Initiative Director, Australia

The Initiative Director for Australia at Climate Imperative Foundation will lead strategic grantmaking to support Australia's climate goals and accelerate decarbonization efforts. This role involves collaboration with various partners, including policymakers and advocates, to build coalitions and coordinate campaigns. The position requires over 7 years of experience in leading initiatives for policy change, with a focus on clean energy and global philanthropy.
POSITION SUMMARY

The Australia Initiative Director will lead strategic grantmaking to achieve policy wins that help Australia meet its climate goals and accelerate the decarbonizing of the materials it exports that are critical for the clean energy transition. This role will work with Climate Imperative's leadership team to align the strategy with the organization's values and theory of change. The individual will also work with a diverse group of partners, from grassroots advocates to high-level policymakers and aligned philanthropies, both within Australia and with its trading partners.

OUR COMMITMENT

We are committed to diversity, equity, & inclusion and to a transparent recruitment process that fosters belonging. Our goal is to hire and advance people regardless of race, gender, ability, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, military service, medical condition, and any other protected characteristic under local, state, or federal law. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We are committed to an accessible application process and employee experience. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please email jobs@climateimperative.org.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategy
• Identify the near-term opportunities to support policymakers and advocates in key geographies to accelerate a clean energy transition
• Prioritize the phase-out of coal-fired power as a central and essential part of addressing the climate crisis globally
• Ensure the efforts we are promoting mean all residents are able to afford and enjoy the benefits of this transition
• From a global vantage point, see opportunities to knit regional efforts into a cohesive strategy, amplifying and replicating wins in other jurisdictions

Campaign Coordination & Coalition-Building
• In collaboration with global partners, determine how to rapidly accelerate the clean energy transition in key economies and build global consensus around the need to phase out coal, including by intensifying existing efforts
• Ensure that justice and equity and an economic transition strategy for affected workers are central to the design, implementation, and impact of the initiative
• Build a concise and metric-driven campaign strategy to win, in consultation with partners
• Ensure we and our partners have a clear understanding of how to win in each decision-making venue

Grantmaking & Convening
• Identify the grantees who can execute the initiative strategy, and develop a portfolio of grants so they can lead this initiative to success
• Regularly convene grantee and funding partners to ensure strong coordination, track progress, repair problems, expand, contract or phase down elements of the initiative, as necessary
• Report, without bias, on progress and stalls to the Board of Directors
• Serve as a thought leader to the broader philanthropic and NGO community on strategy and grantmaking
• Lead on the grantee relationship through regular check-ins
• Serve as a leader and resource for other Climate Imperative staff

Required Skills & Experience
• 7+ years of experience leading initiatives to achieve policy change at a broad scale and in multiple geographies
• Global philanthropic or grantmaking experience
• Expertise in the clean energy landscape and the global fossil fuel industry
• Strong knowledge of the policy landscape of one or more countries in East, Southeast Asia, and/or Latin America
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Managerial skills to lead a highly skilled and diverse team, meet grantmaking goals, timelines, and other benchmarks
• Develop strategies that consider and synthesize multiple perspectives into a coherent big-picture strategy and workable plan
• Ability to track multi-dimensional global efforts and see opportunities for leverage and scaled impact
• A deep commitment to equity and inclusion reflected in prior campaigns
• Ability to engage and inspire others while effectively communicating complex ideas and information verbally and in writing
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally
• Deep interest, passion, and commitment to reducing climate change
• Ability to prioritize and be flexible in a fast-paced, constantly evolving, and collaborative environment

SALARY

We provide a salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. The target salary range is $195,000 to $205,000 USD with local adjustments made for folks in higher or lower markets, based on geographical location. Currently, all staff local to the San Francisco and DC offices go into the office one to three days a week. Equity is incredibly important to the organization, and a pay audit for equity is completed annually.

If you experience any issues while submitting your application, please reach out to us at jobs@climateimperative.org for assistance.

BENEFITS

We provide a comprehensive benefits package. The benefits include:
• Up to 100% of premium paid for medical, dental, and vision
• Short term and long term disability insurance
• Company sponsored life insurance and voluntary life
• Carrot fertility and family planning benefits
• Student loan repayment assistance
• 401k retirement plan with a company match contribution
• Annual professional development budget
• Internet, cell phone, and health & wellness reimbursement
• 14 paid holidays and four weeks of paid time off (PTO)
• Paid parental leave, jury duty, and bereavement
• Public transportation benefit options for office staff
• Regular staff lunches and team building activities
• SF and DC office stocked with healthy snacks and beverages
• An innovative, collaborative, welcoming work culture

ABOUT US

Climate change is governed by physical facts—about carbon sources, accumulation, impacts, and timing, and more importantly, about solutions that work. These facts must inform strategy: they show that avoiding dangerous climate change is only possible through strong policy to cut carbon, promptly, in the biggest countries.

To address these issues, Climate Imperative was founded to provide additional resources to the field of climate policy in this decisive decade. Climate Imperative is a 501(c)(3) public charity focused on solving the climate crisis at speed and scale by providing funding, technical support, and expertise to win the world's most significant emissions reduction policy decisions within the next ten years.

We support a hybrid work environment and require all employees to come together in person one to two times per year.

If you experience any issues while submitting your application, please reach out to us at jobs@climateimperative.org for assistance.