Recruiting [Hired] Power Program - Power Sector Governance & Fairness Lead  2023-05-31

Organization description  

Solutions for Our Climate (SFOC) is an independent policy research and advocacy group that aims to make emissions trajectories across Asia compatible with the Paris Agreement 1.5°C warming target. SFOC is led by legal, economic, financial, and environmental experts with experience in energy and climate policy.   

Since its founding in 2016, SFOC has led strategic campaigns on coal power phase-out, renewables, and climate finance. More recently, we have expanded our work beyond the power sector, establishing oil and gas, legal, steel, methane, maritime transportation, and land-use programs. SFOC’s effectiveness comes from its extensive digital and media communication, legal strategy, diplomatic and political network, and leadership among grassroots campaigns. 

 

Job description 

SFOC’s power program aims to establish a fair and reliable power market for renewables by introducing proper governance and market design in power sector regulations, addressing the unfair treatment of renewables or flexibility resources, and organizing the corporate voice against Korea’s outdated power sector. 

SFOC is seeking an experienced leader who oversees two work units – power sector governance & market design, and renewable and flexible resource fairness.

Specifically, the lead will supervise works to address market design and governance irregularities, and grid access or compensation regulations which are hampering fair treatment of renewable or flexible resources in the Korean power system. The lead will report to the Head of SFOC’s Power Program. The ideal candidate has at least five years in the field, is an excellent strategist, has experience leading a team of talented people, and is passionate about addressing climate change. 

 

The Power Sector Governance & Fairness Lead will be responsible for the following: 

  • Supervise SFOC’s power sector governance & market design, and renewable and flexible resource fairness work 
  • Refine SFOC’s current strategy to improve power sector governance, market design, and fairness to ensure more penetration of renewables and flexible resources 
  • Oversee research on domestic and international policies/technologies regarding power sector governance, market design, and renewable and flexible resource policy 
  • Engage Korean policymakers and power market stakeholders to accelerate the improvement of power sector governance, market design, and fairness 
  • Organize seminars and workshops, and coordinate relevant legal action with SFOC’s legal team 
  • Collaborate with other SFOC program and network teams 
  • Correspond with international and/or domestic climate organization partners and find opportunities for collaboration 

 

Qualifications 

  • Experience in leading a team, in demanding situations 
  • Experience in power sector is preferred, but not a prerequisite  
  • Strategic thinking and effective communication skills 
  • Business and marketing skills 
  • Proficiency in Korean and English  
  • Willingness to work in a quickly growing organization and endure the instabilities related thereto 

 

Required documents for application: 

  1. Korean or English Resume/CV 
  2. Cover letter in Korean or English 
  3. Consent to the collection and use of personal information for job applications

 

How to apply: 

Email: work@forourclimate.org (with the following file name: SFOC_PMG_ [Your Name])

 
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