Job description
About The Sunrise Project
Driven by a passion to solve the climate crisis, The Sunrise Project (TSP) is a dynamic team of experienced changemakers on a mission to scale social movements to drive the global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy.
Founded in Australia in 2012, TSP operates with a unique model of grant-making and campaigning to achieve large-scale, global impact. Today, Sunrise is a global network of three independent organisations that share a common mission and values and drive aligned strategies.
With over 150 people across 20 countries and a grant making portfolio that funds over AUD $80 million per year to a network of over 250 organisations, this passionate team of change-makers is having a globally significant impact on the defining issue of our time.
To drive impact, The Sunrise Project essentially does six things:
- Analyse political, social, and economic systems driving the climate crisis;
- Develop strategies for multi-partner efforts to create systemic change;
- Partner with philanthropy to resource these strategies;
- Fund diverse networks of organisations and support them to drive collective impact;
- Support organisations and movements to sharpen their strategies and build their capacity to achieve real-world outcomes; and
- Drive strategic interventions that will hasten the transition beyond fossil fuels.
With a geographically distributed team of 74 people across Australia, The Sunrise Project Australia (TSPA) is one of the largest funders and climate impact makers within the region. Making ~$40m in grants in line with their program strategies, TSPA funds the most climate progressive Australian universities, think tanks, activist organisations, and grassroots groups and supports them to work together for large-scale impact.
About the role
The Sunrise Project Australia Limited is a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee and is a registered charity on the national Register of Environmental Organisations. As such, we have a range of governance and compliance obligations that the board has overall responsibility for.
The role of the Board includes high level governance and oversight of organisational and program strategy, financial management, policy setting, risk management and compliance.
The Board of Sunrise Australia also collaborates closely with the boards of other entities within the global network of independent organisations that make up The Sunrise Project.
We currently have two exceptional opportunities to join the Sunrise Project Australia Board and to make an important contribution to the wider climate movement.
We are seeking expressions of interest from candidates to fulfil two subcommittee Chair positions demonstrating the following skills and experience:
- A strong connection with The Sunrise Project mission– to scale social movements to drive the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy as fast as possible.
- Previous Board and corporate governance experience and demonstrating a solid understanding of governance principles. (AICD membership and training are highly regarded).
- A broad understanding of Australian energy economics and climate politics.
- A commitment to justice, equity, diversity and inclusion – understanding of how organisations can embody Justice, equity, diversity and inclusion in their work.
- Organisational strategy and leadership – understanding of how to unleash creativity in organisations and how to manage the challenges of rapid scaling.
- Technological and social change/disruption – a deep understanding of the social and technological forces that are rapidly reshaping the world in which we operate.
- Collaborative and considered approach, with a high level of emotional intelligence.
Required skills, knowledge and experience
In addition to demonstrating one or more of the skill sets required:
- CA/CPA qualifications +/- previous Chair experience of a Finance, Risk and Audit Committee
- Clean Energy expertise and/or grant experience
- Human Resources Management
- Information Technology innovation and leadership
For a confidential enquiry, please do not hesitate to contact Jessica Inteman at JobAlly on 0403 936 106 or [email protected], using the subject line: Non Executive Directors x2 (Voluntary) – The Sunrise Project Australia Ltd enquiry via EthicalJobs.
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