Project Coordinator, GSCC Strategic Communications (flexible location +/-hr GMT)

The European Climate Foundation (ECF) was established in 2008 as a major philanthropic initiative to foster the development of a low-carbon society and help Europe to play an even stronger international leadership role to mitigate climate change. The foundation works through sectoral, cross-cutting and regional initiatives and collaborates with a wide network of partners to advance progress towards this shared goal.

We support over 1000 partner organisations to carry out activities that contribute to the public debate on climate action, drive urgent and ambitious policy in support of the objectives of the Paris Agreement and help deliver a socially responsible transition to a net-zero emissions economy and sustainable society in Europe and around the world. As towns, cities and countries around the world declare climate emergencies, seas rise, forests burn, glaciers melt, increasing numbers of people take to the streets demanding urgent action and our societies begin to wake up to what the science has been saying for many years, there has never been a more important time to be working on climate change.

The advertised position is with the Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC) – a global network of communications professionals in the field of climate, energy and nature. GSCC is a collaborative project hosted by the ECF. Through our work, we try to contribute to a world with a safe and stable climate for current and future generations. We hope to build broad support for just, inclusive, and equitable solutions to the climate crisis.

Our philanthropically funded work focuses on media debate and public discourse at the global level and in major economies across Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia and the Americas. We support a diverse range of partners across sectors and geographies, helping them add their voices, views, and insights to the conversation.

About the role

GSCC is currently accepting applications for the role of Project Coordinator, Strategic Communications.

The successful candidate will be supporting an international team of expert communicators in carrying out global and pan-European projects with multiple stakeholders. Are you a highly organised person who enjoys bringing clarity to complex projects and design efficient processes. Are you looking for a job with meaning and purpose, whose aim is to help societies achieve a better future? Are you eager to develop yourself in the field of climate communications by working alongside passionate, driven, and knowledgeable experts? Then please apply!

We’re looking for a person with great organisational skills who knows their way around strategic communications and project management. You will look to make connections across a growing network, manage project timelines, team meetings, keep track of our budget in cooperation with our operations team, and help to monitor and report on our impact against objectives.

You are a proactive team member who enjoys being at the core of a vibrant community of peers and who can inject a sense of connection in our growing team while deftly keeping a complex project on track. You will know your way around project management tools and reporting tools and can successfully connect people in all kinds of ways across multiple time zones.

This candidate will report to the Strategic Communications Associate, Network Support (based in Europe).

Key responsibilities

• Devising and maintaining a system to keep a high-level overview of three projects and other ad-hoc campaigns that support the network’s strategy, objectives, and activities
• Tracking and planning budget spends to help our operations team and ensure the team is on track for campaign and project goals
• Coordinating, scheduling, and note taking of relevant meetings
• Following up with relevant team members from across the world on outputs and deadlines to ensure campaigns and projects are running on schedule
• Creating supporting materials such as presentations and coverage reports
• Support the tracking of the impact of our work in order to contribute to reporting

Experience and competencies

• A genuine interest in the mission and values of the ECF
• Professional experience as a team/project coordinator supporting a team and/or projects across multiple time zones
• Proven problem solving, organisational and time management skills
• Ability to produce engaging and impactful materials
• Ability to devise systems to track work
• An independent self-starter able to work on their own and as part of a remote team
• The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers
• The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across phone/video conferencing, time zones, Slack, email, Trello, etc.
• A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change
• A passion to create change.

What we offer

• The unique opportunity to work as part of a highly dynamic, international group of individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work;
• A flexible work environment and a space to develop and challenge yourself;
• A full-time position with a consultant or employment contract (subject to location) for 12 months, with a possible renewal after one year.

Location

Flexible location within +/- 1h GMT. Some international travel may 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.