The World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking a Global Lead for Decarbonized Energy Consumption within the WRI Polsky Energy Center. This pivotal role is responsible for directing the global strategy and execution of WRI's work focused on accelerating the decarbonization of energy consumption across various sectors globally. The incumbent will provide high-level thought leadership, oversee global team management, ensure program delivery excellence, lead extensive fundraising efforts, and cultivate strategic partnerships critical to advancing the energy transition from a consumer perspective.
Key Responsibilities
The role is structured around three main areas:
1. Decarbonized Energy Consumption Team Leadership and Delivery (40%)
- Ensure WRI’s Decarbonized Energy Consumption team is achieving outcomes and a positive change in the world by establishing clear goals, developing robust strategies, and building a coherent, highly motivated team.
- Collaborate with country leads and research, data, and strategic communications colleagues to design and deliver high-quality research, impactful communications, and outreach.
- Implement robust monitoring, evaluation, and learning (MEL) approaches and ensure timely reporting to donors.
- Supervise and support pillar staff to foster inspiration, challenge, and appreciation, ensuring effective program management and problem-solving.
- Align, integrate, and find synergies across existing global, country, and human system transition programs and activities.
- Work with country leads and the Director of Global Impact to develop a future pipeline of large, long-term projects to achieve the goals of the pillar and WRI’s overall Energy Program.
- Oversee robust financial management of the pillar, ensuring alignment with WRI standards and maintaining project finances within budget according to donor procedures.
2. Fundraising (30%)
- Develop and steward the decarbonization of demand pillar fundraising strategy, pipeline, and intelligence sharing regarding funding and partnership opportunities.
- Coordinate with country managers leading pillar activities in WRI countries to improve alignment and mutual interests in advancing globally relevant, locally resonant work areas.
- Pursue opportunities for joint bids within WRI and with external partners, aiming for successful seven-figure investments.
- Seek flexible funding support for global and country work.
- Work closely with country team members and the Director of Global Impact and the Polsky Energy Center’s Director for Research and Data to expand funding for programming, communications, and data visualization.
- Collaborate with WRI's Development team to ensure strong donor relations and expand WRI’s ability to engage high net-worth individuals.
3. Stakeholder and Partnership Engagement (30%)
- Prioritize across a diverse network of relevant public and private sector actors for a few high-priority global strategic partnerships on clean energy supply.
- Maintain a strong personal and institutional partnership network and invest in knowledge sharing and energy community support with local and international partners.
- Collaborate closely with the communications team, the Director of Global Impact, and other pillar leads to increase awareness of actions, learnings, and build acceptance of decarbonization efforts.
Qualifications and Requirements
The ideal candidate will possess the following:
- Education: Completed Master’s Degree in a related field (e.g., energy, policy, international development, climate-related subjects).
- Experience: 10+ years of relevant work experience, including at least 5 years of direct-line management experience.
- A deep understanding of the energy and industrial transition issues.
- Fluent understanding of energy technology and investment issues across Asia, the US, LATAM, and Africa, and the regional differences across these markets.
- Experience working across sectors, especially with large buyers concerned about the environmental performance of products and services they purchase.
- A successful track record managing large grants and keeping teams on track to deliver impacts.
- Experience leading global teams and empowering team members to achieve results.
- Demonstrated thought leadership on energy transition from a user perspective.
- Experience communicating complex topics to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Adeptness at managing multiple opportunities with the ability to negotiate and develop complex strategic partnerships to advance the energy transition.
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