Senior Associate, Heavy Industries At European Climate Foundation

The ECF’s Strategic Communications Team is currently accepting applications for the role of Strategic Communications Senior Associate, Heavy Industries.

Working as part of an international team of expert communicators, you will provide strategic communications capacity to a wide network of partners, enabling them to run impactful communications campaigns which create more political space for action to phase out fossil fuels, and highlight the wider environmental impacts of oil and gas, including its use in heavy industries like steel and cement. We are most interested in relevant experience, therefore location can be flexible.

Working with colleagues across the globe, this is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and highly driven communications professional with the ambition to make a difference and play an active role in helping speed up the low carbon transition internationally.

The role will report to the Strategic Communications Senior Associate, Oil & Gas.

Key responsibilities

Creating impactful, creative campaigns that aim at decarbonising hard-to-abate industries, such as steel
Identifying key influencers in the industry and strategising ways to get them to agree to clear and accountable emissions reductions targets
Developing a solid understanding of the steel landscape and partners/allies we can collaborate with
Strategising and assisting on other global campaigns run by the Oil & Gas team, particularly those at the intersection of hydrogen and heavy industry
Building and maintaining relationships with relevant actors in the industry, finance and investor, policy, and media spheres on these topics, while leveraging a wide network of partners, and working with them to create or engage in media opportunities
Helping create communications plans around key intervention opportunities and coordinating rapid responses on reactive media moments

Requirements

A genuine interest in the mission and values of the ECF
A passion to create change
Proven experience in either journalism, communications or campaigning
Outstanding English language skills
Proven skills to produce engaging and impactful written materials
A quick and curious learner who asks critical questions
A strategic thinker with proven ability to develop and implement robust communications plans
Excellent networking and interpersonal skills
Existing relationships with key commodities, finance, or climate correspondents is desirable (alternatively the proven ability to develop these swiftly)
Knowledge of the climate and energy space is desirable, but proven abilities to create exciting campaigns is more relevant
An independent self-starter able to work on their own and as part of a remote team
The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers
The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across phone/video conferencing, time zones, Slack, email, Trello, etc.
A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change

Other information

What we offer

The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;
A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;
A full-time position with a consultant or employment contract (subject to location) for 12 months, with a possible renewal after one year.