[Hiring] Senior Strategist @Meliore Foundation (FUP)

Role Description

The Senior Strategist will lead the development and delivery of GSCC’s Asia industry and trade strategy, using industrial competitiveness, trade relationships and supply-chain transformation as levers to accelerate the region’s clean-energy transition.

Working at the intersection of strategic communications, industrial policy and regional campaigning, the role will:

• Identify where business interests, market demand and cross-border investment can create opportunities for change.
• Turn these opportunities into focused campaigns that strengthen the case for affordable, reliable clean power, greener industrial development and low-carbon supply chains.
• Connect regional developments with national priorities, working closely with country teams to translate external market signals, industrial opportunities and credible partner voices into domestic policy influence.
• Help shape Korea’s role in Asia’s green transition, while developing a broader Southeast Asian portfolio on green industry, trade and supply chains.
• Line manage one or two Associates and provide strategic direction, prioritisation and support across their work.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in strategic communications, campaigning, public policy or related work, with a strong focus on Asia.
• A strong understanding of green industrial development, trade and supply chains, and how these intersect with climate and energy policy.
• Demonstrated ability to develop strategies and translate complex political and economic analysis into practical campaigns.
• Experience engaging business, policy, research or financial stakeholders and building partnerships beyond the traditional climate community.
• Strong political judgement and the ability to identify credible opportunities for influence across different Asian contexts.
• Experience managing people and leading collaborative work across countries or teams.
• Excellent written and spoken English, with the ability to communicate clearly to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to teamwork and management.

Requirements

• Develop and lead a focused regional strategy on green industry and trade, aligned with GSCC’s Asia priorities and country-team objectives.
• Identify opportunities to use industrial competitiveness, export interests, investment decisions and supply-chain requirements to advance clean power and industrial decarbonisation.
• Track relevant developments in industrial policy, trade, clean technology and regional supply chains, assessing their implications for campaign strategy.
• Guide the development of evidence, case studies and briefings that demonstrate the relationship between clean power, industrial competitiveness and economic opportunity.
• Build relationships with business associations, researchers, industry experts and other credible voices who can help influence policy and corporate decisions.
• Work with communications teams across Asia to turn research and regional intelligence into effective media, digital and stakeholder-engagement outputs.
• Connect evidence and voices across markets, ensuring regional work strengthens country-level campaigns and drive policy impact at the national & regional level.
• Line manage one to two Associates in the green industrial and trade aspect of Asia’s portfolio. Provide guidance and support professional development and high-quality delivery.
• Manage work plans, respective fundraising efforts and reporting, review progress and adapt the strategy.

Benefits

• Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature.
• 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work.
• Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer).
• Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development.
• Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays.
• Maternity leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that.
• Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world.
• A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year.
• Location: Asia, preferably East Asia and/or Southeast Asia.
• Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.