Recourse is Hiring: Clean Energy Finance Campaigner

One year contract (with potential for renewal)

• Work with a great team
• Generous salary and benefits
• Remote and flexible working

We are looking for a smart, energetic individual with background in campaigning on social and environmental justice to join our Renewable Energy Campaign team. Recourse holds the World Bank Group and other IFIs accountable for their investments through advocacy, research and convening of civil society, in collaboration with a broad range of organisations and local partners.

This project aims to ensure International Finance Institutions’ (IFIs) investments support clean and sustainable renewable energy solutions and exclude fossil fuels.

The Clean Energy Finance Campaigner will focus on ensuring that IFI lending prioritises clean energy solutions. Working with partners, the Campaigner will work closely with the Clean Energy Campaign Manager to implement a set of activities focused on research, advocacy and movement building geared toward unleashing clean energy finance solutions that prioritise a just transition, while protecting human rights and dignity, promoting gender equality and safeguarding the natural world.

The Clean Energy Finance Campaigner will be a vital member of our small team, working closely with allies and partners in the global North and South, and engaging with the IFIs’ staff, management and member governments. The Campaigner will collaborate with other Recourse staff and will report to Recourse’s Clean Energy Campaign Manager.

This is an exciting and challenging role, involving work with Southern partners, research, advocacy and international travel.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with allies and partners to campaign for IFI policies and practices that prioritise clean energy solutions and exclude fossil fuels.
• Produce high-quality advocacy, research, and communications materials.
• Work with partners and allies to influence decision-makers at the IFIs, including staff, management, and member governments.
• Build collaborative relationships with civil society partners in the global North and South, with a focus on energy poor countries and those which rely heavily on fossil fuels.
• Coordinate Big Shift’s renewable energy working group focused on engaging MDBs on their clean energy investments.
• Organise events, meetings, panels and workshops, and supporting Southern partners’ engagement in key events.
• Assist in managing campaign budgets and support fundraising efforts.
• May be required to manage additional staff in future for the campaign.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential:

• Fluent in written and spoken English.
• Proven research and writing skills.
• Excellent communicator.
• Proven experience of evidence-based policy and advocacy work related to renewable energy and climate finance issues.
• Familiarity with the International Financial Institutions.
• Strong interest in and commitment to environmental and social justice and human rights, including gender sensitivity.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience with advocacy and campaigning.
• Excellent team player, with good networking and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and be self-directed.
• Experience working with communities and civil society organisations, especially to support linking of on-the-ground issues to national- and international-level change.
• Willingness to help with logistical and administrative tasks as needed.
• Ability to travel up to 4 weeks per year.

Desirable:

• Experience of engaging a diverse array of stakeholders, such as civil society groups, clean energy and energy access communities, IFI decision makers and shareholders. 
• Experience of working in the global South.

SALARY AND BENEFITS

This is a one-year project-based position, renewable dependent upon securing additional funds. The gross full-time salary will be in the range of 36,912-42,060 euros per annum, depending on experience. Recourse offers outstanding benefits including 25 days’ paid annual leave, travel insurance, pension contribution, and a friendly work atmosphere with an international team.

We fill job vacancies based solely on qualification for the position and irrespective of race, religion, age, national origin, language, sex, sexual preference, or disability.

LOCATION

Recourse is Netherlands based, but works as a virtual team, with staff based in different countries around the world. All systems are on-line, so you would be expected to work remotely. Support for home-working costs on a pro rata basis would be available.

PROCESS

Deadline: 29 March 2024 (CET COB). Recourse will be carrying out interviews for the Clean Energy Finance Campaigner as soon as possible, for a start date in April 2024.  Send a brief cover letter explaining your interest in this position and a 1-2 page resume/CV to jobs@re-course.org. Write “Clean Energy Finance Campaigner” in the subject line. No phone calls please. Due to capacity constraints, Recourse will only reply to short-listed candidates.