Senior Strategist, Public Finance, Politics & Policy Full Time

Salary: AUD $103,309 –125,144 dependent on skills, knowledge, experience.
Location: Remote working or Syd, Melb, Newcastle offices

Contract: Type Fixed term, 18 months
Closing: 11:59pm, 12th Feb 2023 AEDT

About the Role
As a Senior Strategist you will 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. 

About You
You are creative, a big picture thinker and fearless in pursuing campaign goals. You have a strong understanding of what it takes to build power to achieve social change. You have experience working with civil society groups or social movements to strengthen and scale campaigns. You enjoy turning ideas into action and helping groups achieve concrete outcomes in the world.

Key responsibilities

• Works with the Gas and Australian Program Directors and key campaign partners to lead the development of strategies that build support for, and neutralise opposition to, the removal of public subsidies and public finance for gas
• Works with the Gas and Australian Program Directors and key campaign partners to lead the development of strategies that secure legislative and policy outcomes that force industry to internalise the environmental costs of its operations, and create the conditions for gas exports phase down
• Drives and supports the implementation of these strategies
• Builds collaborative relationships with and provides campaigns advice to movement partners to help them run high-impact campaigns
• Contributes to the broader work of the Australian Gas team, including on other federal or state policy, where requested by the Gas or Australian Program Directors
• Aligns programmatic strategies and Objective Key Results with Sunrise’s mission and Values.

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

How to apply for this job
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.

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