About Us

Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project is a team of experienced change-makers with a mission to scale social movements to drive the global transition beyond fossil fuels. With programs and staff in Australia, and affiliated programs and staff in Europe, and the US, we have developed a unique model of grant making and campaigning that supports networks of organisations to drive powerful change towards our mission.

We have a dynamic and nimble organisational culture. We’re serious about supporting our people to thrive as we tackle the urgent climate challenge.

We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives will help us build stronger strategies, teams and movements. We take the broadest possible view of diversity and encourage First Nations people, people of colour, people living outside of cities, people living with disabilities, neurodiverse, and LGBTQIA+ people to apply. We are continually working on becoming a better workplace for everyone. You can read our commitment to this work here.

About The Role

The role carries two core elements: leading the work on Private Banks in Europe, and working closely and collaboratively with the Program Director to administer the Private Banks team globally

The Program’s goal is to aid the transition away from dirty energy to clean energy by increasing the threat of financial regulation while restricting bank financing to oil, gas, and coal companies and projects. The role will play a significant role in achieving this goal, especially coordinating leadership from Europe.

The role requires high level coordination and support to our team, who primarily work across Europe, North America,  with the hope of growing in East Asia. The role nurtures a vibrant, creative, fun and supportive culture across the  team, leads our program’s campaign planning and  evaluation process, and coordinates grants for partners in Europe, it is also the main point of contact for aligned, and important partners in Europe and some globally.

The role engages with a wide variety of people from business and NGO leaders, to philanthropists and analysts. Clear, direct communication, an unflappable nature, and the ability to read people and group dynamics is critical to the success of this role.

We support networks of organisations to work together to achieve outcomes that would not be possible by individual organisations acting alone. We expect all roles at Sunrise to actively support the capacity building of these networks and partner organisations..

About You

You’re a strategic, experienced and collaborative leader and project manager with a passion for shifting the Banking sector out of fossil fuels.  You have a strong track record of winning campaigns and a nuanced understanding of corporate campaigning, including a strong grasp of project management, strategic planning, granting, and facilitation.

You understand what it takes to build trust, nurture creativity and unleash the potential of teams. You’re an open and honest communicator with the ability to build strong relationships and nurture collaboration between diverse stakeholders.

You have a global mindset and are excited about scaling work, and scaling teams globally.

Key Responsibilities

●   Works closely with the Program Director, Private Banks to design and implement campaign strategies

●      Leads the Private Banks work in Europe and manages key relationships with partners

●      Manages key staff members and fosters a team of conscientious leaders which sets everyone up to thrive.

●   Works closely with the Program Director to organise with philanthropic partners to secure and align resources, and builds/maintains key relationships and grant partnerships as the program scales up.

●   Executes planning and granting processes for the Banks Program

●   Conducts open and honest evaluation of programmatic work impact through in depth data collection and analysis, and fosters a team culture that recognises the importance of failure and learnings in our pursuit of greater impact.

●   Leads on high performance, collaborative and sustainable team environments by fostering Sunrise’s culture and hiring, managing and developing talented individuals.

●   Oversees a team budget, manages program risk in collaboration with the Director

●   Aligns programmatic strategies and OKR’s with Sunrise’s mission and Values.

Required skills and experience  

●    Significant experience in a similar campaign/strategist role at the early managerial level, or a related role including unpaid, grassroots or lived experience

●    Deep knowledge and understanding of how social movements achieve change including both elite engagement and outside pressure strategies;

●    Demonstrated ability to develop a detailed plan to monitor projects from initiation to completion, including managing stakeholder input and coordinating people and processes to deliver desired results

●    Demonstrated experience in people, performance, and culture leadership, with management experience including hiring, nurturing and enabling talented and diverse people.

●    A high level of emotional intelligence with excellent interpersonal communication and group facilitation skills;

●    Experience working internationally, successfully managing across cultures, and a track record of creating inclusive work cultures, both internally and with partners.

●    A passion for action on climate change and a commitment to social justice;

Desirable Skills and Experience 

●    An understanding of the global financial system

●    Relationships and understanding of the global climate finance  movement

Job requirements

If you meet some but not all of the criteria for this position, are unsure, but you’re keen on the role - please get in touch. We value and recognize experience that has been unpaid, from the grassroots or is lived experience.

●   You must have full working rights for the country you intend to work in. The Sunrise Project will not sponsor applicants for employment visas.

●      Employment background checks may be/are required

●      Potentially attend local in person partner actions

●      COVID-19 vaccinations may apply in accordance with local legislation and/or Sunrise policy

●   Occasional domestic & international travel for in-person meetings/events (potentially 4-5 times per year, with advance notice).

How Sunrise supports its staff

The Sunrise Project is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. We have the following in place to help us achieve that, noting that benefits listed may vary in accordance with the Professional Employment Office (PEO) we engage with for this role.

• Statutory benefits and entitlements of the country in which you are employed.

• Sunrise may provide additional benefits, where in-country entitlements are less than our standard package, where applicable including:

• Birthday leave (if it’s your birthday, you get a day off)

• Solidarity and community leave up to 1 week p.a.

• Floating public holidays (cultural leave)

• Gifted leave (over Christmas and New Year)

• Flexible work policy

• Employee Assistance Program

Additionally, our offering includes:

● A commitment to your professional development (up to $2000 per annum)

●  Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings

●  Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow

●  A co-developed initial 3 month work plan to set goals and provide clarity on your role and responsibilities