**Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Earlier submissions receive priority review.

About Us

The Sunrise Project is a global network of independent organizations united by a common mission: 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.

About The Program

The Sunrise Project’s Global Research team is a highly collaborative team producing high-quality and timely research which enables The Sunrise Project and its partners to accelerate a global transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

About The Role

The Senior Research Analyst develops creative and nimble research solutions to empower our strategists’ and partners’ efforts to hasten progress towards a sustainable future. The role digs deep into the details taking a rigorous analytical and creative investigative approach to developing insights into opportunities and risks.

A typical day would see you undertaking a mixture of self-directed research; finding, inputting, and analyzing campaign-relevant data; collaborating with campaign and communications strategists on planning and execution; meeting with partners to gain information directly from the field, and providing insights and updates to ensure alignment with the external environment.

Key Responsibilities

Studies show that women and underrepresented groups often only apply if they meet 100% of requirements. If you match the majority of these requirements and believe you can excel, we encourage you to apply.

• Conduct and lead on corporate and sectoral analysis: Oversee, manage and undertake sectoral and company-specific research projects in a range of campaign-relevant industries such as LNG and Transportation, investigating topics such as: corporate ownership, governance, regulation, subsidies. Support power mapping to identify key decision-makers, influencers, and stakeholder relationships.
• Lead and / or Commission Research Projects: In collaboration with other members of the research team, work autonomously to provide high quality, timely research and analytical support to the Sunrise Project and its partners. Develop and implement appropriate research methodologies applying appropriate quality control processes. Establish collaborations and commissions research as appropriate (including defining terms of reference, managing contractors and budget, and assessing deliverables).
• Track and interpret market trends: Lead development of and implementation of monitoring, evaluation, and synthesis of trends and developments in key markets for fossil fuels, with an initial emphasis on LNG in the Asia-Pacific region. Leads mapping on supply/demand, competitive dynamics, and market influences to support strategy design.
• Collaborate across teams: Work with leadership and strategists to identify research questions that will unlock new campaign pathways or strengthen existing approaches. Empower the full global program with research insights. Coordinate with other program teams (with an initial focus on Gas Finance, Transportation) to ensure research alignment and avoid duplication.
• Communicate Research Insights: Translate complex research into accessible, insightful findings that empower Sunrise colleagues, movement partners, and diverse constituencies through a variety of outputs and via presentations in a variety of forums.
• Lead & Advise on use of AI tools for Research Insights: Act as a leader within the Sunrise and partner network on the effective and responsible use of AI tools for scaled and targeted research and research insight communication, identifying where/how AI tools (and importantly cannot or should not) be used to translate complex research into accessible, insightful findings that empower Sunrise colleagues, movement partners, and diverse constituencies through a variety of outputs and forums.

Location

Remote (Must be in time zones UTC -5 to UTC + 10) ideally in

• Preferred: East Asia, Southeast Asia (Japan, Phillippines, South Korea, Indonesia, Hong Kong - although other locations may be considered)
• Canada, Latin America, Europe (ideally Netherlands, UK, Germany - although other locations may be considered)

Note: Candidates based in the USA should demonstrate exceptional qualifications and skills to be considered for this role

Must be a location conducive to working with European and Asia time zones, as well as working closely with the Research Director based in Pacific Standard Time.

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Remuneration

Depending on experience (including unpaid and other experiences) and capacity to take on responsibility, the annual base salary range is

• Japan: JPY 8,934,199 - 11,460,809
• South Korea: KRW 82,094,442 - 104,645,473
• Singapore: SGD 107,023 - 137,455
• Netherlands: EUR 86,193 - 92,349
• United Kingdom: GBP 75,768 - 82,082

If the successful candidate is outside of these locations, the salary will be adjusted based on blended market equivalencies.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Earlier submissions receive priority review.