CEO Staff Governance Officer

ClimateWorks Foundation • Full-time • Remote (Seoul, Seoul, South Korea) • 4d ago

Industry Hub: CEO Staff Governance Officer

About the Organization

The Global Industry Decarbonization Hub (“Industry Hub”) is a newly established funder collaborative, with a primary objective to enhance the scale and effectiveness of climate philanthropy within the industrial sector. The core mission is to serve as a driving force in the realm of industrial decarbonization, acting as a catalyst for transformative change within the field. The Industry Hub is currently incubated at ClimateWorks Foundation and is supported by a wide community of participating funders and partner regrantors.

Industrial activity – led by production of cement, steel, and chemicals – is responsible for more than a third of global greenhouse gas emissions. Industrial emissions have been rising at twice the rate of overall GHG emissions. In the last five years, industrial decarbonization received less than 3% of philanthropic investment on climate. Given the historic underinvestment, many solutions in industry are at an earlier stage than in sectors like power and transportation. However, this sector still needs to deliver emissions reductions on the same 2050 timeline.

To maximize philanthropy’s role in reducing global industrial emissions to near zero by 2050, the Industry Hub aims to:

· Substantially increase the level of funding devoted to industrial decarbonization

· Enable more effective coordination and knowledge sharing among industry-focused funders and field actors

· Improve the effectiveness of philanthropy by developing and strengthening innovative transnational, regional, sectoral, and cross-cutting strategies to decarbonize industry

· Expand the global field of high-capacity leaders and organizations driving industrial decarbonization, especially in critical geographies and sectors that currently have capacity gaps

· Enable long-term sustainability and flexibility for key field actors with larger, longer-term grants than is currently the norm in the space

· Improve the visibility of industrial decarbonization through positive public stories highlighting progress and opportunity

The Industry Hub has a near-term aim to triple total philanthropic funding from $100M/year to $300M/year by the end of 2027. The Industry Hub seeks to flow most of this funding, about $200M in total, through its own pooled fund over this period. The Industry Hub pooled fund currently has $100M+ of committed and high-likelihood contributions.

Job Summary

The CEO Staff Governance Officer assists and manages the CEO’s complex work program, scheduling, and communication, working closely with the Executive Assistant, Director of Development and Communications, and Director of Operations. The CEO Staff Governance Officer will primarily support the governance meetings of the Hub, including Management and Steering Committee meetings, by preparing pre-read documents, arranging time and venue for participants, and finalizing presentation materials. The position also records minutes for the CEO’s decision-making meetings and tracks follow-up actions.

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer

Direct reports: None

Responsibilities

Administration

· Manage complex internal and external scheduling for the CEO in coordination with Executive Assistant, including staff meetings and stakeholder engagement.

· Request and organize information from Industry Hub programs for CEO.

· Support high-quality internal and external leadership meetings by circulating agendas and pre-reads, taking minutes, and ensuring follow-through on next steps.

· Maintain CRM to facilitate quality external engagement from CEO and staff.

· Prepare and coordinate travel plans and associated programming for global Hub work.

· Administer other logistics (e.g., leave, expense reporting) for CEO as needed.

Communications and Engagement

· Monitor, screen, and triage incoming correspondence and draft official CEO messaging.

· Maintain deep understanding of CEO and Hub business goals to appropriately prioritize inbound and outbound appointments and negotiate with diplomacy and discretion.

· Develop presentation materials for CEO and her governance meetings as needed.

· Communicate closely with Hub staff and stakeholders to ensure efficient coordination.

Required Qualifications

Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Experience:

· 1-2 years of work experience in a relevant field.

Skills & Competencies:

· Strong strategic thinking and communication skills.

· Familiarity with PowerPoint, Outlook, and Word.

Personal Attributes:

· Passionate about environmental sustainability and industrial transformation.

· Collaborative and results-oriented, with a commitment to driving systemic change.

Compensation

ClimateWorks believes in paying people competitively and in line with local labor markets. The range for this position would be comparable and in line with local labor markets. A competitive benefits package is offered through Velocity Global, a third party PEO.