Senior Strategist

• Salary: AUD $103,309 –125,144 dependent on skills, knowledge, experience.
• Location: Remote in Australia or Syd, Melb, Newcastle offices (must have full working rights in Australia)
• Closing: 11:59pm, 8th Mar 2023 AEDT

Role Overview

1. Senior Strategist,Public Finance, Politics & Policy —> work in collaboration with the Australian Gas team and key partners to prevent new and repeal existing public subsidies and public finance for gas and gas infrastructure, and to achieve legislative outcomes that create the conditions for gas exports phase down. 
   1. Hours: 35 hours 
   2. Contract: Type Fixed term, 18 months
2. Senior Strategist, Australian Gas Campaigns —> work to develop and implement campaigns to protect Australia’s environment from gas mining and exports. 
   1. Hours: Full time 35 hours pw
   2. Contract Type: Ongoing

About You

You are highly skilled at identifying the interventions that are needed to push decision-makers to good outcomes, and have a knack for problem solving. You may not have experience in gas or climate roles, but you are a quick learner and can demonstrate experience engaging with technical detail to develop campaign strategies that have achieved real-world impact.You have strong people skills and can facilitate complex meetings and make it seem simple and easy.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives and supports the wider movement’s work to challenge new gas proposals, including raising an understanding of the climate, financial, legal and reputational risks of new gas projects
• Lead the development of strategies that build support for campaign goals
• Builds collaborative relationships with and provides campaigns advice to movement partners to help them run high impact campaigns to prevent new gas projects 
• Identifies and addresses priority movement needs for capacity building or training
• Contributes to broader strategy development and work of the Australian Gas team

Required skills and experience  

• Demonstrated experience in campaigning and/or organising that has achieved real-world change
• Demonstrated campaign strategy development skills 
• Demonstrated aptitude for relationship management within complex environments
• Strong power analysis skills
• Strong group work and facilitation skills

How Sunrise supports its staff

The Sunrise Project. is committed to creating a workplace that supports our staff to do their best work and develop professionally. We have the following in place to help us achieve that, noting pro rata will apply for part time staff:

• Superannuation 12.5%
• Birthday leave (if it’s your birthday, you get a day off)
• Solidarity and community leave 1 week p.a
• Cultural leave (floating public holidays)
• Gifted leave (over Christmas and New Year)
• Paid parental leave (subject to eligibility conditions)
• Generous financial support for office and/or remote working
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program
• Commitment to supporting your professional development ( up to $2000 per annum )
• Flexible work policy, including hybrid-remote working
• Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings
• Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow
• A co-developed initial 3 month work plan to support your onboarding and provide clarity on your role and responsibilities

We recognize that racism, sexism, ableism, homophobia, classism and other forms of discrimination creates structural barriers that impact opportunities to formal education and experience. When assessing candidates we look at more than the jobs you’ve been paid to do but the range of ways you’ve picked up skills and knowledge throughout your life. This is why we assess candidates on how well they respond to application questions and don’t require a cover letter.