

The International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) supports and amplifies the work of a growing network of climate councils: 25 expert bodies mandated to advise their governments on climate policy. The ICCN Latin America Regional lead will be a position funded by E3G and hosted by the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation (MCTCI) in Chile.

**Background**

Launched at COP26 in 2021, the mission of the **International Climate Councils’ Network (ICCN)**is to strengthen climate governance through effective climate councils. Members of the ICCN are all official government advisory councils with a mandate to provide expert, evidence-led advice to and or monitoring of government action on climate mitigation and/or adaptation. Different councils fulfil different roles depending on their circumstances. A list of current members can be found**:Members - International Climate Councils Network (ICCN)**

The network is working in partnership with climate change think tank E3G who have hosted the secretariat since April 2024. **E3G** is an independent climate change think tank with a global outlook. E3G is recognised as one of the top ten most influential environmental think tanks in the world by the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go-To Think Tank Index. Our goal is to translate climate politics, economics and policies into action.

**Key Responsibilities**

The ICCN Latin America (LatAm) Regional Lead is an exciting, dynamic and external-facing role, with lots of opportunity to shape climate governance in the region. The LatAm Regional Lead would be hired as an “Associate” contractor by E3G but would be seconded into the Technical Secretariat of the Chilean Scientific Climate Council, the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile (MCTCI). The person would also report into - and work very closely with - the ICCN Secretariat based in the UK headquarters.

The ICCN is a member-led organisation with members approving the workplan and objectives each year. There is also flexibility built into the workplan so that the Secretariat can adjust to changing priorities. For 2026 it is envisaged that the LatAm Regional lead will focus on the following key responsibilities:
Support existing ICCN LATAM members

- Develop relationships to support existing member-needs in Chile, Mexico and Guatemala.

- Support existing capacity-building programmes to ensure a relevant regional focus and offer bespoke regional trainings where feasible.

- Support in-person regional engagement and events at key international or regional events e.g., COPs, Climate Weeks.
- Collaborate with the Ministry of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation of Chile (MCTCI) in joint initiatives (e.g. regional workshops, multi-stakeholder dialogues, or knowledge-sharing activities), in line with ICCN’s strategy.

Strengthen climate governance in the region

- Develop a strategy to strengthen climate governance at a regional, national and sub-national level, including the creation of effective climate councils within governance frameworks.

- Explore opportunities with existing councils who are not members of ICCN but who have a mandate from government (e.g., Costa Rica, Brazil, Colombia and Peru).

- Prioritise engagement in countries/states where there is greatest potential for establishing effective climate councils, building alliances to help secure official mandates from government.

Network development and partnerships

- Lead stakeholder engagement in the region including with academic, corporate and civil society actors and international financial institutions to strengthen science-diplomacy.

- Lead 1-2 priority projects with others (e.g. commissioning research that supports effective climate councils in the region).

- Feed into the ICCN fundraising strategy by identifying suitable regional funding opportunities.

Alignment with wider ICCN

- Successfully manage your activity, docking into central ICCN programme reporting processes.

- Work with the ICCN Secretariat to align on strategy, comms and deliverables.

**Profile**

We are looking for someone confident self-starter who works collaboratively with a genuine commitment to supporting international climate action. You are ready to bring your skillset to facilitate, coordinate and support a vibrant and growing network to empower connection, learning and the emergence of best practice in the network. You can work with a wide range of stakeholders at all levels - including engaging independently with senior government officials from a wide range of countries in Latin America (representing ICCN and not the host organisation MCTCI).

You will also enjoy working with a network of members with differing levels of expertise and who will need your support to engage in ICCN activity. You will bring a professional approach and work collaboratively with others. You will be familiar with the Latin America region and proficient in local languages (Spanish
/ Portugu