City Advisor

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Thailand.

📋 Description

• Act as the primary liaison for the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration and Breathe Cities

• Facilitate daily interactions and coordination with city officials across various departments and district offices

• Represent Breathe Cities across all sectors and relay city priorities to Breathe Cities/C40 teams

• Build professional relationships with technical personnel within Bangkok departments and manage political and technical relationships

• Co-manage program development and execution alongside the Clean Air Fund City Lead

• Track political priorities and adjust program support to address emerging needs

• Organize and coordinate the city government project team, which includes city staff, C40 technical teams, and Breathe Cities partners

• Execute the phase 2 work plan through project committees and working groups

• Lead policy, technical assistance, and knowledge-sharing initiatives managed by C40, including oversight of consultants

• Ensure city administration supervises technical outputs and provides regular updates to stakeholders

• Organize meetings, workshops, and discussions, and prepare reports, presentations, and summaries

• Plan and execute activities and events involving the Governor and executive team

• Prepare briefings, presentations, talking points, communication/media materials, and other resources for senior officials

• Keep the Breathe Cities team informed about city priorities, political dynamics, implementation challenges, and funding opportunities

• Collaborate with agencies, NGOs, and development organizations focused on air quality in Thailand

• Link Breathe Cities with related C40 initiatives in Bangkok

• Contribute to knowledge products such as white papers, articles, and presentations

• Undertake other responsibilities appropriate to the position

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in air quality management, sustainable urban/transport planning, climate action planning, public health, or similar relevant fields

• Background in working with city, regional, or national governments in Thailand

• Familiarity with air quality policies, sustainable transport, urban planning, or similar initiatives in Bangkok is preferred

• Knowledge and experience in air quality management across various sectors and/or air quality monitoring are preferred

• Technical expertise in developing, executing, advising on, and/or assessing municipal policies and programs aimed at enhancing air quality and sustainability measures

• Experience writing sections of public-oriented documents, such as air quality management plans, public outreach materials, policy documents, or similar

• Proven experience in convening teams to strategically advance project implementation

• Strong capabilities in networking and stakeholder engagement

• Experience in developing or facilitating webinars and workshops is highly desirable

• Exceptional interpersonal and relationship-building abilities

• Proficient in both English and Thai, with strong written and verbal communication skills

• Applicants must possess the right to work in Thailand

• Moderate travel is required

🏝️ Benefits

• Generous paid time off

• Company shutdown weeks

• Parental leave

• Flexible working arrangements

• Comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance employee well-being and promote work-life balance

• Moderate travel as part of the role