Mission Possible Partnership | Policy Expert

Policy Expert

Location: Preference in Europe / United Kingdom / UAE / Brazil

Conditions: Remote working 90%

Reports to: Policy Lead

Are you passionate about developing innovative solutions to the climate crisis and supercharging industrial decarbonization? Are you interested in being a foundational member of a new organization? If yes, then join our growing team.

The Mission Possible Partnership (MPP) is a movement of climate leaders and companies driving industrial decarbonization across the entire value chain of the world’s highest-emitting sectors: aluminum, cement, chemicals, steel, aviation, shipping, and trucking. MPP is charting the inventive steps and radical collaboration to enable commercial-scale First Projects in this decisive decade.

The Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA) is a global multistakeholder initiative created to catalyse decarbonisation across the heavy emitting sectors. With expansive networks across industry, financial institutions, and governments, it brings together global leaders to unlock investment at scale, for the rapid deployment of decarbonisation solutions. Within three years, it aims to significantly grow the pipeline of commercial-scale, clean industrial projects to reduce emissions by 2030 and enable delivery of Paris Agreement-aligned ambition for heavy emitting industry and transport sectors.

Launched in December 2023 at the COP28 World Climate Action Summit, the ITA works in partnership with global institutions, global corporate and finance conveners, and sectoral industry groups among others to accelerate the decarbonisation of harder-to-abate, heavy emitting Industry & Transport sectors. The ITA’s Secretariat is hosted by the Mission Possible Partnership (MPP), and you can find out more here:

https://missionpossiblepartnership.org/cop28-presidency-united-nations-climate-change-and-bloomberg-philanthropies-launch-new-industrial-transition-accelerator-for-heavy-emitting-industries.

Position Overview:

The Policy Expert will leverage their extensive expertise, knowledge of green industrial policy, and policymaker/industry network to support the strategic development and delivery of multiple ITA workstreams. This is a varied role and the individual will need to be comfortable supporting multiple projects simultaneously, whilst also leading and delivering their own projects and discrete deliverables . The role carries significant accountability and the autonomy to execute against already approved and clearly defined objectives and significant outputs, and will therefore provide suitable challenge and scope for a mid career professional. The individual will also be a key external point of contact for policymakers and other key stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Support the strategic development and delivery of projects and workstreams related to industrial policy.
• Lead development of ITA’s policy recommendations for green trade or green demand stimulation.
• Identify and leverage key opportunities to disseminate ITA’s policy recommendations.
• Represent the ITA at events, stakeholder consultations and other fora to drive forward adoption of key policy measures.
• Act as the go-to subject matter expert for ITA on policy interventions for key sectors.
• Lead projects and discrete deliverables relating to green industrial / transport policy, effectively keeping within agreed timelines.
• Building and maintaining relationships with a range of public and private sector stakeholders in the relevant industries.
• Working alongside the other ITA project leads to respond to fast moving priorities.

Requirements:

• Mid-career professional with extensive experience in a high-caliber environment, government, or top-tier strategy consulting firm.
• Demonstrated expertise within industrial or international transport policy, including solid working knowledge of decarbonisation technologies and solutions.
• Experience building and working with analytical tools, particularly relating to industrial and heavy transport decarbonization, and cross-cutting energy solutions.
• Proactive and self-starter, appetite for working autonomously in a fast-paced environment.
• Clear, high-quality communication: verbal, written, presentation. Ability to develop compelling narratives based on quantitative and qualitative data, and write concise, well-structured documents conveying clear but subtle messages.
• Collaborative team player, with strong interpersonal and relationship management skills.
• Ability to develop and nurture trusting relationships and partnerships with a range of stakeholders (inc. senior executives) from different organisational and geographical horizons.
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills, excellent digital skills.
• Flexibility in approach and comfort in an entrepreneurial/start-up environment.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in economics, public policy, climate-related discipline, or STEM subject. Other relevant qualifications will be considered.
• Stakeholder engagement experience: bringing together diverse stakeholders from private sector, policy, and finance to work on energy and industry decarbonization solutions.

Desirable:

• Policy experience relating to green trade policies (e.g. Multilateral Environmental Agreements, carbon border adjustment mechanisms etc)
• Experience working with multilateral institutions or G20 country government institutions.

TO APPLY:

If you are interested in joining our team, please send your resume and cover letter to our HR team at recruitment@missionpossiblepartnership.org.

Compensation

MPP compensates based on the level and requirements of the role. Salary within our ranges may also be determined by your education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as required by the role, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.