• Serve as a MEAL focal point for countries in EMEA seeking technical assistance in MEAL, with particular focus on countries in Europe and the Middle East. Provide technical assistance, remotely and in-country, and as needed liaise with other MEAL TAs to provide technical support to EMEA countries. Maintain ongoing contact with the DRD/PQ, EMEA country teams, and EMEA sectoral focal points to help ensure high quality project MEAL and coverage of MEAL TA needs. • Contribute to HQ and country efforts to position CRS for strategic growth opportunities and provide technical MEAL guidance and inputs to proposal development and project design, including appropriate monitoring systems and indicators and integrating donor MEAL requirements into projects. Support countries to appropriately staff MEAL in project teams. • Guide EMEA projects in complying with donor MEAL requirements and CRS MEAL Policies and Procedures, reviewing MEAL tools and budgets and supporting MEAL system design, learning agendas, and evaluations. • Provide MEAL technical assistance to countries in other regions as needed, in coordination with other MEAL regional focal points. • Contribute to the design and implementation of agency-wide strategies, standards, tools, and best practices in MEAL that effectively engage partners, donors, and governments. • Provide technical solutions in MEAL in support of high quality program design and implementation, including support to countries in other regions as needed in coordination with other focal points. • Contribute to capacity strengthening initiatives in MEAL for staff and partners through helping develop learning and training strategies and agendas/curriculums, conducting trainings and workshops, and mentoring and coaching country staff. • Contribute to the customization and design of digital forms for data collection and the design of approaches for data visualization that facilitate use of data and quality reporting. • Contribute to influence and scaling strategies, including systems analysis, evidence generation and MEAL approaches that contribute to influence, and measurement of influence and scaling progress. • Contribute to knowledge management and learning by facilitating the capture, documentation, and sharing of key successes, promising practices, lessons learned, and evidence-based implementation research. • Establish and maintain relationships with donors, peer organizations, research and other institutions. Participate in MEAL-related forums to collect and share best practices and promote CRS’ work.

• Contribute interdisciplinary analysis and strategic thinking across the broader initiative. • Collaborate with colleagues across UCS to identify opportunities to strengthen public-interest science institutions. • Maintain continuity across the Reimagining Federal Science for Policy initiative by tracking emerging work, connecting collaborators, identifying opportunities for coordination, and documenting lessons learned. • Support organizational learning, evaluation, and strategic planning related to the initiative. • Coordinate work across the Climate Reserve and Reimagining Federal Science for Policy initiatives, as appropriate. • Develop analyses and practical recommendations that strengthen the institutions responsible for producing, governing, communicating, evaluating, and applying climate change knowledge. • Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness, legitimacy, equity, and public value of climate change knowledge institutions. • Develop practical frameworks and recommendations that inform future governance, public investment, institutional reform, and implementation. • Develop and evaluate practical approaches that strengthen climate change knowledge institutions under changing political conditions. • Identify opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, philanthropic organizations, civil society partners, and affected communities. • Convene and contribute to collaborative processes that advance shared learning and institutional improvement. • Build and maintain productive relationships across communities of practice. • Synthesize collaborative discussions into actionable findings and strategic recommendations. • Produce reports, briefing papers, presentations, blogs, and other written products that translate complex institutional questions into actionable insights. • Contribute to scholarly, practitioner, and public conversations through writing, presentations, and collaborative engagement. • Represent UCS at meetings, workshops, conferences, and other public forums, as appropriate. • Cultivate relationships with academic, governmental, nonprofit, philanthropic, and professional partners to advance the goals of the fellowship. • Document lessons emerging from fellowship activities and associated initiatives. • Develop recommendations that strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, institutional learning, and knowledge translation across UCS and partner organizations. • Develop documentation, recommendations, and transition materials that enable UCS and partner organizations to sustain and build upon the fellowship's work. • Share learning internally and externally to improve future work.

Role Description The Science Policy Advisor is a one-year, grant-funded position that plays a crucial role in advancing the Union of Concerned Scientists' mission to ensure robust and independent science informs public policy and decision-making. The goal of this position is to support UCS efforts to reimagine and rebuild science policy infrastructure, with a focus on climate change knowledge institutions to facilitate the development of more equitable pathways to safety in a world affected by climate change. This role is essential in promoting science to inform policy and guiding strategic initiatives that address climate-related challenges. Approximately 50% of the Advisor's time supports UCS's Climate and Energy Program, and 50% supports the broader Reimagining Federal Science for Policy initiative in collaboration with the UCS Office of Program, Policy & Advocacy. Responsibilities - Support the Reimagining Federal Science for Policy Initiative - Contribute interdisciplinary analysis and strategic thinking across the broader initiative. - Collaborate with colleagues across UCS to identify opportunities to strengthen public-interest science institutions. - Maintain continuity across the Reimagining Federal Science for Policy initiative by tracking emerging work, connecting collaborators, identifying opportunities for coordination, and documenting lessons learned. - Support organizational learning, evaluation, and strategic planning related to the initiative. - Coordinate work across the Climate Reserve and Reimagining Federal Science for Policy initiatives, as appropriate. - Scope Rebuilding of Climate Change Knowledge Institutions - Develop analyses and practical recommendations that strengthen the institutions responsible for producing, governing, communicating, evaluating, and applying climate change knowledge. - Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness, legitimacy, equity, and public value of climate change knowledge institutions. - Develop practical frameworks and recommendations that inform future governance, public investment, institutional reform, and implementation. - Develop and evaluate practical approaches that strengthen climate change knowledge institutions under changing political conditions. - Convene Collaborative Learning and Partnerships - Identify opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, practitioners, policymakers, philanthropic organizations, civil society partners, and affected communities. - Convene and contribute to collaborative processes that advance shared learning and institutional improvement. - Build and maintain productive relationships across communities of practice. - Synthesize collaborative discussions into actionable findings and strategic recommendations. - Communications and External Engagement - Produce reports, briefing papers, presentations, blogs, and other written products that translate complex institutional questions into actionable insights. - Contribute to scholarly, practitioner, and public conversations through writing, presentations, and collaborative engagement. - Represent UCS at meetings, workshops, conferences, and other public forums, as appropriate. - Cultivate relationships with academic, governmental, nonprofit, philanthropic, and professional partners to advance the goals of the fellowship. - Organizational Learning - Document lessons emerging from fellowship activities and associated initiatives. - Develop recommendations that strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, institutional learning, and knowledge translation across UCS and partner organizations. - Develop documentation, recommendations, and transition materials that enable UCS and partner organizations to sustain and build upon the fellowship's work. - Share learning internally and externally to improve future work. Qualifications - At least 7 years of experience demonstrating deep familiarity in the field. - Experience integrating knowledge across scientific disciplines, governance, public policy, and practice. - Demonstrated ability to conduct interdisciplinary research, analysis, or evaluation. - Deep experience with federal climate science institutions, science-policy processes, or related knowledge systems. - Excellent analytical, writing, and verbal communication skills. - Demonstrated ability to synthesize complex information for diverse audiences. - Experience building collaborative relationships across disciplines, sectors, or institutions. - Demonstrated commitment to advancing equity and the public interest through science. - Strong organizational, project management, and strategic thinking skills. - An advanced degree in a relevant field may be preferred depending on final position classification. Comparable experience may be substituted where appropriate. Requirements - Must be able to remain in a stationary position for long periods of time. - Continuously operate a computer and must have the ability to control a mouse and keyboard. - Communicate in verbal and written formats with internal staff and external constituents. Work Schedule - Regular business hours may vary depending on the time zone. - Occasional evening or weekend work may be required to support meetings, travel, or time-sensitive activities. Travel Requirements - Occasional travel to conferences, workshops, partner meetings, UCS retreats, and other organizational events as required. Benefits - This is a full-time, one-year remote position, contingent upon the availability of grant funding. - For those who meet all position requirements, the salary is $109,232.02. - UCS offers excellent benefits and a rewarding work environment. Covid Mandate for New Hires - For in-office roles, UCS employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. - All new hires who will be reporting to an office location must provide notice of their vaccination status and vaccination documentation on or before their first day of work. - UCS strongly encourages full vaccinations among its employees, up to and including booster shots, even if working remotely. - All new employees must comply with the mandatory vaccination requirements outlined in UCS policies as soon as practicable. To Apply We know there are great candidates who won’t check all of these boxes, and we also know you might bring important skills that we haven’t considered. If that’s you, don’t hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself. Please upload a cover letter and resume. In the cover letter, please confirm that the listed salary meets your expectations, and please include links to past research publications and media outputs in the resume when available. 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• Answer customer queries with the aim of sorting things out first time • Provide the best Customer Care experience to all customers • Achieve KPIs such as Average Call Handling time, Complaints %, Quality & Compliance, just to name a few! • Liaise with other departments to resolve queries effectively • Join team huddles