Depending on experience (including unpaid and other experiences) and capacity to take on responsibility, the salary range is 

• £70,662 - £76,551 for the United Kingdom

• €80,774 - €86,543 for Netherlands

• S$ 105,754 - 135,825 for Singapore

• ¥8,657,169 - 11,105,435 for Japan

• AUD $115,933 - $128,185 for Australia

If the successful candidate is outside of the UK, NL, Singapore, Japan or Australia, the salary and benefits will be adjusted based on local market equivalencies.

About Us

The Sunrise Project is a global network of independent organizations united by a common mission: scaling social movements to drive the global transition beyond fossil fuels. We've developed a unique model that combines strategic grant-making with campaigning, supporting interconnected organizations to create powerful change aligned with our mission.

The Sunrise Project, Inc. is a proud member of The Sunrise Project network. Our organizational culture is dynamic and adaptable. We're committed to supporting our team members to thrive as we tackle the urgent challenge of climate change. We believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives strengthens our strategies, teams, and movements.

The Sunrise Project, Inc. takes the broadest possible view of diversity and encourages 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. Find out more here.

About the Program

The Transnational Program encompasses a diverse range of projects focused on global financial institutions and international finance, recognizing the interconnectedness of private and public finance across regions. Through systemic interventions, the program addresses cross-cutting issues and leverages both public and private finance to achieve real-world emissions reductions and facilitate the transition to clean energy.

About The Role

 The Senior Strategy Lead, Gas Finance is a highly collaborative role that entails leading on campaign strategy development, supporting campaign implementation, establishing priorities, overseeing the project budget and grantmaking strategy, and building and maintaining relationships with partners and key actors across the ecosystem, with a focus in Asia and Europe. 

This is a new role designed to lead and coordinate a multi faceted project with key partners and coalitions to deliver project objectives, including planning, team development, grant management, execution, evaluation and wind up.

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 are a highly experienced leader who is proficient in campaigning, project and budget management, analysis, and facilitation, and a seasoned strategist and manager with a strong record of leading impactful campaigns. You have a record of developing and implementing strategies that achieve real-world outcomes, adeptly turning ideas into collaborative, effective actions. With deep knowledge of politics, policy, and strategy across financial institutions and the Asia Pacific region, you enhance your work with a keen sense and evidenced practice of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Skilled in managing projects, you excel at working with teams and various moving contexts. You have an understanding of the booming gas sector, and especially the intricacies of financial sectors' impact on expansion in Asia. You possess outstanding networking and communication skills, comfortably liaising with both grassroots activists and senior finance professionals. You’re detail oriented and can track campaign wins as easily as you track every dollar you spend and every region you’re working in.

Passionate about climate justice, you drive campaigns that foster significant environmental change and mentor teams to amplify their impact, positioning you as a key leader in shaping a sustainable future.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the global gas finance strategy across priority regions and countries

• Coordinates and aligns multiple workstreams across multiple geographic focus areas and institutional targets, with an initial focus on Asia and Europe

• Fundraises and oversees project budget, grantmaking, and resource allocation across project components

• Leads, manages, and mentors project members to foster individual growth and to facilitate the development, implementation and evaluation of impactful campaigns

• Collaborates with the other regranters and funders active in key regions, as well as oil and gas and litigation ecosystems, to align strategies, share insights, and maximize impact of collective efforts

• Collaborates with project team members and the research team to identify and develop a plan to fulfill research needs related to target financial institutions, policy contexts, and market dynamics

• Builds and maintains strategic relationships with key partners and stakeholders across the movement ecosystem

• Develops OKRs and goals to track campaign progress and impact, including regular evaluation of the project 3, 6, and 12 month intervals during the first year, and 6 month intervals after that

• Ensures alignment between global gas work and associated projects across the wider Global Finance Program

• Manages risk and meets compliance obligations associated with the project

• With the PD and project team, develops a strategic assessment and analysis for ongoing campaigning and wins after 3 years or develops a transition plan for partners and the network to wind down the project

• Align own work to Sunrise’s mission, values and OKRs. 

Required skills and experience  

• Extensive experience developing systems analysis of gas or other energy markets and identifying strategic points of intervention including the leveraging the role of finance

• Extensive experience analyzing and leveraging opportunities to challenge infrastructure projects including project finance

• Strong knowledge of the financial drivers of gas expansion, and the energy market in Asia 

• Demonstrated experience leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects and campaigns

• Familiarity, experience, and networks in the Asian region, particularly East Asia, with familiarity of the region’s socio-economic systems and political culture

• Demonstrated experience in leading high performing teams

• Experience raising significant resources and managing budgets 

• Strong project management skills with a focus on incubation 

• Exceptional relationship-building and stakeholder management skills including strong diplomatic abilities to navigate complex partner relationships and networks

• Experience working across different cultural contexts

Job requirements

• You must have full working rights in the country in which you will be working. The Sunrise Project is unable to sponsor applicants for employment visas.

• Employment background checks may be required.

• Previous employment reference checks will be required for successful applicants

• Attend local in person partner actions.

• Intermittent travel with advanced notice may be required.

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. Sunrise has the following in place to help us achieve that, noting pro rata will apply for part time staff and/or temporarily appointed-fixed term staff.  The successful candidate will be hired via a Professional Employment Organisation (PEO) on behalf of the Sunrise Project, so conditions of employment may vary.  

• 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:

  • Paid Parental Leave that is gender-neutral & inclusive of all types of families, incl. Parental Return To Work & Keeping In Touch Program

  • Life Leave (up to 40 days p.a. for significant personal reasons)

  • Public Holiday + Cultural Leave

  • Workspace Benefits incl: Macbook & accessories, initial $2,000* for home workspace & IT equipment + $800* every 2 years + up to $75/mth phone/data/internet (equivalent local currency) .

  • Shared office support

Additionally we offer:

• Flexible Working Policy

• VIDA - An AI tool to support your health and wellbeing

• Regular all-org and team meetings & retreats

• Learning & Development Program incl. a professional development budget for every staff member

• Coaching & manager support with regular 1:1 meetings

• Annual performance & development reviews with 360 feedback

• A co-developed work plan to ensure clarity on your role & key responsibilities

• We provide our staff with a voice on issues that concern them via consultation, caucuses, working groups, and surveys.

How to apply for this job

We recognize that racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, classism and other forms of discrimination creates structural barriers that impact opportunities to formal education and experience. When assessing candidates we look at more than the jobs you've been paid to do but the range of ways you've picked up skills and knowledge throughout your life.