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Strategic Communications Intern, Europe

About the role The ECF’s Strategic Communications Team is the outreach unit of the Foundation. The team acts as a centre of expertise on climate communications and seeks to help create more political, media and public endorsement for action on climate change at an international, European and sectoral level. The team delivers strategic advice, communications and outreach services to ECF programmes and grantees and helps build strategic communications capacity in the wider climate community. The ECF’s Strategic Communications Team currently accepts applications for an enthusiastic and highly driven individual to join its Brussels team as Strategic Communications Intern, Europe and gain professional experience in strategic climate communications. This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate / career starter with a sincere interest in climate and energy issues and the ambition to make a difference, to play an active role in helping speed up the low carbon transition ...

Bruxelles Belgium Strategic Communications

Strategic Communications Associate, Europe

About the role The ECF’s Strategic Communications Team is the outreach unit of the Foundation. The team acts as a centre of expertise on climate communications and seeks to help create more political, media and public endorsement for action on climate change at an international, European and sectoral level. The team delivers strategic advice, communications and outreach services to ECF programmes and grantees and helps build strategic communications capacity in the wider climate community. The ECF Strategic Communications Associate’s role will support the communications and media needs of the ECF, its programmes, grantees and the wider climate community across Europe. He/she will also be responsible for making full use of social media tools to disseminate messages and raise awareness of ECF-supported initiatives and outputs. This is an exciting opportunity for a person with a sincere interest in climate and energy issues and the ambition to make a difference, playi...

Bruxelles Belgium Corporate Communications

Finance & Grants Manager

About the role As the Finance & Grants Manager, you will steer all financial and accounting processes within the organisation. In addition to this, you will be managing several finance related projects, together with the Finance team. Your goal will be to identify improvements and to bring uniformity in the finance processes and (software) systems throughout the whole organisation. You will lead & coach the Finance team and report to the Finance Director. Key responsibilities Funding Source Management - allocates the funding according to funding contract, budget and in line with accounting rules and regulations, reconciles funding records between the grant management and the accounting systems; Monthly meetings with platforms and programmes on financials; Responsible for Funder reporting - prepares financial reports to core funders and helps programmes in preparing reports on earmarked funding, creates an overall P&L per funding source on a quarterly basi...

The Hague Netherlands Finance & Accounting

Operations Director

Context of the role The role of the Operations Director has overall control and responsibility of all processes linked to grantmaking, due diligence and governance. Additionally the Operations Director will oversee the IT and office management departments. The Operations Director will supervise the Grants, IT and Office Management teams. S/he will act as a central point of liaison for the operational teams of the different independent platforms hosted by the ECF. S/he will report to the Chief Operations Officer and work in collaboration with the Finance Director and the HR Director. Key responsibilities Oversee overall operational support to ECF programmes and hosted platforms, linked to grantmaking, governance, IT, and offices; Analyse the business requirements of the ECF programmes, hosted platforms and operational departments to determine their technology and operational needs; Ensure that the platform operational needs are supported by the operations st...

Etterbeek Belgium Operations

Intern, Digital Strategic Communications (Paris)

About the role The French office’s strategic communications team is currently accepting applications for an enthusiastic individual to gain professional experience in climate change communications as a “Digital Strategic Communications Intern”. This is an exciting opportunity for a graduate/young professional with an interest in climate and energy issues and the way they are interpreted and reported in the media. The intern will work in the ECF’s Paris office in support of the strategic communications team (2 people),with a focus on French-based activities, under the supervision of the Strategic Communications Manager for France, with a (non-exclusive) focus on digital. Key responsibilities The intern will support the communications and media needs of the ECF, its grantees and its partner organisations with a focus on French-based activities on especially on digital: Making full use of IT and new media tools to disseminate and support...

Paris France Strategic Communications

Governance & Operations Manager, Energy Transition Partnership (location flexible)

Context of the role The Participants in the ETP intend to form a small, interim Secretariat located in South East Asia (or virtually until a physical location can be determined) – to perform the coordination function between the Participants, and between the Participants and national governments, and regional grantees and international partners. With the formation of the ETP the Participants are determined to find effective and efficient modalities to pool funds, align interests, share information and coordinate activities.The Secretariat will be charged with making this manifest. Effective coordination is critical to have a real impact on the ground, and there is a sense of urgency to the establishment of the Secretariat to fulfil this coordination function. There are many actors driven by the climate crisis that seek to support the countries of South East Asia to develop and implement solutions that will increase the pace and scale...

Anson Singapore Operations

Interim Director, Energy Transition Partnership (location flexible)

Context of the role The Participants in the ETP intend to form a small, interim Secretariat located in South East Asia (or virtually until a physical location can be determined) – to perform the coordination function between the Participants, and between the Participants and national governments, and regional grantees and international partners. With the formation of the ETP the Participants are determined to find effective and efficient modalities to pool funds, align interests, share information and coordinate activities.The Secretariat will be charged with making this manifest. Effective coordination is critical to have a real impact on the ground, and there is a sense of urgency to the establishment of the Secretariat to fulfil this coordination function. There are many actors driven by the climate crisis that seek to support the countries of South East Asia to develop and implement solutions that will increase the pace and scale...

Anson Singapore Programme Management

Programme Design Manager, Energy Transition Partnership (location flexible)

Context of the role The Participants in the ETP intend to form a small, interim Secretariat located in South East Asia (or virtually until a physical location can be determined) – to perform the coordination function between the Participants, and between the Participants and national governments, and regional grantees and international partners, as well as to design the initial program and workplan for ETP. With the formation of the ETP the Participants are determined to find effective and efficient modalities to pool funds, align interests, share information and coordinate activities.The Secretariat will be charged with making this manifest. Effective coordination is critical to have a real impact on the ground, and there is a sense of urgency to the establishment of the Secretariat to fulfil this coordination function. There are many actors driven by the climate crisis that seek to support the countries of South East Asia to develo...

Anson Singapore Programme Management

Senior Associate, French Programme

Context of the role The ECF French Programme works with a wide range of partners in civil society, think tanks and academia to support positive action on climate and energy in France. We work to build political will for climate action and to develop solutions to policy and practical challenges in the power, buildings, transport, industry and finance sectors. That is why we are looking for a candidate with: A strong general knowledge of climate and energy policies in France; A successful experience of citizen mobilization and/or political influence; Experience in managing entities, programmes and projects with a societal impact, preferably in international environments Excellent level of professional English. Key responsibilities This job offers an excellent opportunity to engage with and support a major ECF programme at an important stage in the development of the climate and energy debate in France and Europe. The post holder will play a key role i...

Paris France Programme Management

Senior Associate, UK Programme

Context of the role The ECF UK Programme works with a wide range of partners in civil society, think tanks, politics, business and academia to support positive action on climate and energy in Britain. We work to build political will for more ambitious action on climate change; and to develop solutions to the policy and practical challenges to decarbonisation of the entire economy. Key responsibilities This job offers an excellent opportunity to engage with and support a major ECF programme at an important stage in the development of the climate and energy debate in the UK and Europe. The post holder will play a key role in providing strategic advice, dealing with grant management, and monitoring and evaluating the progress of different work streams. There will be direct engagement with other ECF programmes, partners and funders in designing and aligning strategies. The Senior Associate will be responsible for: Strategy development: supporting the Director in ...

London United Kingdom Programme Management

Managing Director, Strategic Communications - Europe

Context of the role As Managing Director, you will be part of the Strategic Communications team and report to the Executive Director, Strategic Communications. The ECF’s strategic communications team is the outreach unit of the foundation. Its role is to act as a centre of expertise for communication on climate change and to play an active role in helping create more political, media and public endorsement for action on climate change at an international, national and sectoral level. Working as part of an international team of expert political communicators, the successful candidate will lead and develop the team, including delivering strategic insight and guidance, coordinating and managing a Management Team, and helping facilitate the strategic communication team’s ability to move nimbly, strategically and in line with organisational values. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced senior management professional with a solid understanding of strategi...

Etterbeek Belgium Strategic Communications

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