Project Officer, China Coal Consumption Cap Project

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) is an international nonprofit environmental organization with more than 3 million members and online supporters. Since 1970, our lawyers, scientists, and other environmental specialists have worked to protect the world’s natural resources, public health, and the environment. For two decades, NRDC has been a thought leader and trusted adviser to our partners in China. With a highly effective team of more than 30 people based in our Beijing office, NRDC China Program have worked hard at both the national and local levels to recommend, develop, and help implement innovative laws, policies, technologies, and market tools that conserve natural resources, curb pollution and accelerate China’s transition to a clean, low-carbon economy. NRDC’s Beijing Representative Office is registered under the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau and supervised by the National Forestry and Grassland Administration of China. 

NRDC is seeking a Project Officer to work with the Coal Cap team in our Beijing office.  The Project Officer will be responsible for supporting the team leader and the Provincial Lead on strategy development, project management, and providing administrative support. 

The Project Officer will involve regular travel (assuming doing so safely is possible) to partner provinces, such as Shandong, Shanxi, Henan, and Inner Mongolia. This is a full-time consultant position. The selected candidate will be offered for an initial term of one year, with the potential to extend based on program needs and funding availability.