Meliore Foundation (FUP)

Role Description Nura is seeking a highly experienced and creative Director of Partnerships, reporting to the Executive Director, to build out and drive our fundraising and donor engagement. - Set an ambitious goal of at least $100m in aligned funding by next year. - Work closely with 15 funders and over 75 grantees globally. - Disburse $54m in funding in 2026 with a median grant size of $200,000. - Raise the overall level of resourcing for the global strategic communications ecosystem for climate. - Collaborate with major climate philanthropies and donors from outside the climate field. The right candidate will: - Be passionate and highly skilled at relationship-building and communicating. - Be rigorous about data and evidence. - Support partners in developing fundraising skills and capacities. - Thrive in an entrepreneurial, fast-paced environment. - Spot and uplift stories of success and opportunity from our global community. - Make case studies visually and emotionally compelling. - Identify and engage the right audiences for our work. Qualifications - Minimum of 10 years of leadership and organisational experience in philanthropy. - Thorough knowledge of comprehensive fundraising and funder support programmes. - Track record of significant professional success in stewardship of philanthropic grants. - Excitement about our mission and ability to thrive in results-oriented, collaborative teams. Requirements - Identify and build capacities for ambitious fundraising growth and donor engagement. - Collaborate with the Meliore development team to build shared systems for fundraising. - Inspire and support the senior leadership team and key partners. - Identify and develop new funder prospects and deepen relationships with existing donors. - Generate tailored materials for funding prospects. - Support senior leaders in engagements with funding partners. - Ensure timely updates and reports to donors on grant status and impact. - Collaborate with the Movement/Ecosystem Director to support community fundraising efforts. - Establish donor prospecting systems and maintain a prospect database. - Foster a healthy, inclusive, and empowered team culture. Benefits - Remote-first, international network of professionals. - 6 offline days per year to focus on work. - Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season. - Access to employee assistance program for mental health and personal development. - Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays. - Parental leave matched to 20 weeks where regulations allow less. - Regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues globally. - Full-time position with a contract for 12 months, with possible renewal.

Role Description Nura is a new philanthropic fund with an urgent challenge: to help reimagine and rebuild the architecture of the global information economy in ways which better serve the public interest, thereby making space for climate engagement and action more possible. We combine pooled funding, align strategy development, and provide technical support to supercharge the climate movement’s ability to pursue innovative, scaled, measurable, and impactful strategic communications. Our key strategies include: - Leveraging cultural industries’ unique influence to increase support for climate policy and depolarize climate action. - Challenging the fossil fuel industry’s political and cultural power through investigative work that exposes political interference, corruption, and greenwashing. - Building capacity in critical yet under-resourced geographies to shift national-level politics and power in favour of climate action. - Supporting media and technology experiments that build the power and reach of climate narratives in a global information economy swiftly being disrupted by AI. As we enter a period of rapid growth, Nura is seeking a highly experienced and creative Managing Director to work alongside the Executive Director and Chief Strategy and Impact Officer, in order to build, shape and lead our team. The Managing Director will build and lead our operation so that we can scale, innovate and deliver on our mission with excellence. This will involve: - Building systems and capabilities that enable Nura to make rapid grants, deliver convenings and contract service providers across the world. - Working with the Executive Director and Nura team to design and recruit a talented global team. - Building a dynamic and inclusive team culture that rewards ambition, collaboration and learning. - Working in close partnership with the relevant teams across the Meliore Foundation to ensure that all our operational functions are joined-up, efficient, and delivering programmatic impact. Qualifications - Senior leadership experience, with significant operational understanding across finance, HR, IT, legal and other operations-related key functions in mission-driven or complex global organisations. - Track record in scaling operations, notably in terms of systems design and development, leading change, and building high-performing, distributed teams. - Experience managing complex global networks and driving operational alignment across diverse teams and functions. Requirements - Master integrator with excellent judgment, decisiveness, and the ability to pivot as needed. - Exceptional communicator and relationship builder, with the ability to inspire trust and alignment across diverse stakeholders. - Strategic thinker with a builder’s mindset, with a willingness to roll up sleeves when needed. - Calm, clear-headed, and solutions-oriented in the face of complexity and change. - Fluency in written and spoken English. Benefits - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature. - 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work. - Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer). - Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development. - Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays. - Parental leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that. - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world. - A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year. - Location: flexibly remote. Some international travel will be required.

Role Description We are seeking a contractor to support an initiative focused on engaging with online communities on Reddit. The role will be centered on building a credible presence, contributing to ongoing discussions, and generating insights on how audiences engage with key topics in real time. This is not a traditional social media role. Success in this position requires a strong understanding of Reddit culture, the ability to contribute authentically, and a focus on long-term community participation over short-term visibility. - Develop a strategy to build and maintain active Reddit profiles through consistent, high-quality participation - Identify and engage in relevant subreddits and emerging conversations - Write discussion-based comments and responses aligned with community norms, in collaboration with internal teams and experts - Contribute in a helpful, human, and non-promotional manner - Monitor engagement (e.g., karma, responses) and track recurring themes, questions, and sentiment - Support light experimentation with content formats and engagement approaches - Provide regular insights on community behavior, trends, and opportunities to inform broader strategies Qualifications - Demonstrated experience using Reddit actively (posting, commenting, engaging in threads) - currently active Redditor - Strong understanding of Reddit culture, tone, and moderation dynamics - Excellent writing skills with the ability to adapt voice across contexts - Ability to work independently and manage multiple streams of activity - Fluency in spoken and written English and Spanish (required) Requirements - Experience in community management, digital and/or strategic communications, or audience engagement (nice to have) - Familiarity with working across multiple online personas or accounts (nice to have) - Experience tracking online conversations and extracting insights (nice to have) - Genuine interest in topics related to the environment, climate change and energy (nice to have) - Portuguese and/or French languages are an asset (nice to have) Benefits - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature - Work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world

Role Description This position is with the Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), a global network of communications professionals in the field of climate, energy and nature. GSCC is a programme hosted by the Meliore Foundation. We're looking for an innovative and experienced Poland Desk Associate, Strategic Communications and Campaigns. The right candidate will have a unique combination of skills and want to play a major role in tackling climate change and galvanising action, helping to speed up the energy transition in Poland, Europe, and beyond. Overall we are a 25 person Europe wide team of campaigners, media and digital experts who use strategic communications to get climate action to the top of the political agenda. GSCC team members devise and deliver campaigns, and give strategic advice, communications and outreach support to partners. We work as part of a global network of communications experts to enhance the public debate on climate change and its solutions on a broader level. The work will involve designing and implementing digital campaigns and maintaining trusted relationships with key journalists and stakeholders in Poland. Reporting to the Poland Desk - Lead, this role will contribute to the development of Poland strategy and to the implementation of specific campaigns in line with the overarching Europe strategy, and to maintaining and building our network of partners to increase political and media attention to our key issues. If this sounds like you, we'd love for you to apply. How you'll contribute - Operationalising communication strategies with a wide range of communications material and actions (digital products, press briefings, social media content, communication support during events...); - Contribute to digital campaigns in collaboration with colleagues and partners; - Maintain trusted relationships with key journalists and influencers in Poland to deliver impact; - Contribute to the development and delivery of high-quality communications materials (such as press releases, quotes, social media content, digital products); - Content creation for selected partners, voices and digital channels in coordination to deliver organic reach; - Build and maintain relationships with key partners in Poland, ranging from NGOs and academics to businesses, and offer strategic advice that supports campaign objectives; - Work with our spokesperson network, with a particular focus on supporting our spokesperson network to build digital profiles; - Pitch stories to digital media that drive climate action, using timely, targeted messaging tailored to resonate with online audiences, with support from the Poland Desk Lead; - Closely follow the political and media debates in Poland to identify opportunities for engagement and acting as a source of intelligence for colleagues and partners; - Any other duties to be assigned from time to time. Qualifications - Extensive experience in a digital media campaigning role, with deep knowledge of the challenges and opportunities in climate campaigns; - Ability to assess impact of digital campaigns by analysing metrics; - Ability to craft and pitch compelling, media-worthy stories that cut through noise and resonate with Polish audiences; - Strong networking abilities to build and maintain relationships with key partners in the climate space; - Project management skills to transform ideas into campaigns and communication outputs and manage their delivery, collaborating with various colleagues and experts; - The ability to monitor political debates across a range of climate and energy related issues, through media tracking and intel gathering; - Solid understanding of campaign communications, with the ability to craft compelling media stories and advise partners on communication strategies; - A self-starting attitude, capable of working independently to establish relationships and initiate projects. Time management skills and ability to respond swiftly to trends and world events; - Residency in Poland and fluency in Polish; - Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language. Nice to haves - Genuine interest in and passion for addressing climate change; - A generous, collaborative disposition in a high-trust global community of peers; - Adaptable skills to thrive in a fast-paced, broad work environment, collaborating across time zones using tools like Zoom, Slack, and Google Workspace; - A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to tackling climate change; - Additional languages are an asset. Benefits - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work; - 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work; - Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer); - Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development; - Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays; - Parental leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that; - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world; - A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year.

Role Description This role sits within the Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), a global network working on climate, energy and nature. We work to build broad public and political support for just, inclusive, and equitable solutions to the climate crisis. This is a strategic role focused on the UK built environment. You will lead the design and delivery of communications interventions to shift public, political and market narratives on building decarbonisation — helping to drive real-world policy and market change as part of a broader European and global strategy. You will lead the design and delivery of communications interventions, collaborating closely with the broader European team to support and challenge a diverse set of UK partners to shape narratives, influence decision-makers and strengthen the case of building decarbonisation action. The work involves maintaining trusted relationships with key UK journalists and stakeholders, while ensuring communications are politically relevant, evidence-based, and strategically aligned. The role refers to the Europe Manager for the Built Environment Programme. How you'll contribute - UK Policy and Narrative Support: Maintain an overview of national policies affecting the Built Environment (such as EPC standards, heat pump mandates, and social housing retrofits), ensuring UK communications are technically grounded and politically relevant. - Political and Media Monitoring: Monitor high-level political and media debates across the UK to identify emerging trends, ensuring the Hub’s UK strategy remains proactive and responsive to shifting public sentiment. - Partner Ecosystem Mobilisation: Map and engage the landscape of UK partners ranging from specific localized groups, such as city networks and trade unions, and high-level lawmakers, finance sector leaders, and broad civil society coalitions to amplify their overall impact. - Spokesperson Development: Identify and elevate new voices who can talk convincingly about the built environment sector in the UK, building communications capacity from the ground up to diversify and strengthen the national narrative. - National Strategic Delivery: Support the Europe Manager and Director in implementing the UK strategy, ensuring it is evidence-based, achievable, and delivers measurable shifts in the public narrative. - Content and Narrative Development: Lead the production of UK-specific communications by operationalizing multi-channel strategies. You will devise a wide range of materials such as press releases, social media content and blogs, in order to translate complex building data into compelling stories about health, affordability, and comfort. - Collaborative Implementation: Coordinate the local delivery of global milestones, as required by the team. - Reporting and Impact: Monitor the impact and outcomes of your work, ensuring UK-specific progress is clearly articulated to partners and the broader network. Qualifications - Solid professional experience in strategic communications, with a proven track record in media relations and/or digital campaigns within the UK market. - A deep understanding of the UK policy-making process and the unique dynamics of the national housing and energy debate. - An active network of influential actors across the UK, such as journalists, lawmakers, civil society leaders, and progressive business voices. - Deep knowledge of the UK media landscape and a track record of securing strategic story placements in national and trade outlets. - Fluency in English with exceptional skills in producing engaging and impactful communications materials. - The ability to deliver effectively with minimal guidance while thriving as part of a high-trust, international team. Requirements - A genuine interest in the mission and values of the organisation and a strong understanding of communication issues related to climate, energy and the built environment. - A versatile and adaptable skill set suited to a fast-paced environment, with a commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to climate change. - Additional languages are an asset. Benefits - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work. - 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work. - Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer). - Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development. - Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays. - Parental leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that. - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world. - A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year. - Location: UK, flexibly remote. Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.

Role Description Meliore is seeking an experienced and highly driven team leader to serve as Deputy Director for the Asian arm of an international network of strategic communications professionals. This role offers a unique opportunity for an individual with a strong interest in Asian politics, economy and environment to work closely with the Asia Network Director, multiple country teams and an Asia regional team to advance sustainable development, clean energy and climate justice across the region. The Deputy Director will be a strategic and hands-on communications leader who can translate high-level regional strategies into clear, actionable workplans, and ensure effective execution across multiple country desks and regional workstreams. We are looking for someone with extensive experience managing diverse teams and projects across different geographies and cultures, and a proven ability to build and maintain trust through remote collaboration. The ideal candidate will have a track record of structuring complex work, keeping multiple priorities moving, and supporting colleagues to deliver high-quality strategic communications in fast‑moving political environments. Working in close partnership with the Asia Network Director, the Deputy Director will help colleagues across Asia develop and implement creative strategies that shift media among key audiences on climate and energy. A significant part of the role will involve building internal clarity, aligning priorities, and helping to coordinate external partnerships and campaigns across the region. Further information will be provided to candidates selected for interviews. Qualifications - A genuine interest and commitment to the mission and values of the organisation. - Proven professional experience in strategic communications, digital innovation, political campaigning and/or journalism, preferably with a strong understanding about how digital innovation and communications can shape public and political debates. - A solid understanding of the political and media landscape in Asia, and how regional dynamics intersect with national contexts. - Multiple years of experience in managing diverse teams and/or complex projects in an international or regional environment, ideally across several Asian countries. - Strong communication and leadership skills, including the ability to give clear direction, hold others accountable, and offer supportive feedback. - Demonstrated experience in project management, including setting priorities, managing timelines and coordinating across multiple stakeholders. - Experience working with digital communication strategies and tools, and collaborating effectively with digital, operations and other functional roles. - Strong diplomatic skills and interpersonal relations, with the ability to build trust with colleagues and partners in different cultural contexts. - The maturity to work closely with senior colleagues, high‑profile partners and funders, and to represent the organisation professionally when needed. - Excellent time and priority management, high level of self‑motivation and independence, a can‑do mentality and a collaborative, team‑oriented approach. - Fluency in English and at least one Asian regional language. - A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to teamwork and management. Requirements - Work closely with the Asia Network Director to ensure that political and communications strategies and campaigns in Asia are translated into clear workplans, timelines and responsibilities, and are effectively implemented across the region. - Provide day‑to‑day leadership and coordination for a diverse Asia team, including regional functional roles and cross‑country projects. - Help prioritise and sequence work across multiple country desks and thematic campaigns, ensuring that limited resources are focused on the highest‑impact opportunities. - Create an enabling and accountable team environment by setting clear expectations, supporting problem‑solving, and proactively enabling professional development and growth of team members. - Strengthen internal ways of working, including regular planning, tracking and review rhythms. - Support the recruitment, onboarding and ongoing coaching of key Asia team members. - Contribute to building, maintaining and utilising relationships with a wide range of partners across Asia, in support of efforts by country desks working at national and regional levels. - Support capacity‑building on strategic communications planning and delivery for partners and allies in the wider climate community, in coordination with the Asia Network Director and the global network. - Contribute to internal and external monitoring, evaluation and reporting on Asia‑wide work, including synthesising inputs from different countries and workstreams for global leadership. - Serve as a trusted deputy to the Asia Network Director, occasionally representing the Asia team in internal and external meetings when required. - Any other duties to be assigned from time to time. Benefits - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature. We offer coworking access in some locations. - Work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work. - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world. - A full-time position with a consultancy contract for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered. - Preferred Locations: Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Malaysia.

2 x Athlete Campaigns & Communications - Associate Application Deadline: 25 April 2026 Department: Thematic Teams Employment Type: Full Time Location: EU / UK Description These positions are with the Global Strategic Communications Council (GSCC), a global network of communications professionals in the field of climate, energy and nature. GSCC is a programme hosted by the Meliore Foundation. We're looking for two innovative Athlete Campaigns & Communications - Associates with a unique combination of skills who want to play a major role in tackling climate change. The Athlete Campaigns & Communications Associates will continue delivery of our programme of support to empower athletes as confident and effective climate messengers. You’ll be joining our Sports Team and working closely alongside other teams including GSCC’s Climate Impacts, Food & Nature and Digital Teams to equip athletes with practical skills in media engagement, strategic communications and campaign development If this sounds like you, we'd love for you to apply. How you'll contribute - Deliver tailored support to athletes (in small groups and 1:1), including building skills in media engagement, strategic communications and campaign development, to enable confident and effective public engagement. - Support athlete engagement with sports governance bodies and collaborate directly with sports bodies. - Work with a key project partner to support athletes in creating high-quality, authentic content for their social media channels. - Collaborate with colleagues across energy, climate impacts and nature to identify key opportunities, narratives and target audiences. - Build and maintain a diverse coalition of partners within the sport and climate ecosystem. - Contribute to funder engagement and support the development of future funding opportunities. Our ideal candidate has To succeed in this role, you will have the below qualities: - Experience as a professional athlete or extensive experience working directly with and building trusted relationships with elite athletes. - Strong strategic thinking, with the ability to develop clear goals and actionable plans with athletes and proactively support delivery. - Communications expertise, including supporting athletes for media engagement, developing clear messaging, pitching to media and contributing to digital content and engagement strategies tailored to elite sports environments. - Excellent interpersonal and diplomatic skills, with experience building credibility and trust quickly across a wide range of partners and colleagues, including sports governing bodies. - Strong project management skills and proven capacity to work with a high degree of independence. - Established networks across journalists, campaign groups, NGOs, and subject-matter experts is essential. Networks related to any of the following are particularly welcome: clean water, fossil fuel sponsorship, climate impacts on sport. - Fluency in written and spoken English (our working language); Nice to haves: - The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers. - The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Google Meet, Slack and email (Google Workspace). - A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change. - Additional languages are an asset. Why join us? - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work. - 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work - Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer) - Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development - Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays - Parental leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world - A full-time maternity cover position with a consultant or employment contract (subject to location), for 12 months with possible renewal after one year (subject to business needs and funding) Location: EU / UK flexibly remote. Some international travel will be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered. Contract and Benefits disclaimer: Contract type and some benefits may vary by jurisdiction. We will confirm eligibility and the applicable terms during the hiring process. Salary / Fee: Meliore sets compensation levels through a systematic alignment with local market data, taking into account the responsibility level of each role or the expected level of services and the skills and experience of the selected candidate. We apply a consistent, equitable, compensation policy, and provide data on our calculations and pay or fee ranges, in all locations where we operate. Our compensation practices reflect our commitment to fairness, inclusion, and accountability, and are regularly reviewed to ensure alignment with evolving market standards and organisational values.

Meliore Foundation | Communications Associate (The Philippines) Application Deadline: 3 May 2026 Department: Asia Regional Team Employment Type: Full Time Location: Philippines Description We're looking for an innovative Communications Associate with a unique combination of skills who wants to play a major role in tackling climate change. You’ll be joining a team covering regional discourse in Asia within a global network of communications professionals working in the field of climate, energy, and nature. This position reports to the Senior Regional Communications Associate - Asia Regional Team. If this sounds like you, we'd love for you to apply. How you'll contribute - Lead the development and execution of communications strategies in the Philippines, aligned with regional priorities on energy transition - Build and maintain strong relationships with Philippine media, think tanks, civil society organizations, and key opinion leaders - Support and coordinate with regional campaigns by localizing messaging and identifying Philippines-specific hooks and moments - Provide strategic communications advice to partners and internal teams, ensuring consistency and impact across outputs - Any other duties to be assigned from time to time Our ideal candidate has - Experience in communications, journalism, public affairs, or advocacy, preferably in climate, energy, or development is a must - Strong media relations and partner engagement experience, particularly in the Philippines and Southeast Asia - Experience and knowledge of the Philippine climate, energy, and policy landscape preferred - Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills, with the ability to develop and execute impactful communications campaigns grounded in evidence and aligned with broader policy and advocacy goals, are highly desirable - Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language; additional languages are an asset. - A genuine interest in and passion for addressing climate change. - The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers. - The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Zoom, Slack and email (Google Workspace). - A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change. Why join us? - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature. We offer coworking access in some locations. - Work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work. - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world. - A consultant contract, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.

Senior Steel Analyst Application Deadline: 27 April 2026 Department: Thematic Teams Employment Type: Full Time Location: Remote / Flexible (+/- 5hrs CET) Description This position is with ARIA, a project that explores power, influence and corporate accountability in the climate and nature space, hosted by the Meliore Foundation. ARIA uses research, analysis, data insights and investigative approaches to reveal and challenge obstacles to a cleaner, more sustainable world. Our steel team focuses on: - Monitoring the steel industry and decarbonisation trends, and producing intelligence and analysis for our partners and allies. - Attending conferences and industry events and developing industry contacts. - Conducting investigations into the met coal and steel industries, and their supply chains, to share with media partners and allies. - Developing campaign strategy with partners and allies to help speed up the steel transition away from coal to cleaner methods of production. We're looking for a Senior Steel Analyst with research, analysis and campaigning skills to help us decarbonise the steel industry. Our ideal candidate has an excellent campaigning instinct and the ability to use research, analysis and investigative findings to effect change in close collaboration with partners and allies. You will develop your own original research, work collaboratively to develop investigations, campaign approaches and messaging, produce materials and briefings, and become a source of intelligence and insights on steel decarbonisation and climate. You will work with a network of civil society partners, journalists and policy makers to influence key narratives and decisions on steel and climate policy. If this sounds like you, we'd love you to apply. How you'll contribute The Senior Steel Analyst will work with the ARIA manager with oversight of the steel sector, the Steel Analyst and the two investigators working on steel-related topics to: - Monitor steel industry decarbonisation and the news cycle - including attending conferences, to produce insights and intelligence; - Work with the ARIA steel team to produce high quality research and analysis of the steel sector as they relate to climate change and decarbonisation; - Compile credible, concise briefings for a range of audiences working to shape debates and narratives relating to the decarbonisation of the steel sector, including its interaction with the energy sector and power sources such as coal; - Oversee written work produced by ARIA’s Steel Analyst and edit documents as required;. - Develop, maintain and collaborate closely with a network of partners, sources and contacts to share intelligence, and develop and inform strategy in this area; - Coordinate closely with coalitions of partners and allies to deliver shared objectives; - Develop, implement, review and evaluate ARIAs strategy and interventions in this area; - Contribute to the development of ARIA's broader strategy, processes and the evolution of our operating model including harnessing the potential of AI in building our research and intelligence. - Coordinate and oversee the work of a small team of analysts and investigators working on steel decarbonisation including research and investigative projects; - Line manage our Steel Analyst; Our ideal candidate has To succeed in this role, you will have all 6 of the below qualities: - Experience of running or overseeing effective campaigns aimed at changing corporate or public behaviour, or government regulation. - Experience of using research, investigations and media to effect change - Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to tailor communications to different audiences - Strong networking skills, and experience of collaborating with partner organisations and operating in networks. - Fluent written and spoken English and the ability to produce clear, well-sourced and accurate briefings and summaries, or news articles. - Good organisational/ project management skills, including managing a small budget Nice to haves: - Experience of researching, investigating or campaigning on the steel industry, or similar industrial sectors including coal. Or direct knowledge of the steel or coal sectors. - Experience of supply chain tracing. - Experience of working directly with the media, including collaborating on stories, or pitching. - Experience of editing documents and overseeing work of more junior colleagues - Experience of managing a small team - Fluency in other languages is valued; - Experience of fundraising and managing funder relations - Experience of fact checking - Ability to use AI tools for research and investigation - The skills necessary to flourish in a remote, fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones; - The ability to work with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers with a spirit of generosity and mutual support; - Experience of working with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures. Why join us? - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature. We offer coworking access in some locations. - Work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work. - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world. - A full-time position under a consultancy or employment contract (subject to location), with an expected duration of 12 months, contingent on funding availability, and the possibility of extension. Location: +/-6h CET flexibly remote. Some international travel may be required. We may be able to provide co-working spaces in some locations. Only candidates with the right to work in their location will be considered.

Grants and Contracts Officer Application Deadline: 27 April 2026 Department: Operations & Network Support Employment Type: Full Time Location: Remote / Flexible (+/- 2hrs CET) Description We're looking for a diligent and professional Grants and Contracts Officer with a unique combination of skills who wants to play a major role in tackling climate change. As Grants and Contracts Officer, you will be an integral member of our Grants and Contracts Team, that is responsible for effectively managing the day-to-day granting and contracting in Meliore. While your role is part of the Grants and Contracts team, you will be fully matrixed to the CommsHub, a regranting programme at Meliore. The CommsHub combines pooled funding, aligns strategy development, and provides technical support to supercharge the climate movement’s ability to pursue innovative, scaled, measurable, and impactful strategic communications. This position will support the CommsHub’s activities and contribute to the operational implementation of their strategy, primarily through the smooth administration of grants and contracts, ensuring consistency, compliance, and efficiency throughout their life cycle. You will participate in CommsHub team meetings and communications and will also work closely with colleagues from different operational teams at Meliore. You will act as a trusted partner in navigating grant and contract matters. This role will suit a professional who enjoys working in dynamic and collaborative environments. This role reports to the Senior Grants Associate, Grants and Contracts, who also supports the CommsHub. If this sounds like you, we'd love for you to apply. How you'll contribute - Performing the initial due diligence checks on new and existing organisations. - Generating and processing grant and contract requests within our internal grants and contracts management system. - Supporting the review, negotiation and processing of contracts with suppliers while ensuring alignment with organisational policies. - Monitoring and following up on the contracting and reporting stages (financial and narrative reporting). - Monitoring grant and contract closing activities. - Maintaining a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of grant and contract related activities in your designated portfolio. - Maintaining a calendar of deadlines to ensure team coordination. - Contributing to process improvements and operational efficiency. - Work collaboratively with the other Grants and Contracts Officers in the team, ensuring knowledge-sharing and ability to interchangeably support the Grants & Contracts team as needs arise. - Performing other administrative tasks related to the grant and contract management process. Our ideal candidate has To succeed in this role, you will have the below qualities: - Proven work experience in a comparable position within an Operations / Administration / Project Management team (or similar) is required - Work experience, or transferable skills in grant and contract management - Excellent attention to detail and accuracy, with an ability to spot errors and flexibility to solve problems creatively - Strong administrative and IT skills: familiar with cloud-based collaboration tools, and comfortable working with new software. Grants & contracts management system experience is a plus. - An ability to plan ahead and manage deadlines, and to deliver high quality output within ambitious timeframes - Fluency in written and spoken English, our working language; Nice to haves: - Experience in engaging with various stakeholders with a friendly approach - Discretion, and the ability to work with sensitive, confidential information - Additional languages are an asset. - A genuine interest in the mission of the organisation. - Previous experience in philanthropy or development roles in nonprofit organizations is a plus. - The disposition to work generously with colleagues in a high-trust global community of peers. - The versatile and adaptable skills necessary to flourish in a fast-paced and wide-ranging work environment and work across time zones using tools such as Slack and email (Google Workspace). - A commitment to an inclusive and empowering approach to facing climate change. Why join us? - Be part of a remote-first, international network of professionals working on climate, energy and nature and work with a bunch of dynamic, culturally diverse individuals who combine their passion to make a difference with a rigorous and results-oriented approach to work. - 6 offline days (with no calls or meetings) per year to focus on your work - Reduced working time on Fridays during the Dry Season (summer) - Access to our employee assistance program to support your mental health and personal development - Supplementary paid business closure for end-of-year holidays - Parental leave matched to 20 weeks for countries where regulation allows less than that - Enjoy regular opportunities to connect and collaborate with colleagues around the world - A full-time position with an employment or consultant contract, subject to location, for 12 months, with possible renewal after one year. Location: CET +/-2h.