The Earthshot Prize is the world's most prestigious environmental prize, founded by HRH Prince William in 2020. Its mission is to find, celebrate and scale solutions that will repair the planet by 2030, through five Earthshots: Protect and Restore Nature, Clean Our Air, Revive Our Oceans, Build a Waste-free World, and Fix Our Climate. Each year 15 Finalists and five Winners each receive £1 million, and the Prize works with them on plans to grow their impact with its Global Alliance of partners.
The Director of Oceania is part of Earthshot's global leadership team and leads impact and partnerships work across Australia and the Pacific nations, acting as the senior voice of the Prize in the region. The role has four focuses: building an ecosystem of partners and changemakers ahead of major Earthshot moments in the region, securing legacy funding for a long-term regional programme, leading on specific Finalists and Winners in the region to help scale their impact, and securing sponsorship for regional events with support from the global partnerships team.
Key responsibilities:
- Ecosystem building: establish and oversee a regional advisory council including First Nations and Pacific Island voices; nurture the regional community of supporters (Official Nominators, Expert Advisors, nominees, Finalists, philanthropists, investors); provide on-the-ground event support; lead regional sponsorship and ensure sponsors and funders have a well-managed experience.
- Impact and partnerships strategy: design and deliver a regional impact strategy built around Finalist momentum plans; act as strategic adviser to Finalists and Winners with links to the region; identify and secure partnerships with philanthropists, governments/policymakers, foundations, investors and corporations.
- Legacy funding: secure multi-year legacy funding for a long-term regional programme and deliver it with partners.
- Media and public voice: act as the senior face of the Prize in the region, speaking on stage, with the media and at partner events, and share regional insight with the global team.
Essential: strategic thinker with a proven record of delivering impact through senior partnerships; highly autonomous; demonstrated record of raising substantial gifts, sponsorship or investment including multi-year funding; strong networks across Australian philanthropy, business, government and civil society; confident communicator; collaborative across time zones; entrepreneurial and hands-on. Desirable: public-facing communications experience; work with First Nations communities or advisory councils; Pacific Island networks; climate, environment or sustainability experience.
This is a 24-month fixed-term contract, based remotely in Sydney.
HOW TO APPLY:
Apply online via the Earthshot Prize BambooHR careers page.