Just Transitions for Water Security Facilitator

Just Transitions for Water Security Facilitator

Organization: British Embassy Rabat – FCDO
Job Grade: Executive Officer (EO)
Contract Type: Full-time, Fixed-term (12 months)
Working Hours: 38 hours/week
Start Date: 1 November 2025
Location: Rabat, Morocco
Salary: MAD 25,793 per month (gross)
Application Deadline: 26 August 2025

Organizational Context

The British Government is committed to diversity, inclusivity, and equality. The FCDO operates an agile workforce and promotes family-friendly flexible working, subject to operational and security requirements. Staff may be required to undertake additional duties as reasonably required.

This role is within the Energy, Climate and Environment Directorate (ECED) and forms part of the UK's Just Transitions for Water Security Programme in Morocco.

Role Purpose

The facilitator will support delivery of the UK’s flagship programme, ensuring climate-resilient water security outcomes. The role includes:

• Coordinating national stakeholder engagement

• Providing technical policy support on water governance and climate resilience

• Ensuring programme coherence across the Water Resilience Tracker (WRT), Fair Water Footprints (FWF), and Resilient Water Accelerator (RWA) initiatives

The postholder will build relationships with Moroccan government agencies, civil society, private sector actors, and international partners to align programme delivery with UK and Moroccan priorities.

Key Responsibilities

Programme Coordination (30%)

• Coordinate WRT, FWF, RWA initiatives and Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) activities

• Ensure integrated programme outcomes

Stakeholder Engagement (25%)

• Build and manage relationships with government, civil society, investors, and development partners

Policy Support & Dialogue (20%)

• Support policy development, negotiations, and governance mechanisms

• Participate in steering committees

Monitoring & Reporting (10%)

• Track progress, report emerging evidence and lessons learned to Embassy Rabat and ECED

Strategic Alignment (10%)

• Ensure local coherence, align with political economy context, identify collaboration opportunities with other donors

Ad-hoc Water Security Support (5%)

• Support Embassy on broader water security issues in Morocco and Maghreb

Required Skills & Behaviours

• Technical: Understanding of water security, climate resilience, or related areas

• Experience: International policy and programme leadership; stakeholder engagement and partnership-building

• Skills: Research, planning, evaluation, autonomous work, proactive and resilient approach

• Communication: Fluent in English (oral & written) and at least one of French, Moroccan Darija, or Modern Standard Arabic

• Teamwork & Leadership: Ability to influence, collaborate, and coordinate multi-stakeholder initiatives

Desirable:

• Experience working with governments on policy reform

• Managing complex programmes in politically sensitive contexts

• Coordinating international donor or multi-stakeholder initiatives

Behaviours:

• Communicating and Influencing

• Managing a Quality Service

• Seeing the Big Picture

• Working Together

Eligibility & Conditions

• Must have the right to work and live in Morocco

• Must obtain appropriate security clearance

• 12-month fixed-term contract with a 1-month probation

• Flexible working arrangements considered subject to operational requirements

Benefits:

• Medical insurance

• 21 days annual leave (pro-rata) + 14 public holidays

• Access to on-site swimming pool, tennis court, and gym facilities

Application Instructions

Applicants must submit:

1. Updated CV

2. Covering Letter/Motivation Essay highlighting how you meet role requirements

3. Examples in online application showing how you meet key behaviours and skills

Deadline: 23:55 local time, 26 August 2025

Important Notes:

• Applications must be authentic and reflect personal experiences

• Plagiarism or AI-generated content without personal input leads to disqualification

• Recruitment process may take 2–3 months due to security clearance

• Only applications via the official tal.net site will be accepted