Energy & Climate Director

• Leading and implementing T&E’s political strategy on energy transition and the EU’s climate framework and key overarching tools
• Leading a growing team of policy, campaign, and analytical staff, overseeing their professional development and guiding their work to achieve T&E’s clean energy and climate instruments priorities
• Supporting the building and implementation of national strategies in Europe and Asia
• Leading fundraising for the energy and climate team and the organization, and be a key point of contact for relevant funders, and ensuring funding proposals and project budgets accurately reflect delivery capacity and strategic priorities
• Further developing T&E’s advocacy strategy towards high-level EU, international and national regulators, politicians, and media, presenting at high-level meetings and events
• Coordinating policy positions and strategies with other Directors and Senior Directors
• Leading and guiding the team in efforts to build partnerships with key industry players, funders, NGOs, T&Es members and other civil society organizations
• Maintain and grow T&E’s media impact in key European and international media markets
• Commissioning and delivery of impactful research, both in-house and externally (including market research, emissions analysis, etc.)
• Provide clear oversight of energy and climate projects, ensuring objectives, deliverables, timelines and ownership are clearly defined, tracked and delivered
• Maintain effective project management and reporting processes, giving visibility over priorities, risks, dependencies and contractual obligations
• Hold clear responsibility and oversight for team budgets, ensuring transparency, forward planning and alignment between funding, staffing and delivery commitments
• Work closely with finance and senior management to monitor expenditure, manage risks and avoid over-commitment

• Five to ten years of relevant experience managing energy and climate-related teams, either in the energy sector, the EU, government advocacy, or in INGOs
• Strong interpersonal and team-working skills, and a willingness to develop a network in both the energy and climate instruments sectors
• Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams and managing complex projects across different geographies
• Strong network within the European energy and climate policy instruments communities and a solid understanding of international energy issues
• Experience in strategic planning and policy analysis, with the ability to think critically and innovatively about the future of energy in Europe and beyond
• Good financial acumen, with experience in budget and project management and reporting
• Ability to deliver to tight deadlines
• eager to learn, with an optimistic attitude when faced with challenges
• The confidence to think and act with initiative, to engage and influence policymakers of different stripes, industry representatives and other stakeholders at the highest level
• The ability and motivation to learn technical, economic and legal information, to independently develop new political, economic or legal arguments and evidence and use them to convince key stakeholders

2 days of homeworking per week