Senior Strategist Fossil Transitions

• Senior role in leading Asia-based climate action philanthropic organisation
• Empower partners to drive fossil transition across East & Southeast Asia
• Asia based, remote, suits climate strategists with energy transition expertise

The Organisation

Tara Climate Foundation is an Asia-based philanthropic organisation committed to building a more sustainable and prosperous future for the region. At the heart of Tara’s mission lies Asia’s just energy transition – recognising that with half the world’s population and the fastest-growing energy demand, the region’s progress will shape the world’s collective future.

Headquartered in Singapore, Tara Climate Foundation works with over 400 partners across 12 Asian geographies, including think tanks, research institutes, advisory groups, and associations. Tara provides grants, convenes stakeholders, and facilitates knowledge-sharing to accelerate clean energy development, drive a just transition, and enable clean industrialisation.

Tara’s team of over 50 experts is spread across the Asia-Pacific region, working to accelerate climate action in this decisive decade.

For more on Tara Climate Foundation, visit https://taraclimate.org/.

Benefits & Culture

• Work with an expanding, dynamic, and passionate international climate team.
• Flexible work environment and the opportunity to learn the sector and its players.
• Collaborative, fun, and thriving, results-focused team, driven by mission, living their values.
• Competitive compensation and benefits with opportunities for international travel.
• Flexible working hours. Local work and residency rights for Asia required.
• Proficiency in an Asian language is an asset. Ability to travel internationally required.

The Role

Reporting to the Regional Program Director, the Senior Strategist, Fossil Transitions is a new role responsible for developing strategic pathways and inter-linked strategies to reduce reliance on fossil fuels in Asias power sector. Working collaboratively with Taras country and regional program teams, and engaging global actors as necessary, this role leads the formulation of regional strategies across East Asia, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, proactively adapting strategies in response to an evolving landscape. Other key responsibilities are to:

• Support program teams in developing effective, aligned strategies for fossil phase-down.
• Collaborate with regranting foundations and civil society organisations to align strategies for maximum impact.
• Coordinate with national, regional and global inter-governmental and non-governmental actors to achieve program goals.
• Manage a program budget and regional grants portfolio, develop and incubate new partnerships.

Skills Required

Excited by the prospect of working for a dynamic and fast-growing international climate philanthropic organisation, you are an exceptional strategist with relevant climate ecosystem experience gained in civil society organisations or foundations. You bring demonstrated expertise in developing and executing impactful strategies that drive complex systems change, and you have a strong understanding of the opportunities and challenges of the energy transition in Asia.

Your excellent networking skills enable you to build and sustain trusting professional relationships across the regional and global climate ecosystem and your outstanding written and verbal communication skills allow you to translate complex issues into compelling strategies and presentations. You also offer:

• Excellence in strategic thinking; demonstrable success translating strategy into impact.
• Proven understanding of the role CSOs play, especially in Asia.
• Confidence in fast-paced environments, with high adaptability amidst uncertainty.
• An advanced relevant degree (e.g. energy policy, international relations, environmental management, or sustainable development).
• Proficiency in an Asian language is an asset. Ability to travel internationally.

If working with Tara Climate Foundation to develop strategies to reduce fossil fuel reliance is aligned with your career objectives, and you meet the skills and experience required, please submit your resume and cover letter, addressing the skills required, quoting #1432757. To request a full information package please email: officeadministrator@ngorecruitment.com (no applications here please).

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.