Director Of Brazil

LOCATION: Based Rio or Sao Paolo    

ABOUT US 

The Earthshot Prize (TEP) seeks to unleash urgent optimism and action by discovering, accelerating, awarding, spotlighting and scaling solutions that can repair and regenerate the planet.  

In 2024, we find ourselves in a world that is going through seismic change. The challenge we face as a global community is to ensure we don’t slip into widespread climate defeatism, anger and anxiety, but rather, fuel a movement of innovation and action through urgent optimism. More than a Prize, we are a platform for impact, and a movement for action. We search the world for innovative solutions that if scaled could help replenish Oceans, restore Nature, create a zero-waste world, clean the air and fix the climate. We work with communities of Official Nominators, Experts and Advisors, to select 15 finalists and to profile themes and geographic excellence from our Top 100 nominees. We seek to support as many prospective, current and past finalists as possible, with a Fellowship Programme, a Youth Leader Programme, and networks of Accelerators, Universities and partners. We convene and crowd in capital from across the capital stack to help speed solutions to scale, working with partners from philanthropy, impact investing, VC’s, financial institutions and corporations, and we underpin all of this with a content and Awards Production aimed at building urgent optimism and hope for young people, and inspiring them to act and reclaim agency.  

Each year, we unlock regional plans and programmes to leave a permanent footprint of partnerships and programming in support of the national or regional ‘green innovation eco-system’ of support for green innovators. And each year, we culminate our work with a globally viewed Awards Ceremony.   

In 2025 we will kick off our work in Brazil, and we now seek a Director of Brazil to lead and unlock a lasting impact in-country, and in partnership with the Global TEP team. 

We’re a can-do, fast-moving, fail fast and high growth platform on a mission to catalyze millions of people to choose to hope not despair, and to turn anxiety and despair into action and change in this Earthshot Decade.  

ABOUT THE JOB 

  

The Director of Brazil is an integral part of The Earthshot Prize’s Partnerships leadership team and plays a central role in enabling our long-term regional impact and partnership goals. We are looking for an outstanding entrepreneurial and visionary partnerships and fundraising leader. You will be responsible for developing and delivering our regional impact strategy. You will be the voice of The Earthshot Prize in the region, and the voice of Brazil to The Earthshot Prize, and you will unlock partnerships in Brazil to enable programming and impact in-country. 

This role sits within our partnerships team, responsible for generating exponential impact through a global alliance of mission-aligned partnerships and networks. You will work closely with senior leaders to identify and access existing and new networks of partnerships with philanthropists, foundations, investors and corporations. 

You will nurture The Earthshot Prize’s Brazilian community of supporters, from Official Nominators, Expert Advisors, nominees and finalists to Philanthropists, Investors and friends. 

Post 2025 you will have the opportunity to broaden your remit to cover LATAM as a whole.  

This is a unique opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, where you will have the autonomy to drive real change and make a meaningful impact on the planet. As Director of BRAZIL, you will have the opportunity to use your skills and experience to help TEP drive exponential influence through a global alliance of mission-aligned partnerships and networks. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

Strategy and partnership development 

• Design and deliver the regional impact strategy to ensure TEP has a long-term impact in the region through the development and cultivation of partnerships.

• Build long-term sustainable funding for The Earthshot Prize and unlock in-kind direct support for solutions in Brazil.

• Identify, cultivate and secure LATAM based philanthropists, investors, Foundations and Corporations to drive our decentralized flywheel model of leveraging external networks and resources to achieve impact at scale.

• Lead philanthropic fundraising in the region, ensuring that TEP has enough financial support to deliver our ambitious strategy.

• Utilize regional knowledge to identify a wide range of partnerships and funding opportunities which are strategically powerful for TEP’s long-term goals.

Key relationships 

• Build strong relationships across TEP and our partners.

• Build and nurture strong relationships with our stakeholders in Brazil.

• Bring new networks of networks and partners in Brazil to TEP.

• Build or bring strong networks into youth and indigenous networks.

• Chair a Brazil Advisory Council.

 Leadership 

• Act as our lead in Brazil, showcasing The Earthshot Prize’s values and representing us to key partners on the ground.

• Work effectively across The Earthshot Prize team to communicate national insight and partner feedback to help inform our approach in Brazil.

 CANDIDATE CRITERIA 

• A strategic thinker who has a proven track record of delivering impact through a network of powerful partnerships.

• Experience with successfully building growth strategies and knowing how to get the most out of a network of partners to supercharge strategic objectives in Brazil.

• Fundraising: A demonstrated track record of raising substantial gifts, donations and/or investments.

• Experience and networks into a diverse pool of donors including UHNWI, private clients, family offices, foundations, institutions, NGOs, and corporations.

• Collaborative: Ability to work well cross functionally and build effective partnerships both internally and externally.

• Excellent communicator who can build credibly with senior stakeholders.

• Entrepreneurial, self-starter, rolls up sleeves to get the work done whenever needed, at speed.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and start-up environment, and comfortable and adaptable to change and ambiguity. Brings a ‘lean startup’ and growth mindset.

• Ideally, you will have experience in either climate, environment or sustainability.

• Self-driven and autonomous, the role will be stand-alone within region, with the potential to add capacity based on results.

• Languages:  Essential to be fluent in written and spoken Portuguese and English.  Added bonus if you can also speak Spanish.