Outreach Coordinator (Blue Charter)

We have an outstanding opportunity in our Climate Change and Ocean Directorate for an Outreach Coordinator (Blue Charter).

The successful candidate will be responsible for coordinating outreach amongst Blue Charter member countries and partners assisting the organisation of Blue Charter meetings and project management of the Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator Grants Programme. They will also be required to contribute to strategic planning discussions for the Commonwealth Blue Charter particularly concerning outreach and coordination.

Other responsibilities entailed in this role include (but are not limited to):

• Coordinating with the Blue Charter Outreach Manager and Ocean Advisers preparing key correspondence and materials organising Action Group meetings knowledge sharing opportunities such as webinars and trainings and coordinating outreach to member countries partners and funders;

• Implementing Commonwealth Blue Charter Incubator Grants which will include working with countries to develop grant proposals co-ordinating grant documentation and frameworks reviewing grant proposals contract management of grants payment processing of grants reporting to funders and similar.

• Contributing to the preparation of work plans and budgets and monitoring and reporting on budget/programme performance. This will be delivered in the context of results-based management;

• Assisting in developing strategic partnerships aimed at advancing the intervention of the Commonwealth Secretariat for the benefit of member countries and their Action Groups;

• Assisting in resource mobilisation to support member countries in implementing ocean governance and Blue Charter actions.

The position may include some overseas travel.

To be considered you must have a first degree in Business Administration Law Political Science Environmental Science/Policy a Social Science Communications or similar plus a minimum of five years of combined experience in project coordination outreach communications grant management or external relations activities preferably gained in an international development setting.

A good understanding of ocean issues experience of working with one or more Commonwealth governments and/or experience implementing grants is desirable.

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 56 member governments and provides guidance on policy making technical assistance and advisory services to Commonwealth member countries. We support governments to help achieve sustainable inclusive and equitable development.

To join us you must be a citizen of a Commonwealth country.

Please apply by submitting a CV and cover letter. Covering letters should be structured to address the key criteria required in the person specification giving clear examples.

Closing date: 19 December 2025 at 17:00PM GMT

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of56 independent and equal countries.

It is home to 2.5billion people and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 33 of our members are small states including many island nations.

Our member governments have agreed to shared goalslike development democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in theCommonwealth Charter.

The Commonwealths roots go back to the British Empire. But todayany country can jointhe modern Commonwealth. The last two countries to join the Commonwealth were Gabon and Togo in 2022.