Senior Advocate
Position Summary
The Senior Advocate, Adaptation will drive innovative solutions that enhance climate resilience across key themes that affect the safety and wellbeing of people and communities. This includes a focus on comprehensive risk management with a particular emphasis on insurance in the residential sector. The Senior Advocate, Adaptation will collaborate in efforts to promote comprehensive risk management at the state and local levels to address the looming homeowner insurance crisis precipitated by the growing frequency and severity of climate-influenced disasters.
Responsibilities
Develop and implement strategies that integrate climate risk considerations into insurance and financial products for homeowners
Work with governments, private sector and financial institutions to design and promote innovative risk reduction and risk transfer mechanisms related to homeowner insurance
Collaborate with state and local governments, community organizations and related stakeholders to enhance adaptive capacity and strengthen policies and incentives for climate adaptation using homeowner insurance as an entry point
Identify needed changes to homeowner insurance and resilience policy and practices and develop advocacy initiatives that result in their adoption and implementation
Support strategies for disaster resilience, climate mobility and climate resilient workers, communities and homes
Contribute to global and national dialogues on adaptation, advocating for inclusive and holistic approaches and represent NRDC in media interviews
Lead the development of presentations, reports, and research materials tailored to diverse audiences, including senior leadership, policymakers and community organizations
Qualifications
Master’s degree in Climate Policy, Environmental Science, Economics, Geography, Public Policy, or a related field
Knowledge of the inner workings of the homeowner insurance industry and regulatory environment
Experience with intersection of insurance mechanisms and comprehensive risk management to holistically address risks of climate change
Knowledge of funding mechanisms for adaptation, including blended finance and public-private partnerships
Experience working in and/or partnering with governments, private sector, and community organizations on adaptation initiatives
Excellent communication and stakeholder and community engagement skills, with the ability to translate complex adaptation concepts into actionable strategies
Strong qualitative and quantitative analytical skills, writing/editing, and interpersonal skills
A demonstrated understanding of the disproportionate burden of climate impacts on historically and currently marginalized communities and the root causes of climate vulnerabilities
Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and NRDC’s mission