Europe Programme Director

The role

The position of Europe Programme Director is of significant importance to the organisation.  Responsibilities include:

• Leading the Europe programme team. In addition to the Director, the Europe programme team is currently made up of 4 full-time employees, with researchers currently working on climate investments in Europe, cleantech investments, and financial regulation issues.
• Ensuring the quality of the research carried out by the Europe programme, including solid methodologies and data analysis, as well as contributing to the quality assurance of other work when required.
• Developing I4CE‘s Europe strategy, including research priorities that advance climate policies, ensuring a strong strategic fit with EU developments, as well as overseeing the allocation of internal resources and reporting to the Board of Directors.
• Maximizing the impact of I4CE‘s work with European decision-makers, reinforcing the Institute’s capacity to promote research on a European scale, working closely with I4CE‘s Director of Strategic Engagement and her team and developing and maintaining a relevant political network, within the leading European institutions.
• Developing the Europe programme team, ensuring a supportive and empowering work environment for team members to grow their skills, recruiting talented researchers and liaise with I4CE colleagues whose work has a European dimension, in coordination with the Directors of other programs.
• Participating in collective decision-making within I4CE, in particular within its Management Committee, in which all program directors/managers take part.

Professional profile

The position is aimed at someone with +10 years relevant professional experience and an educational background in the field of economics, political sciences, environment or similar at MSc or PhD level. The skills required for this position are:

• Excellent people management and decision-making skills.
• Ability to shape new research projects, with a solid track record of sourcing funding, while managing a portfolio of research projects over time (typically one to three years).
• Ability to lead researchers, to understand their research topics and challenge them intellectually. A demonstrated experience with ensuring high quality research outcomes, providing support on both research methodologies and day-to-day issues.
• Good knowledge of subjects at the intersection of climate and economics at the EU level, and the ability to express complex issues in a clear, informative way, aimed at both expert and non-expert policymakers.
• Strong drafting and editorial skills in English for policy writing.
• Highly motivated to help I4CE develop, enthusiastic to bring forward fresh ideas and insights.
• Thorough understanding of policy and decision-making processes at the European level in the areas of climate, economic governance and finance.
• Existing personal network of European high-level climate policymakers, or at least demonstrable experience in developing a network of policymakers and a solid experience in political outreach strategy development and implementation.
• Excellent command of written and spoken English and professional command of French in a necessity. Competences in other major European languages is a plus.