About us
Climate Policy Radar is on a mission to help people access and understand long climate-related documents. Nearly 350,000 users from over 100 countries already use our open databases and AI-based research tools to search through 500,000+ pages of climate-related documents from every single country.
We care deeply about creating trustworthy tools that have a real impact on climate decisions. Our exciting, impactful work is right at the cutting edge of AI, and at the epicentre of global climate action. We are continuing to expand our work: bringing in and structuring even more documents, improving our search and synthesis functionality, and making it easier for people to make sense of the evidence they need for better, faster decisions. And we are starting to work on issues of nature and biodiversity.
We are a not-for-profit startup, with a team of ~30 technologists and climate policy experts who care a lot about the ‘how’ (our values and culture) as well as the ‘what’. As part of that, we have embraced a flexible, hybrid approach to work, including a 4 day workweek.
We are looking for an experienced Programme Manager to shape, coordinate, and sustain strategic collaborations across the nature and biodiversity policy space. We are expanding our work to cover nature in a way that is knowledgeable and respectful of other organisations in this space.
You will guide and lead our foray into nature- collaborating across organisational boundaries to ensure our work complements, rather than duplicates, existing initiatives, and helps strengthen the shared research and knowledge infrastructure of the nature and biodiversity policy space.
Roles and responsibilities
As a trusted member of the team your core mission is to develop and guide CPR’s nature programme. This includes:
Develop and hold trusted relationships with policy, nature and biodiversity partners- including with other NGOs, research organisations and customers. Find out more about our global partners here;
Engage with peer organisations to understand and map community needs, reduce duplication, and identify collaboration opportunities that strengthen collective knowledge infrastructure;
Work as a core member of an interdisciplinary team to continually iterate and improve CPRs products - acting as a bridge between CPR and the wider nature policy community, ensuring our tools and products evolve in line with emerging needs and challenges;
Contribute to CPR’s communications plan, bringing in impact stories and highlighting partner work where appropriate;
Represent CPR at external conferences, workshops and events - delivering demos, trainings and presentations;
Regularly meet with partners and allies virtually and in-person;
And keep abreast with the latest developments in the nature and broader environmental policy space to support horizon scanning, understand strategic opportunities and educate other CPR colleagues.
You bring with you:
You have 5-7 years working in the nature policy space with your own established network of contacts and relationships.
You are a strategic thinker with a good understanding of the current issues and policy and political landscape as it relates to issues about nature and biodiversity (restoration, ecosystems, natural habitats, protection), from the international process (UNCBD) to national-level policy and data flows, including major policy and nature-related finance (TNFD etc) frameworks, key stakeholders, and how decisions (particularly across policy and finance) are made.
You are highly organized, high-performing and proactive.
You are a team player: Our ideal candidate will be a trusted collaborator and will be excited about working in a startup/scaleup environment and all that brings.
We are a mission driven organisation, and work best with people who have strong alignment with our values. We care about them deeply.
Interview process
We know that applying for a new job can be full of uncertainties - and we aim to reduce those by communicating clearly. Our process is made of several stages (see below). After each stage, we’ll contact you as soon as we can and no longer than 2 working days, to let you know if you will be progressing to the next stage.
We are committed to making our recruitment process inclusive and accessible. If you require any accommodations due to a disability or specific need, please contact us. We also ensure all applicants are assessed fairly through structured interviews and diverse hiring panels
Process:
Apply – Submit a short questionnaire, your CV and a cover letter.
Intro Call – A 30-minute conversation with our Head of People to get to know each other.
Task – Complete a short take-home task to give us a feel for how you think and work.
Panel Interview – A 60-minute interview with our Chief Policy & Partnerships Officer and members of the Policy team. We’ll talk through your task and explore some key behavioural competencies.
Final Interview – A 30-minute in-person chat with our CEO/Founder and another team member. Afterwards, you’ll have the chance to meet the rest of the team informally over coffee or tea.
Offer – Subject to references.
Right to Work in the UK
Unfortunately, we are currently unable to sponsor work visas. Only applicants legally authorised to work in the UK will be considered.
Equal opportunities
At Climate Policy Radar, We are committed to fostering a workplace that is inclusive and equitable. Climate Policy Radar welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and does not tolerate discrimination in any aspect of employment. We actively work to ensure equal opportunities for all, regardless of heritage, ancestry, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, relationship choices, or criminal history, in line with legal requirements. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, in line with legal requirements.
Not sure if you tick all the boxes but feel like you align with our values, are excited about working in Climate Change, Nature and AI and have the potential to do well in the role? Click apply! We’d love to hear from you.
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation in the process of application and selection, please let us know.
This role will close by 12th June. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis and we may close the process early.