About the Role
The Senior Strategist—Industry role is a new role within Tara. The Senior Strategist will be responsible for developing strategic pathways to advance industrial decarbonisation. The initial focus will be on the steel industry, with the potential to expand into other sectors.

The role demands an exceptional strategist capable of leveraging data and analytical tools to understand the decarbonisation pathways and potential for each sector. S/he will be responsible for developing grantmaking strategies for Tara, aligning with their core mission of empowering a diverse range of groups to drive systemic change.

The Senior Strategist—industry will be a forward-looking, experienced strategist with a collaborative approach to working and a passion for driving systemic change. S/he will have a good understanding of the opportunities and challenges related to the energy transition in Asia, and experience working with civil society organisations (CSOs), think tanks, businesses, donors, and/or government agencies to drive systemic change.

Duties and Responsibilities
The key responsibilities of the Senior Strategist—Industry are to:

Lead the formulation of regional strategies for industrial decarbonisation in East Asia and Southeast Asia, initially focusing on the steel industry, in collaboration with the Tara country and regional programme team. This involves creating foundational datasets to comprehend the scope of the issue within the Tara region, evaluating ongoing initiatives by other stakeholders, pinpointing regional opportunities for Tara and their partner network to contribute, scouting for potential new collaborators, and devising comprehensive budgets and plans.
Maintain responsibility for industrial decarbonisation at the regional level within Tara, ensuring that strategies are developed and continuously assessed, and ensuring strong internal coordination with Tara’s regional and country teams, convening of Tara partners, and managing grants.
Advise Tara country teams on their industrial decarbonisation strategies, and provide technical guidance and advice to country teams and other regional team members.
Actively support business development through compelling presentations, grant proposals, and budgets to engage funders in industrial decarbonisation strategies and plans.
Proactively scan global and regional developments in the clean industrialisation space and determine key new areas where Tara could be able to play a role in driving industrial decarbonisation.
Contribute to an active international network of philanthropic foundations and strategists on industrial decarbonisation.
As and when required, other responsibilities and projects will be allocated by line management in consultation with the post-holder.
Miscellaneous:
Promote a culture of excellence, service orientation, high performance, and continuous improvement.
Demonstrate Tara’s values in every action.
Actively participate in programme team activities.
Embrace Tara’s policies, procedures, and practices.
Skills and Experience
Excited by the prospect of working for a dynamic and fast-growing international organisation with a mission to solve the climate crisis, the ideal candidate will have:

At least 10 years of relevant work experience, gained in either local or international foundations, donor agencies, relevant businesses, or CSOs.
Experience working with philanthropic foundations, either as a grantmaker or grantee, would be desirable
Excellence in strategic thinking, experience developing strategies requiring complex systems change, and demonstrable ability to translate strategy into implementation.
Demonstrated understanding of the role that CSOs play, especially in Asia
Excellence in networking, including demonstrable ability to maintain trusting professional relationships across different countries and sectors
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English. With the ability to crystallise complex issues into effective and readable strategy documents and PowerPoint presentations, an Asian language preference for Japanese or Korean would be an asset.
Confident in fast-paced environments, comfortable in taking decisive action and moving forward with high adaptability amidst uncertainty.
Ability to travel internationally as and when required.
Embraces Tara’s mission and is committed to embodying and upholding Tara’s values.
Education
Advanced degree or relevant expertise in a relevant field such as international relations, strategic studies, environmental management, business administration, economics, or sustainable development.
Location requirements
The candidate must be based in the Tara region, preferably in East Asia (Japan, Korea, Taiwan, or Hong Kong), and must have long-term residency status with a legal permit to reside and work in the country.
Key external stakeholders
International organisations
Financial institutions and businesses
Civil Society Organisations
Donor Agencies
Key internal stakeholders

Regional Directors
Programme Directors / Heads of Programmes
Grants Officer
Programme Officers

Please send your resume/CV