[ES_JOBS_NET] Senior Manager, Air Quality Analysis and Policy, C40 Cities, London UK or Remote

Tue May 18 06:39:21 MDT 2021

Senior Manager, Air Quality Analysis and Policy, C40 Cities

Information and application link:

https://c40.bamboohr.com/jobs/view.php?id=115

Background

C40 is a network of nearly 100 mayors of the world’s leading cities, who
are working to deliver the urgent action needed right now to confront the
climate crisis, and create a future where everyone, everywhere can thrive.
Mayors of C40 cities are committed to using a science-based and
people-focused approach to help the world limit global heating to 1.5°C and
build healthy, equitable and resilient communities. Through a Global Green
New Deal, mayors are working alongside a broad coalition of representatives
from labour, business, the youth climate movement and civil society to go
further and faster than ever before.

C40’s team of 200+ staff is headquartered in London, with offices in New
York, Joburg, Singapore, Delhi, Rio de Janeiro, Copenhagen, Beijing and
Paris, and individual staff based across 25+ different locations, with the
Office of the Chair based in Los Angeles.

The strategic direction of the organisation is determined by an elected
Steering Committee of C40 mayors which is chaired by the Mayor of Los
Angeles, Eric Garcetti. Three-term Mayor of New York City Michael R.
Bloomberg serves as President of the C40 Board of Directors, which is
responsible for operational oversight. A nine-person management team, led
by Executive Director, Mark Watts, leads the day-to-day management of C40.
C40’s three core strategic funders are Bloomberg Philanthropies, the
Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) and Realdania.

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C40's Air Quality Programme

C40’s Air Quality Program works with city governments at the political and
technical level to raise mayors' ambition, overcome gaps in data and
evidence, and design and deliver effective air quality-climate solutions.
The C40 Air Quality Program provides a range of support, from deep
engagement in pilot cities to technical assistance across a broader group,
while connecting cities through a peer to peer network and creating tools
and resources available to all cities. The Program supports cities by
facilitating peer-to-peer knowledge sharing, providing direct technical
assistance, organizing trainings, capacity building, and conducting
research and pilot studies in collaboration with city staff.  The technical
assistance program deploys projects within cities in the areas of air
quality monitoring, health impact assessment, air quality modeling, data
analysis, and policy development.

Project Description

The Air Quality Program is a cross-sectoral program, supporting air quality
work across various C40 programs and initiatives and working with technical
staff in the 40+ cities that are part of the Air Quality Network. In
2021-2024, the Program will launch a new set of technical assistance
opportunities and technical training workshops, designed to improve air
quality management, staff capacity, and understanding of air pollution
sources and mitigation strategies in the C40 cities and beyond. The program
will work closely with C40 sectoral networks to evaluate local air quality
and public health benefits of climate policies and programs to build
support within cities for implementation, evaluate the health-related
economic benefits of emissions mitigation, engage with the health sector
and local communities around the benefits of reducing emissions, and to
better understand and communicate the risks of air pollution and
disparities in health impacts within cities.

Position Description

The Senior Manager for Air Quality Policy and Analysis is a managerial role
within the Air Quality Program, responsible for coordinating technical air
quality assessments in support of city air quality planning and policy
development, including in-house modeling, data analysis, report writing,
and public communication. The post holder will be an effective manager,
strategist and collaborator who can build strong connections within C40 and
with key C40 partners stakeholders.  The Senior Manager will have knowledge
and experience in analyzing air quality data to support policy development,
including applying concepts of health impact analysis or cost-benefit
analysis using relevant air quality databases, models, and tools.  While
technical in nature, the successful candidate will also be adept at
translating complex air quality concepts into materials for city leaders to
support decision-making, increase local capacity in air quality management,
and expand awareness of air pollution risks and benefits of control.

The Senior Manager will work with the Technical Lead for Air Quality, as
well as other C40 Networks and Programs, to identify city analysis needs
and opportunities and to respond to technical assistance requests.  The
Senior Manager, working across C40, will strategically select cities and
projects where C40 assistance can help accelerate local action using
data-driven public health evidence.  They will develop workplans, conduct
analyses, oversee modeling and data analyses, and develop reports and other
communications products. The Senior Manager will manage an Air Quality
Analyst to conduct high quality assessments of proposed or hypothetical air
quality-related policy changes, focusing on co-benefits for health and
climate in communicating results. Example projects include air quality and
health analyses of cities’ Climate Action Plans, analyses to strengthen
quantitative evidence for air quality management planning, assessing
disparities in air pollution and health impacts within cities, cost-benefit
analyses of proposed policies, and work specific to C40’s African Cities,
to be done in support of the African Cities for Clean Air Mayors’ Forum.

Responsibilities

   - Serve as the coordinator and lead of C40’s air quality policy
   analyses, working with Technical Lead for Air Quality and Air Quality
   Analyst, as well as other air quality team members as needed.
   - Prioritize city air quality analysis needs, by working with the Senior
   Manager for Air Quality to solicit and select cities to support, then
   develop and implement project plans, timelines, and deliverables.
   - Work with C40’s transportation, buildings and energy, waste, inclusive
   climate action, and benefits research teams to develop new projects,
   studies, and communications materials to support city climate action
   priorities.
   - Engage with city air quality and climate staff to assemble existing
   evidence or create new studies that make a public health case for climate
   actions, including cost benefit analyses.
   - Manage an Air Quality Analyst, to run in-house models and tools that
   evaluate the impacts of policies and strategies, such as the Pathways-AQ
   scoping tool for GHG/CAP co-benefits work, as well as commonly used
   databases and models such as those developed by US EPA and the World Health
   Organization.
   - Coordinate relevant technical assistance processes, procurement, and
   reporting, including budgeting, contracting, and progress monitoring. Carry
   out all procurement tasks associated with the project, ensuring compliance
   with C40 policy and liaising with C40’s Finance and Legal teams where
   necessary.
   - Work with city staff to collect data necessary for impact analyses and
   decision support, including source activity data, emissions, air quality
   measurements, and baseline health data.
   - Present assessments to city staff and C40 leadership, including
   translating complex analysis into accessible advice to decision-makers.
   - Work with the African Cities for Clean Air Program Manager to devise
   technical trainings for city staff in air quality and public health impact
   assessments.
   - Plan and develop overarching analyses to describe air quality trends
   and possible changes, across C40 cities.
   - Undertake analytical work in support of the Clean Air Cities
   Declaration and signatory cities, including ongoing assessments of trends
   in health outcomes associated with air pollution.
   - Manage and update city air quality databases, including data from
   monitoring networks, satellite data, emissions data, and baseline health
   information.
   - Develop a workplan, timelines and other materials to define delivery
   capacity building activities and agreed upon projects.
   - Contribute to development of knowledge products based on technical
   assistance projects, including white papers, articles, and presentations
   for disseminating project learnings.
   -  Respond to C40 and city requests for short-term support, where new
   assessments and public health modeling can support cities in making the
   case for action.

Person Specification:

   - Experience working in air quality, including participating in
   quantitative analysis and/or modeling. Technical experience with air
   quality, health, and/or climate modelling preferred.
   - Project management experience, including creating work plans, charting
   progress, and communicating results.
   - Ability to work in a fast-paced, international organization while
   balancing multiple projects.
   - Proactive approach to work, with an interest in taking ownership of
   crucial tasks and seeing them through from idea to completion. Ability to
   manage projects, partnerships, and teams independently.
   - Experience in authoring sections of public-oriented documents such as
   air quality management plans, public outreach materials, or similar.
   - Strong English written and verbal communication skills essential.
   - Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills important.
   - Academic training in air quality (preferred), quantitative modelling,
   energy studies, public health, or a closely related discipline.

Other Requirements:

Applicants must already have the right to work in the country where they
apply. Infrequent travel may be required as part of the role.

Location: UK, or any C40 City

Term: Fixed term contract until 31 March 2024

Salary: £49,922 London, gross per annum

Interested applicants should submit a curriculum vitae and a cover letter.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday, 31 May 2021.

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Iyad Kheirbek | Director

Air Quality Program

ikheirbek at c40.org

New York City, USA

+1 617 501 3936

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