About the Organisation
Market Forces is a not-for-profit organisation campaigning to protect the environment by shifting finance away from fossil fuel activities that are driving climate change. We focus on banks, pension funds and other investors that finance environmentally risky and damaging activities. Shifting investment to a clean energy revolution is what is needed to secure a stable climate in the long term. Our team campaigns on the most egregious examples of fossil fuel polluters in Australia, Asia and beyond, wherever we can make the best interventions to shift finance away from the expansion of dirty fossil fuels.
About the Job
The Asia Energy Finance Campaigner will lead strategy and outputs for Japan-focused finance campaigns, collaborating with colleagues in Japan and across the wider Asia region. The position plays a central role in shaping and implementing strategies to shift financial flows away from fossil fuels and towards solutions that mitigate climate change.
Key responsibilities include developing and executing campaign strategies, engaging with stakeholders in the financial sector, and producing compelling communications to build momentum for change. The role involves working in a dynamic, collaborative, and supportive team environment, requiring strong organisational skills, initiative, and resilience. The Campaigner will report to the Director of Asia Energy Finance and work alongside other campaigners focused on the financial sector in Asia. This is a one-year contract with the possibility of extension.
This role is part of the Climate Finance Fellowship, a 12-month program designed to bridge the talent gap in the climate finance sector. The Fellowship supports mid-career finance professionals who are looking to transition into purpose-driven, climate-focused work—particularly within nonprofit and civil society organizations across the Global South. Fellows are placed within high-impact host organizations, where they take on a core finance or strategy role. In addition to this placement, Fellows join a cohort-based learning journey that includes:
Tailored climate and leadership development modules
One-on-one coaching and mentorship
Peer learning and community exchange
Access to professional networks in climate and development
The Fellowship is led by Surge Climate Talent (SCT), with program design and implementation managed by Global Good x Amani (GG x Amani), an impact consulting and leadership development firm. Together, SCT and GG x Amani are working to ensure that host organizations are supported, Fellows are set up for success, and the program contributes meaningfully to strengthening the climate finance ecosystem.
This opportunity is especially suited for professionals from the private or public sectors with strong finance experience who may not yet have worked in climate or nonprofit contexts. It is also open to those currently in the nonprofit sector seeking to specialize in climate finance.
Key Responsibilities
Focus Area #1: Strategy development and evaluation
Develop campaign strategies in Japan and elsewhere in Asia
Evaluate strategy and the effectiveness of advocacy activities and materials, providing feedback and recommendations for improvement
Develop and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including NGOs and communities
Focus Area #2: Communication with stakeholders
Represent Market Forces directly in meetings and via media to stakeholders, campaign targets, and to public audiences
Develop materials like briefings, fact sheets, press releases, presentations, and research
Publicly represent Market Forces and the aims of its advocacy efforts in Japan as and when required and elsewhere in Asia
Help to plan, coordinate and manage public activities (e.g. media conferences, youth movements) in Japan
Requirements
Essential Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
Fluent in English and Japanese
Financial knowledge and technical skills in order to assess and communicate financial risks to targets, including but not limited to:
Ability to analyse and interpret corporate and bank financial disclosures and financing instruments.
Understanding risk management frameworks (credit risk, climate risk, legal and compliance risk, strategic risk and reputational risk)
General knowledge of banking operations, governance and decision-making processes, including how financial institutions interact with regulators, investors, and clients
Work experience in a Japanese financial institution, such as a bank, an investing firm, a regulator or a think-tank/research association
Tertiary qualification in finance-related discipline
Strong analytical skills as well as organising skills
Ability to translate technical finance language into a clear public narrative
Experience in project management
Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team
Availability to travel (especially if not based in Japan) once every two months
Non-hierarchical mindset, alignment with the Market Forces values of empowerment, integrity, impact and creativity, a why-not/yes and attitude, open to giving and receiving feedback
Desirable Qualifications, Experience and Skills:
Some experience working with a non-government, not-for-profit organisation in a voluntary or paid capacity to show a commitment to social justice
Familiarity with relevant disclosure frameworks, including Securities Reports (Yukashouken Houkokusho) and the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Experience in climate/climate finance
Passion for solving the climate crisis
Experience with media outreach
Competence in using financial databases, such as Bloomberg, Workspace, or public filings, to track transactions.
Knowledge of financial products, such as corporate lending and investment products, as well as familiarity with sustainable finance instruments.
To apply
To apply, email your application by Wednesday 10th September 2025 to callum@actionappointments.co.za
