Programme Lead, Clean Economy, London, Brussels, Berlin or Washington (Internal Opportunity)

Programme Lead, Clean Economy, London, Brussels, Berlin or Washington (Internal Opportunity)

This role will support building the political and institutional frameworks to make the necessary changes possible in the fields of industry and trade.

Background

E3G is the world lead strategist think tank on the political economy of climate change with a global outlook. We work on the frontier of the climate landscape tackling the barriers and advancing the solutions to a safe climate for all. We translate climate politics, economics and policies into action. We pride ourselves on bringing independence to an extremely polarised discussion and holding policy makers to account on their promises. E3G is consistently ranked as one of the top-ten most influential environmental think tanks in the world by the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think Tank Index.

E3G is dedicated to fostering an engaging work environment with a competitive remuneration package in the non-profit sector. E3G offers a dynamic and fast paced working environment that will value your insight and initiative wherever you are in the organisation. We take pride in our team's commitment, supportiveness, and friendliness. We invest in our staff, offer flexible working conditions and pride ourselves on being an open and collaborative workplace.

Role Overview

This Programme Lead role provides cross-cutting strategic support to E3G’s Clean Economy petal, strengthening its core strategy, tracking and strategic foresight capabilities, while taking leadership of the petal’s Trade & Investment workstream and supporting the Associate Director in shaping the petal’s programme of work and fundraising.

You will take leadership of the Trade & Investment workstream within Clean Economy, driving delivery of E3G’s strategy in this space and building E3G’s political access, analytical capability and thought leadership on trade and investment issues.

You will also work with CPECC’s pipeline strategy arm to build E3G’s horizon scanning capabilities, including leveraging foresight tools and scenario analysis to generate strategic insights on the future of the clean economy. You will work across arenas and thematic areas to evaluate geopolitical and geo-economic developments, monitor emerging trends and develop E3G’s approach to navigating uncertainty. You will establish E3G as a thought leader on the long-term drivers influencing the political economy of climate change.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership, management, and structure to cross-cutting projects within the Clean Economy petal, ensuring strategic coherence, risk management, and delivery against objectives and KPIs.
• Lead the delivery of E3G’s Trade & Investment Strategy, driving progress against its outcomes: building resilient global supply chains for the clean transition, embedding clean trade in geopolitical and geoeconomic strategies, and aligning investment governance with global climate goals.
• Manage, mentor, and develop a multi-location team, fostering a collaborative culture and ensuring high performance through regular reviews, capacity-building, and professional growth plans.
• Develop expertise and profile and contribute thought leadership inside and outside E3G on clean economy and trade, to ensure E3G remains at the cutting edge of climate action.
• Build E3G’s political access and profile on clean economy, trade and investment issues among key decision-makers in priority geographies, and strengthen the evidence base and analytical capabilities underpinning E3G’s clean economy work.
• Represent the organisation externally with partners, funders and with media and in public forums as appropriate.
• Represent E3G at international forums and conferences and in bilateral meetings with senior-level policymakers and thought leaders. Some travel will be required.
• Support the Associate Director for Clean Economy in shaping a forward-looking programme of work for the petal, exploring opportunities for expanding the scope of work into frontier areas including clean tech supply chains and geo-economics.
• Manage set up, delivery, tracking and reporting of a portfolio of grants including planning, allocating and overseeing resources and work, working with the team to set objectives and priorities, and ensuring risk management and course correction in response to emerging challenges and opportunities.
• Build out the petal’s fundraising pipeline in cooperation with the Associate Director, including developing new funding proposals and forging relationships with key funder contacts and monitoring emerging funding opportunities.
• Work with CPECC’s pipeline strategy arm to build E3G’s horizon scanning capabilities, including leveraging foresight tools and scenario analysis to generate strategic insights on the future of the clean economy.
• Work across arenas and thematic areas to evaluate geopolitical and geo-economic developments, monitor emerging trends and develop E3G’s approach to navigating uncertainty.
  

About You

You are a highly motivated professional with experience of diplomacy in trade and investment and climate policy space. You have strong collaborative and interpersonal skills which allow you to work effectively with diverse and remotely located teams. You have strong programme and project delivery skills which enable you to deliver effectively across a number of objectives.

You are able to set strategic direction and bring a strong problem-solving approach and are able to innovate to find new solutions to enable E3G to deliver its global objectives going forward.

Skills & Experience

• A strong track record of leading high-performing teams, with strong collaborative and interpersonal skills applied to the leadership of diverse international teams, and with a focus on creating a strong culture of wellbeing.
• Proven experience of international collaboration and stakeholder management, with the ability to act confidently in the field of international diplomatic outreach and engagement.
• Demonstrable experience of programme and project management, with evidence of managing complexity and of strong problem-solving skills.
• Experience of budget management and fundraising, project management and programme management, preferably in the context of grant-funded work.
• Thought leadership, strong communication skills, and ability to build coalition.
• Experience working on trade and industrial policy, or international economic governance more broadly is preferred.
• Experience working with strategic foresight and horizon scanning frameworks is a plus.
• Good knowledge of at least one other language would be an advantage.
  

What We Offer

• Permanent, full-time position.
• Work-life balance. Enjoy a 35-hour workweek with a hybrid work model and flexitime.
• 25 vacation days + additional leave between Christmas and New Year.
• Pension contribution plan.
• E3G offers a reward and benefits package which compares well with other organisations within our sector. The indicative salary range in the UK for this position is between £62,825 - £67,000, Brussels €66,291 - €75,000, Berlin €69,496 - €75,000, US $98,643 - $105,000 dependent on experience and qualifications of the chosen candidate.
• Yearly process for remuneration review.
• Additional benefits based on specific location.
  

E3G is unable to provide any relocation assistance to candidates who would need to move in order to take up this position. E3G will require candidates to demonstrate that they have the right to live and work in the jurisdiction in which E3G employs them.

How to apply

Please submit your application in English.

Please include:

• A CV of maximum two pages

• A cover letter of no more than one page outlining why you are applying for this role and when you would be able to start.

The deadline for applications is 13 September 2026.

E3G is looking to appoint quickly and so may appoint before the deadline for applications, therefore you are advised to submit your application at the earliest convenience.

Whilst we very much appreciate the time you will have taken with your application, unfortunately due to the level of response we receive we will not be able to reply to every candidate. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume that on this occasion you have been unsuccessful.

E3G values diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, gender, race, disability, sexual orientation, religion or ethnic background. We aim to build an inclusive workforce that is reflective of the populations we support and actively seek applications from those who are marginalised and underrepresented. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.