Lead Strategist, Methane; Maternity Cover

Job Title:

Lead Strategist, Methane (Maternity Cover)

Location:

The Netherlands - Candidates can work remotely with occasional travel to the office

Remuneration: EUR 83,000 - 93,000 - depending on experience, excluding holiday allowance

Contract:

Fixed Term Maternity Cover (ideal start date 23 February 2026 until 23 November 2026)

Hours:

Full-Time or Part-Time Pro Rata (5 or 4 days per week)

Catalysing support for high-impact legal strategies on methane mitigation by mapping opportunities, aligning stakeholders across the legal ecosystem, and strengthening the ecosystem’s capacity for collective action on methane emissions with systemic-change potential in a shifting legal and political landscape. Supporting colleagues in relevant FILE grant‑making portfolios to make well‑informed decisions with respect to funding partners working to address methane emissions.

• Strategy development:
  Leading the design and evolution of innovative funding and convening strategies to support legal action aimed at reducing methane emissions from fossil fuel extraction processes, agriculture and waste, working in close collaboration with legal and grant‑making experts, and supporting civil society to build capacity, to address the contribution of methane emissions to the climate, health and biodiversity crises.
• Collaboration and movement strengthening:
  Organizing knowledge-sharing sessions between ecosystem actors across regions, sectors and expertise, acting as a coordinator for the established communities of practice working on legal interventions targeting methane emissions, and coordinating activities related to methane legal interventions at major climate convenings.
• Grantmaking, impact and learning:
  Producing research notes on emerging trends and upcoming initiatives that can benefit the ecosystem, and liaising with academic and research organizations on expanding insights useful for practitioners in the field.
• Philanthropic engagement:
  Engaging with the broader philanthropic ecosystem as an expert thought partner, to deepen understanding of strategic approaches and outlining the potential collective and complementary opportunities, and organizing donor‑engagement touchpoints through both bilateral meetings and annual round tables or group sessions.

• A document outlining strategic opportunities to address methane mitigation through legal actions.
• In‑person convenings with a sectoral, regional or thematic focus.
• Ongoing ecosystem collaboration efforts through circulating updates, organizing workshops or knowledge sessions.
• Engagement with philanthropic community via an annual roundtable and regular bilateral touchpoints
• An established community of practice.

We know that long lists of criteria can be discouraging and that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the criteria. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

We also recognise that skills and experience can be gained in unexpected places, so we welcome applications from candidates who feel they have relevant skills for the role, gained from a wide range of professional, lived and learned experiences.

• A sound and in‑depth understanding of the legal frameworks for accelerating action on climates.
• Strong analytical and strategy development skills, including in particular an understanding of how to catalise change in complex systems.
• An ability to work equitably and effectively with multiple perspectives and build trust with diverse partners, and understanding of funder positionality and responsibility.
• An understanding of principles of Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, and a developed ability to apply them within delivery of role’s outcomes and wider working relationships.
• A professional standard of written and spoken English.

• Legal qualifications in a relevant jurisdiction.
• A sound and in‑depth understanding of the legal frameworks for regulating and challenging methane emissions in relevant jurisdictions.
• Experience of building and / or maintaining external networks, bringing expert practitioners and / or…