The Senior Campaigner - False Solutions will develop and implement strategies to challenge the fossil fuel industry’s use of false solutions and dangerous distractions as an escape hatch to fossil fuel phase-out, working collaboratively with movement allies and on the basis of sound research. This role has a particular focus on exposing and challenging carbon capture and storage (CCS) and fossil gas certification schemes.

The Senior Campaigner will collaborate closely with the other members of the Global Industry Campaign Team, Research Team, and Communications Team to further the team’s overall campaign objectives around false solutions and beyond. In addition to their own programmatic focus, the False Solutions Senior Campaigner will support strategy development, collaboration with other campaign and regional programs when relevant, and fundraising. In particular, they will coordinate closely with the Senior Research Campaigner – Fossil Free North Sea.

The candidate may be based anywhere, but will need to work closely with partners in US and European timezone. The candidate should also be willing to travel to engage with partners as necessary, and at least 3 international work trips per year.

Essential Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully, each essential job responsibility must be performed satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable an individual with disabilities to perform the essential job responsibilities. Other responsibilities may be assigned to meet organisational needs.

Campaign strategy and coordination

• Lead development of strategy to expose and challenge false solutions, including CCS and gas certification
• Support OCI colleagues to build coordination and collaboration with partners to challenge reliance on CCS and other false solutions in influential international scenarios and modelling.
• Work with partners, especially in the US and Europe initially, to undermine industry’s use of false solutions and particularly gas certification and CCS to avoid phasing out production.
• Work with OCI’s cross-team UNFCCC project team to develop and implement strategies to challenge reliance on CCS in multilateral climate negotiations.

Communications

• Support colleagues to collaborate with partners and coalitions in delivering coordinated communications strategies and interventions to shape the debate on false solutions.
• Where possible, engage in direct advocacy to decision-makers in multilateral fora, the US government, and/or European or other states and support OCI colleagues to do so.
• Engage with journalists as a spokesperson, and work with communications team to develop strategic and impactful communications materials, including press releases, blogs, letters and other campaign materials.

Research and analysis

• Identify analytical gaps amongst movement partners around false solutions, particularly CCS and gas certification, and where possible developing and delivering strategies for filling these gaps.
• Draft briefings and reports based on data analysis, desk research and other research.
• Identify opportunities to connect with other false solutions-fights.
• Work in close coordination with OCI’s Research Team.
• This is primarily a campaigner, not researcher role. However, some research work and/or briefing out research to external contractors will be a component, up to around 20-30% of the position.

Fundraising

• Draft grant reports in collaboration with colleagues.
• Draft fundraising and grant renewal requests in collaboration with colleagues.
• Work with the Global Industry Campaign Manager to develop and maintain relationships with funders.

Administrative

• Update and maintain quarterly and annual work plan.
• Consistently work established core hours, as agreed with the manager and as appropriate to time zone and work preferences, including taking compensation for extra hours worked.
• Respond to internal administrative and other communications, such as Slack or email requests, on a reasonable timeline.
• Participate in staff and department meetings.
• Submit timesheets and expense reports in a timely manner.
• Participate in 360 management reviews and be responsive to feedback.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• 5+ years of relevant work experience.
• Commitment to the mission of Oil Change International, passion for advocacy and campaigning, and a collaborative, team-oriented work style.
• Experience building and implementing campaign strategies to secure social or political change.
• Background in climate change policy or energy policy and/or other related fields and an ability to digest complex information on energy and climate and translate it into accessible and compelling materials.
• Strong communication ability, and knowledge and experience in working with shaping compelling communications strategies and working with media.
• Experience conducting and using data-driven research to achieve campaign outcomes.
• Time and project management skills, with ability to shift priorities depending on urgency;
• Strong interpersonal, relationship and coalition building skills and experience across a variety of geographies, lived experiences, and institutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication.
• Able to work well independently and as part of a team.
• Problem solving skills; proactively working to resolve conflicts and issues as they arise.
• Sensitivity to issues of privilege, class, and race, and dedication to incorporating principles of justice into organisational work, both internally and externally and alignment with OCI’s values.
• Because OCI is an international organisation and colleagues are spread out across the world, there is a regular need to participate in calls outside of work hours (max 2 times a week);

Benefits

• Fully Remote work environment
• Medical benefits covered through OCI
• Healthy workspace, internet, and phone stipends
• 5 weeks of Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 36 hour workweek (every other Friday off)
• Passionate team members looking to make a difference in the world

About Oil Change International

Oil Change International is a research, communication, and advocacy organisation focused on exposing the true costs of fossil fuels and facilitating the coming transition towards clean energy. We focus on the fossil fuel industry because we view the production and consumption of oil, gas and coal as sources of global warming, human rights abuses, war, national security concerns, corporate globalisation, and increased inequality. We also see fossil fuel industry’s interests behind every major barrier to a clean energy transition.

We are a small, nimble organisation with many decades of staff expertise in campaigns as well as expertise in the economic, financial, social, and environmental issues surrounding the fossil fuel industry. Using this knowledge and experience, we craft strategic, incisive campaigns, supporting a diversity of strategies and tactics to challenge the influence of the fossil fuel industry.