Senior Policy Manager

Job Title : Job Title : Senior Policy Manager – Japan (must be fluent in English and Japanese)

Location : Remote - Japan

Department : Japan Lead

Purpose :

The Senior Policy Manager will lead the policy development and engagement efforts for the delivery of a three-year initiative advancing climate action in Japan and Indonesia. A focus will be driving senior-level government engagement in Japan to advance Climate Bonds’ rapid energy transition aims as well as exploring levers to accelerate the transition in the broader region.

Duties and responsibilities :

Policy leadership, delivery and advisory

• Act as CBI’s lead representative for the project on policy matters, demonstrating expertise and in-depth understanding of topics such as energy, manufacturing and economic transition and its financing, sustainable finance regulations and climate policies.
• Contribute to the design and dissemination of policy positions, products and technical materials relevant to the project’s transition agenda.
• Understand, identify and pursue relevant opportunities within the Japanese policy-making process.
• Provide advisory support to relevant domestic institutions on aligning finance and investment with net-zero pathways.
• Support the broader organisation in understanding the Japanese, and regional, policy context and how it interacts with broader CBI work, with possible synergies.
• Work with other CBI teams on the above.

Project leadership and delivery

Stakeholder Engagement

Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)

Representation & Advocacy

Requirements

Essential :

Desirable :

Benefits