Senior Climate Associate - East Asia Protein Transition Team

• East Asia climate advocacy impact role to reduce methane emissions
• Drive campaigns to transform food systems, accelerate the protein transition
• Suits Mandarin speakers in Japan, East Asia, or based globally (remote)

The Organisation

Founded in 2016, Mighty Earth is a growing global advocacy organization with a mission to protect nature and secure a climate that allows life to flourish. Mighty Earth drives transformation across industry and government to rewild the planet. It plays a leading role in driving a 90%+ decline in deforestation for palm oil, and similar declines for other commodities in Southeast Asia, including the adoption of improved government forest and wildlife protections, and multi-billion-dollar shifts to clean energy.

Mighty Earth achieves results through campaigns, communications, and practical engagement with decision-makers, with more than half of their work focused on ensuring delivery of commitments. The organizational goal is to make significant progress in supporting impacted people globally, including protecting Indigenous land rights. Tackling agricultural methane is an opportunity to achieve outsized emissions reductions and transform both agriculture and food systems.

Benefits & Culture

• Results-focused, entrepreneurial, collaborative, and agile work culture.
• Ideally remote in East Asia with flexible work hours and shared workspace options. Local work rights required.
• Collaborate with, and learn from, global teams and partners. International travel required.
• Opportunities for professional development, team growth, and significant impact.
• Initial one-year contract with strong likelihood of extension.
• Advanced Mandarin Chinese language skills (written and verbal) and professional English language skills required.

The Role

As Senior Climate Associate, you will support Mighty Earth's Protein Transition Team to deliver campaigns across East Asia to reduce agricultural methane emissions and transform food systems. Working closely with campaign, communications, and policy colleagues, you will help advance strategies that encourage regenerative agriculture and accelerate the shift towards plant-based proteins.

Your key responsibilities include:

• Supporting regional campaigns to reduce agricultural methane emissions.
• Coordinating regional campaign activities, stakeholder meetings, and events.
• Producing reports, scorecards, press releases, and campaign materials.
• Conducting research into corporate climate policies and food systems.
• Monitoring regional policy and industry developments.

Skills Required

You are passionate about tackling climate change and transforming global food systems. You enjoy working in fast-paced campaign environments and are motivated by creating meaningful environmental and social impact. You bring strong organisational skills, excellent communication abilities and you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and partners across different cultures and regions.

Your background will ideally include at least three years professional experience in advocacy, campaigning, public affairs, grassroots organising, or related roles, within environmental protection, climate change, social justice, sustainability, or human rights.

You will also demonstrate:

• Strong written and verbal communication skills in both Chinese and English.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and relationship management skills.
• Strong project management, organization and time management abilities.
• Proven capacity to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.

If you are passionate about creating a more sustainable food system, and tackling climate change through strategic advocacy, please submit your resume and cover letter, addressing the skills required, quoting #1466068. To request a full information package please email: [Confidential Information] (no applications here please).

Mighty Earth is an equal opportunity employer; we strictly prohibit discrimination against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, creed, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, disability, gender identity or expression and any other characteristic protected by law. Women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community are strongly encouraged to apply.

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.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.