- Key role with an expanding international climate action NGO
- Japan/Asia (remote) base; fluency in Japanese & English essential
- One-year contract initially, strong possibility of renewal
The Organisation
Tara is a new philanthropic initiative in Asia. Tara’s vision is a just and thriving Asia powered by renewable energy. Tara’s mission is to support a diverse group of partners to accelerate Asia’s energy transformation. Tara funds think tanks, civil society, research organizations, and other non-state actors. Tara is currently hosted at the European Climate Foundation, but with a mandate to localise into an independent re-granting foundation in the future, with the strong backing of the ECF and other philanthropic foundations.
Benefits and Culture
· Work as part of a dynamic, growing international team
· Flexible work environment with unlimited growth and development opportunities
· Results-oriented, respectful and high-performing team
· Competitive compensation offered (according to local benchmarks)
The Role
Remotely based in Tokyo, or elsewhere in Asia, your role reports to the Operations Manager and oversees and ensures effective and efficient grant-making activities and their consistency of approach and compliance with internal processes. You will be the liaison between the programmatic work and the ECF finance department, as well as Tara grantees & consultants. You will also:
· Review and monitor grantee proposals and reporting and execute payments
· Ensure financial and operational compliance and support due diligence activities
· Maintain relationships with external service providers for the Japan branch office
· Manage admin, and logistics, and operations for the Japan branch office.
Skills Required
You have 3-5 years of experience in an administrative, grants, fundraising/sales support, or finance role, ideally from a non-profit or related organisation. You have a genuine interest in climate and the environment and you would enjoy working in a dynamic start-up environment. Additionally, you have:
· Excellent attention to detail and follow-through on projects
· Strong team collaboration skills and the ability to work independently
· Experience with IT systems, grants, and finance management systems (a plus)
· Native level Japanese and very good English language skills (essential)
· Working and residency rights for Japan or the Asian country you reside in (mandatory)
· One-year contract initially, strong possibility of renewal
How to apply:
If you want to play a vital role in a new philanthropic initiative in the Asia climate movement, please send your resume and cover letter, addressing the key skills and experience required, to cv@ngorecruitment.com, quoting # 825640, or call Lois Freeke in Melbourne in confidence on +61 (0) 3 8080 8978.**
Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.