About Us

The Sunrise Project is a global network of independent organizations united by a common mission: to drive interventions to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. We developed a unique model of changemaking where we identify key leverage points, design strategic interventions, and organise diverse networks to make them happen.

Sunrise International is a proud member of The Sunrise Project network. We adapt our role based on what is needed to have the greatest impact. We provide grants and build capacity where it’s needed, and sometimes we develop new brands or organisations and execute campaigns ourselves.

As a global network, we believe that a diversity of experiences and perspectives will help us build stronger strategies, teams, and movements. We are committed to building an inclusive and supportive workplace and encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds, including First Nations people, people of colour, people living outside major cities, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, and LGBTQIA+ people. Find out more here.

About the Project

Asia is the front line of the global energy transition - and the stakes couldn't be higher. The region holds 81% of the world's operating coal capacity and hundreds of millions of people suffering from expensive and unreliable electricity, yet at the same time is home to some of the world's fastest-growing solar markets and a booming clean tech manufacturing base.

The Asia Clean Energy Finance project focuses on accelerating the shift to customer-owned renewable electrification (CORE) with a focus on south and south-east Asia. We believe that households, businesses and communities becoming their own renewable power producers is the fastest, most inclusive and most financially sustainable route to achieving the clean energy transition. We do this by working with partners across civil society, government and the finance sector, to unlock affordable finance, reduce the cost of capital and build enabling policy environments for distributed clean energy.

About The Role

This is a new role to support the Asia Clean Energy Project, providing operational and grant-making support to the project team, which aims to shift finance to accelerate the renewable energy transition in Asia. The role will work closely with the Asia Clean Energy Finance Lead and program team, enabling the team to function smoothly and be more than the sum of its parts. The role will support a number of high-level initiatives, including an Executive Taskforce for Solar Industry Association Strengthening. 50% of your time will be dedicated to supporting the Taskforce.

You are a highly-organized person who has an eagle eye for detail and who loves collaborating with others to solve problems and streamlining processes and systems. You have a knack for managing a variety of projects, systems and processes, and the drive to keep a team on track to meet multiple competing deadlines. You’re flexible, enjoy variety in your work, and you thrive on being the “go to” person for team coordination and support. You are adept at coordinating and sharing information, enjoy exploring opportunities to improve how the team works together and contribute to a team culture of continuous learning.

You appreciate the big picture of our mission and balance that with a high level of attention to detail and a collaborative mind-set to prioritize your work. You understand that functioning systems and good team culture are the platform that all our mission driven work stands on.

You are passionate about supporting a team of strategists aiming to accelerate the renewable energy transition.

We support networks of organisations to work together to achieve outcomes that would not be possible by individual organisations acting alone. We expect all roles at Sunrise to actively support the capacity building of these networks and partner organisations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage budget systems for key initiatives of the Clean Energy Project, including tracking expenses and maintaining up-to-date forecasts, adjusting allocations based on actual spending. Serve as the team’s primary resource for budget questions, and create reports for the Clean Energy Program stakeholders including leadership, the Board, and other operational teams.
• Support the Executive Taskforce Program Manager on budget management for that initiative;
• Oversee the Project’s contracts, including hiring and onboarding contractors;
• Project manage and track key Clean Energy Project grant-making processes. Communicate with new and existing partners to collect necessary documents for the grant process. Prepare consistent grant dockets and memos for review;
• Organise and manage virtual and in person meetings including venue booking, travel support for the project team and Executive Taskforce, and scheduling for both internal and external stakeholders;
• Support Project Lead on cultivating a positive and effective team culture, creating and maintaining a team charter, supporting team growth and professional development;
• Provide support on a variety of special projects as needed to help the team hit campaign goals;
• Align own work and OKRs with programmatic strategies and Sunrise’s mission.

Required Skills and Experience

• Significant experience in project coordination, programme management, or operations ideally within a clean energy, climate or international development context in a similar or related role including unpaid, grassroots or lived experience;
• Proficiency in Asana or equivalent project management software and Excel/Google Sheets; comfortable working with financial management systems.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and manage multiple workstreams and competing priorities with professionalism and care.
• Experience coordinating multi-stakeholder processes across different countries and time zones.
• A track record of budget tracking and financial administration.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• A passion for climate action and a deep commitment to justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Desirable Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated experience with Hubspot or similar CRM for stakeholder tracking and reporting.
• Experience setting up activity tracking dashboards.
• Familiarity with grant management, contracting, or compliance processes.
• Experience in group facilitation.
• Additional languages relevant to our programmatic work in Asia are an asset (e.g Mandarin, Bahasa Indonesia, Urdu, Bengali).

Job Requirements

• You must have full working rights in the country in which you will be working. The Sunrise Project is unable to sponsor applicants for employment visas.
• Previous employment reference checks will be required for successful applicants
• Intermittent travel with advance notice may be required.
• Ability to work flexibly across multiple timezones

How Sunrise Supports its Staff

The Sunrise Project is committed to a workplace where staff can do their best work and grow professionally. The following provisions apply pro rata for part-time or fixed-term staff. Note that the successful candidate will be employed via a Professional Employment Organisation (PEO) on behalf of Sunrise, so specific conditions may vary.

• Statutory benefits and entitlements of the country in which you are employed.
• Sunrise may provide additional benefits, where in-country entitlements are less than our standard package, where applicable including:
• Generous vacation leave
• Birthday leave
• Paid Parental Leave that is gender-neutral & inclusive of all types of families, incl. Parental Return To Work & Keeping In Touch Program
• Life Leave (up to 40 days p.a. for significant personal reasons)
• Cultural Leave
• Workspace Benefits incl: Macbook, initial $2,000* for home workspace & IT equipment + $800* every 2 years + up to $75/mth phone/data/internet (*equivalent local currency).
• Shared office support

Additionally we offer:

• Flexible Working Policy
• VIDA - An AI tool to support your health and wellbeing
• Regular all-org and team meetings & retreats
• Learning & Development Program incl. a professional development budget for every staff member
• Coaching & manager support with regular 1:1 meetings
• Annual performance & development reviews with 360 feedback
• A co-developed work plan to ensure clarity on your role & key responsibilities
• We provide our staff with a voice on issues that concern them via consultation, caucuses, working groups, and surveys.

How to apply for this job

We recognise that discrimination and structural barriers shape access to formal education and experience. We assess candidates on the full range of skills and knowledge they've developed throughout their life — not just paid roles. For this reason, we evaluate applicants through responses to application questions. Please do not submit a cover letter.

You’ll be taken to Be Applied to complete your application.

Application Deadline: 14/04/2026