Global Programme Director

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Ember

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climate • energy • electricity • methane • renewables

51 - 200 employees

Founded 2017

⚡ Energy

🔬 Science

🤝 Non-profit

Description

• Deploy your skills and senior experience in impactful energy analysis to lead and strengthen Ember’s portfolio of energy transition workstreams and flagship reports • Ember is recruiting an experienced energy analyst, report author and manager to lead its programme of global energy transition workstreams and flagship reports. • We already have a great reputation for producing engaging and impactful reports, such as the annual Global Electricity Review. • Your role will be to manage the analysis, writing and production of such flagship products to the highest standards of accuracy, relevance, accessibility and flair. • Responsibilities include managing the team, liaising with internal and external stakeholders, editing reports and playing a role in outreach; expanding and developing the suite of major global reports; overseeing strategy-setting and delivery of global workstreams on issues such as electrification; liaising with and potentially working with Ember’s regional teams; and playing a significant role in the overall leadership and management of Ember. • Ember is a remote-working and multicultural organisation – innovative, inclusive and fast-growing, with analysts based across six continents. • As Global Programme Director you will be responsible for fostering a constructive and supportive culture within your team, and ensuring positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Requirements

• Substantial experience in analysis relating to the global energy transition • A good up-to-date knowledge of energy transition facts, trends and statistics – in the power sector, including system flexibility, and in clean electrification • Experience of managing a team engaged in delivery of major reports • A good understanding of how to use data visualisation and other visual ingredients to communicate points of maximum interest • Experience of team or project leadership in a multicultural setting • Ability to build constructive and effective relationships with a range of stakeholders, from civil society organisations to policymakers • Ability to deliver high-quality output to deadline • A keen eye for a persuasive narrative that can align with political realities • An appreciation of energy transition benefits beyond decarbonisation, including in energy security, energy access and affordability • Passionate about the global energy transition • An open, cooperative working style • Fluent in spoken and written English. • Experience of living and working in a range of cultures • Familiarity with international climate change processes and institutions • An existing network of contacts in international energy institutions • Experience in and enthusiasm for staff development • Proficiency in languages other than English • Experience of funder relationships in a civil society context

Benefits

• Salary: £75,000- £82,513 Salaries may be adjusted depending on a location cost of living formula, but will not be below 75% of the advertised figure. • Contract: Full time (but only working 9 days every fortnight with no reduction in pay), permanent subject to a 3 month probationary period. • Remote culture and diverse team: Ember is a remote-first organisation, with talents of diverse backgrounds from 15+ countries over the world. • We operate a nine-day fortnight meaning our full-time staff are given every other Friday off work with no reduction in pay • A minimum of 25 days holiday, plus public holidays and Christmas week-off • For each year that you're part of the team at Ember you'll receive an additional day of holiday, up to a maximum of 5 additional days. • Generous paid maternity and paternity leave • Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working. • Access to a local working space can be arranged • In-person meet-ups (on average 2 meet-ups per year) • Allowance for home office equipments • Free annual eye tests • Access to a counselling service • Funding and allocated time for your training and development • Paid volunteer day • Two paid days off to enable low carbon travel • Time off to donate blood