This position will be hybrid requiring a few days per week in office. You can be based in our office in Washington DC, London, The Hague, Nairobi,Addis Ababa,Brazil, Colombiaor Mexico City. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.

About the Program :

The world needs to shift from economies based on exploiting people and nature to low-carbon economies that are good for people and good for the planet. Achieving the world’s people, nature, and climate goals will require major transformations of every human system that supports life on Earth — from the ways we produce and use food and energy to how we design cities – as well as to the economic, financial and political governance systems which underpin them. WRI works to drive transitions in focus countries where we can test, evaluate, and scale strategies and lessons learned,and alsoto set ambitious global commitments and initiatives. We bring change-makers together from governments, businesses, non-profits, and others to advance rigorous, evidence-based solutions and learning.

The Climate, Economics, and Finance Program is responsible in WRI for both driving forward changes in the finance, economic and governance systems at the global, country transition, and human system-level, as well as stewarding the Institute’s climate goal, with a focus on both adaptation and mitigation. It is responsible for delivering outcomes on climate ambition, country transitions, finance, adaptation, and corporate action.

Job Highlight :

Reporting to theSenior Director, Finance and Private-Sector Pillar, youwill advise on WRI’s engagement with existing and emerging corporate climate and nature initiatives, based on this long-term strategy. They will fundraise to build and manage projects and teams within the CEF Program to deliver meaningful and impactful research publications, convenings, and initiatives.

Working within the Finance and Private-Sector Pillar of the Global Climate, Economics, and Finance (CEF) Program, and in collaboration with the Food, Land, and Water (F|L|W) Program, the Corporate Incentives & Action Director will develop WRI’s longer term strategyin the area ofcorporate climate and nature incentives and action.The ideal candidate will be a strategic thinker, able to look ahead to what’s needed over the next decade and how we get there, backed by in-depth understanding as an established expert in the fields of corporate incentives and action, including on climate and nature standards, regulations, targets, finance, and markets.

What will you do :

Program Strategy & Advisory(30%) :

• Develop WRI strategy for driving greater corporate leadership, ambition and action, in line with science, data, and evidence, to help achieve the world’s climate, nature, and people goals through research and engagement
• Ensure new and existing projects related to corporate incentives and action within CEF (direct oversight role) and F|L|W (advisory role) advance and align with this and WRI’s wider strategy
• Facilitate development of internal guidance and / or external positions on complex issues, including at the climate-nature interface
• Support the development and implementation of CEF’s private-sector strategy, including helping develop theories of change and identify intervention targets, and tracking WRI’s efforts and impact as related to corporate actions
• Provide briefings and advisory support to WRI, CEF, and F|L|W leadership on corporate standards and incentives, in line with the strategic vision

Research & Engagement(40%) :

Management & Fundraising(30%) :

What will you need :

Potential Salary : US salary range is between164,000 and197,000 USD. UK : 106–133KGBP.NL : 105K –131K EUR.Salary is commensurate with experience and other compensable factors.