Campaign Director

• Work closely with the Senior Director to deliver SEP’s communications campaigns.
• Design innovative strategies, materials and interventions for major moments in the clean energy calendar, including summits, geopolitical events, campaign launches and report releases.
• Translate audience insights, polling and political analysis into strategic communications outputs tailored to specific audiences.
• Turn campaign strategy into creative ideas and interventions that can shift how people think and talk about energy.
• Help strengthen the wider clean energy movement by supporting the day-to-day coordination of SEP’s global networks and coalitions.
• Plan and run meetings, workshops and follow-up processes that encourage lively communication, practical collaboration and shared delivery.
• Build clear workplans, outputs and timelines to support delivery across multiple fast-moving projects.
• Track progress and keep partners and donors up to speed on what’s working, what’s not, and what that means for our collective impact.

• Spot the moments that matter - tracking media, politics and digital conversations to identify where clean energy narratives can be advanced, defended or reframed.
• Coordinate partners across SEP’s coalitions so the right voices are ready to speak out quickly, confidently and effectively.
• Produce rapid-response materials, including key messages, talking points, media pitches, briefing notes and digital content.
• Help SEP and its partners prepare for major events, risks and opportunities with clear plans, strong narratives and timely interventions.

• Support media outreach by drafting pitches, building targeted media lists, maintaining journalist relationships and proactively spotting opportunities to place clean energy stories and spokespeople.
• Identify strong spokespeople from across the clean energy NGO community and help prepare them for media interviews through messaging guidance, briefing materials and training opportunities.
• Build a broader, more diverse network of trusted voices for clean energy - including farmers, workers, community organisers, clean tech entrepreneurs, local leaders and others who can speak credibly to their own communities.
• Work with the Senior Director and other Communications Directors to activate spokespeople across traditional media and strategic online spaces.

• Support the Senior Director with the design and delivery of new or evolving priority projects, ie. with our existing campaign to promote the benefits of solar power in Nigeria, or a cross-country campaign we’re developing to turbocharge electrification in the lead-up to COP31. 
• Assist in drafting materials for fundraising proposals and donor communications.

• You have a hunger to change the world, and are willing to take risks to change it. 
• You think innovatively about communications and campaigns - you enjoy experimenting with new and outside-the-box approaches.
• You can influence people - you understand what makes people tick and how to get them on-side. 
• You think strategically and you can also get things done. 
• You’re extremely organised and you like keeping other people organised too. 
• You're proactive - you don’t wait around to be asked to do something, you take the initiative and crack on. 
• You don’t shy away from picking up the phone to strangers or chasing people who are ignoring your emails. 
• You are confident enough to ask 'why?', to question the judgement of those more senior than you, and to admit when you’ve made mistakes. 
• You have a good sense of humour, you don’t take yourself too seriously and you have excellent people management skills.
• You are comfortable working in an organisation guided by feminist values and have zero tolerance for misogyny, racism and bullying.  

• 5+ years of experience in a communications, campaigns or media role. Does not have to be within the NGO sector.
• A creative mindset and strong interest in using storytelling and digital campaigning to drive change.
• Experience supporting or delivering communications campaigns. 
• Strong writing and editing skills, with a track record for producing impactful media and digital content.
• Experience pitching to the media, drafting press releases and media briefings, and identifying and supporting spokespeople to deliver messages effectively. 
• Good understanding of energy and climate issues, or proven ability to quickly build subject knowledge.
• Experience working across teams, organisations, and geographies.
• Highly organised, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, remote environment.
• Excellent English. Fluent Spanish would be a bonus, but it’s not essential. 

• A chance to produce communications work that accelerates the transition to clean and affordable energy and changes the world in the process.
• The opportunity to get in on the ground floor of a small, high-ambition feminist start-up with a growing reputation.
• A collaborative, flexible, values-driven team with space to test and learn.
• Flexible working conditions, because childcare or other caring responsibilities are not hobbies.
• Opportunities to work across borders with partners and change-makers in climate and energy.
• Competitive compensation. Approx. USD$50,000 depending on location and experience.

       Deadline May 25th 9am BST