Location
This is a remote role, working with a pan-Asia team. We are looking for candidates located within a time zone range from UK (GMT) to South Korea (GMT+9) for optimal collaboration.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce compelling, analytical reports, data-led research, short media-ready analyses and commentaries for publication and internal use.
- Contribute to building Ember’s research portfolio on China’s energy transition and carry out related outreach activities
- Collect electricity data that might be necessary for your research with the help of Ember’s data team
- Build and maintain an influential network of external stakeholders and experts to maximise impact on the wider policy debate and explore opportunities for collaboration
- Act as Ember’s media spokesperson on China and work with the comms team to build relationships with journalists and respond to media requests
- Work with colleagues from the Asia policy team to periodically evaluate the Asia team strategy and help shape the China programme
Must have
- Minimum 5 years of experience working in a research or an analytical role on China’s energy transition
- Strong technical understanding of power sector, energy technologies, policies and challenges to clean electricity transition in China
- Experience of independently writing reports, policy briefs and op-eds for news outlets as well strong verbal communication skills
- Skill for communicating the key insights from a complex subject or dataset in an accessible and compelling way.
- Self-motivated, able to work independently; able to multitask; set priorities and meet deadlines with limited direction while working remotely
- A natural collaborator with a disposition to work generously with colleagues from different time zones
- Fluent in English and Mandarin
Nice to have
- Proven experience in creating policy impact in China through data-led research
- An established network in Chinese organisations (regional, national and/or multilateral); ability to develop and maintain new relationships with policy-makers, government departments, think-tanks and campaign groups
- Experience with power sector modelling
- Fascination with data and data visualisation
- Experience in engaging with media in China
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of background.
Benefits
Salary: £43,470 to £47,817.Salaries may be adjusted depending on a location cost of living formula, but will not be below 75% of advertised figure.
Contract: Full time (but only working 9 days every fortnight with no reduction in pay), permanent subject to a 3 month probationary period. For employees based outside of the UK, a local payroll contract is available, dependent on the country.
Further benefits
We offer a competitive benefits package, including:
- We operate a nine-day fortnight meaning our full-time staff are given every other Friday off work with no reduction in pay
- A minimum of 25 days holiday, plus public holidays
- For each year that you’re part of the team at Ember you’ll receive an additional day of holiday, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
- Generous paid maternity and paternity leave
- Flexible working conditions, including the opportunity for part-time work and home working.
- Access to a local working space can be arranged
- Free annual eye tests
- Access to a counselling service
- Funding and allocated time for your training and development
- Paid volunteer day
- Two paid days off to enable low carbon travel
- Time off to donate blood
