{"id":40701,"date":"2016-12-19T08:40:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T12:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/?p=40701"},"modified":"2016-12-19T08:41:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T12:41:07","slug":"job-senior-program-officer-sustainability-asia-society-new-york-city-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jetwit.com\/wordpress\/2016\/12\/19\/job-senior-program-officer-sustainability-asia-society-new-york-city-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Job: Senior Program Officer, Sustainability &#8211; Asia Society (New York City, USA)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Posted by\u00a0<strong>Sydney Sparrow<\/strong>, an ALT currently living in Toyota City<\/em><em>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">Click here<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"https:\/\/groups.google.com\/forum\/?hl=en&amp;fromgroups#%21forum\/jetwitjobs\">JETwit Jobs Google Group<\/a><\/span>\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Positions:<\/strong><\/em><em>\u00a0Senior Program Officer, Sustainability<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><em>Posted by:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0Asia Society<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><em>Location:<\/em><\/strong><em>\u00a0New York City, USA<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong><em>Contract:\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><em>Full-time<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">This is a job via Idealist:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Asia Society, a prestigious, global non-profit with an exciting portfolio of programs in the areas of arts and culture, business and policy and education and leadership is seeking a Senior Program Officer for Sustainability in ASPI. The Asia Society Policy Institute (ASPI) is a start-up, solution-oriented think\/do tank that places policy and business on equal footing in solving pressing challenges confronting the Asia-Pacific in security, prosperity, sustainability, and the development of common norms and values. The Senior Program Officer will help carry forward the project, &#8216;Toward a Northeast Asian Carbon Market&#8217; (<\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\">). The position will report to the Director of Asian Sustainability. It is a one-year, grant-funded position, with the potential of renewal.<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Responsibilities:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Support the design, goal-setting, and implementation of activities for the <\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\"> project;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Coordinate domestic and international meetings of the <\/span>NEACM project,<span style=\"color: #000000\"> engage in all the logistical and administrative tasks that entails;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Steward all <\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\"> reports through the design\/publication process;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Communicate with existing project stakeholders and help build new relationships for the project in Asia and beyond, including with carbon market experts, government and intergovernmental practitioners, the private sector, and civil society;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist the Director in identifying experts and leaders from stakeholder groups to take part in initiative activities and manage this engagement logistically and through liaising with high-level participants;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Assist the Director in shaping and executing private and public meetings and programs;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Monitor, process, and report to Director on expenditures and budgetary considerations for the <\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\"> project;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Play a leading role in drafting reports on project progress and activities for funders, ensuring with the Director and Asia Society&#8217;s development department that all commitments are met;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Conduct desk research on carbon market developments in Asia and internationally;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Independently and in assistance to the Director, draft, review, and edit reports, speeches, op-eds, white papers and other publications for the <\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\"> project;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Work with the Asia Society communications team to ensure that <\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\"> publications reach intended audiences and gain public traction;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">When necessary, represent ASPI and the <\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\"> project on behalf of the Director in both public settings and private briefings;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Support the offices of the ASPI President, Vice President, and Executive Director on <\/span>NEACM<span style=\"color: #000000\"> activities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Engage in other duties as assigned.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Qualifications:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">3-4 years of experience in the fields of sustainability, climate change, and\/or carbon markets;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Knowledge of global and regional climate change mitigation efforts;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Familiarity with the primary stakeholders in the carbon market field in Asia and internationally a plus;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience with engaging government officials, business leaders, and other influential constituencies in policy projects;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Experience participating in multidisciplinary, collaborative research, analysis, and development projects in Asia preferred;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Advanced degree in international relations\/affairs, political science, public policy, international economics, or other related area preferred;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Fluency in English required; proficiency in Mandarin, Japanese, and\/or Korean a plus;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Data mining, analysis, and visual presentation development skills essential; competencies in R, Dedoose, Mindmap, Photoshop, and\/or InDesign a plus.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Competencies:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Leadership<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Persuades others; builds consensus through give and take; gains cooperation from others to obtain information and accomplish goals<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Develops networks and builds alliances; collaborates across boundaries to build strategic relationships and achieve common goals.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Professional and Results-Oriented<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Seeks to consistently produce results that achieve goals and objectives<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Conscientious and efficient in meeting commitments and observing deadlines<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Able to work independently with minimum supervision<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Good judgment, tact and discretion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Ability to translate ideas into action<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Collaboration and Teamwork<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Excellent skills in communicating with people from different cultures, backgrounds, and across time zones<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Works with others towards common purposes to achieve shared goals by developing and maintaining responsive, cooperative and mutually beneficial internal and external relationships<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Acts as a global facilitator to have conversations, exchange ideas and build understanding<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Innovation<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Identifies new and creative ways of doing something or solving a problem that improves, changes and results in value to the organization and constituencies (could be through technology or introducing new ways of thinking)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Uses technology for impact, reach, and efficiency, such as through social media, databases, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Technical Expertise<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Professional competencies in the related field of work<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Recognizes trends in theory and practice of one&#8217;s own technical area and effectively prepares for anticipated changes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">For <\/span>benefits<span style=\"color: #000000\"> information <\/span>go to:<span style=\"color: #000000\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\"> <a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"http:\/\/www.asiasociety.org\/jobs\" target=\"_blank\">www.asiasociety.org\/jobs<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How to Apply:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Please email (1) cover letter addressing qualifications and (2) resume (3) salary requirements to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff\" href=\"mailto:aspijobs@asiasociety.org\" target=\"_blank\">aspijobs@asiasociety.org.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0These attachments should be PDF or MS Word files.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The email subject line should indicate the job title and code ID-1714, and your last name.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Only complete applications will be accepted. No phone calls, please. Only those candidates considered for an interview will be contacted. Please regard your resume as having been received unless your email is bounced back.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Asia Society is an equal opportunity employer.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Posted by\u00a0Sydney Sparrow, an ALT currently living in Toyota City.\u00a0Click here\u00a0to join\u00a0the\u00a0JETwit Jobs Google Group\u00a0and receive job listings\u00a0even sooner\u00a0by email. 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