ClientEarth
ClientEarth
201 – 500 Employees
CharityLegalSocial Impact
ClientEarth is an international environmental law charity and non-governmental organisation working at the intersection of legal practice, policy, research and social impact. Its team uses litigation, law reform, legal training and enforcement to strengthen environmental protections and hold governments and companies accountable.

Senior Energy Regulations Lawyer – Indonesia (Remote)

ClientEarth is seeking a senior lawyer to advance renewable-energy regulation and climate policy across Southeast Asia and Japan. The role combines legal research, strategic engagement, regulatory influence, and regional programme development.

Description

  • Lead complex legal research and analysis
  • Identify opportunities and deliver strategies that increase climate ambition, accelerate the energy transition, and protect biodiversity
  • Apply energy, commercial, administrative, constitutional, and environmental law to advance strategic objectives
  • Lead engagement and, where appropriate, complex negotiations with energy-sector decision-makers, regulators, companies, investors, government bodies, think tanks, and civil society organisations
  • Influence regulatory and policy change that supports renewable-energy growth and fossil-fuel phase-out or reduction
  • Help strengthen climate and environmental policies
  • Contribute to regional programme strategy, capacity planning, resource allocation, and budget decisions
  • Monitor the effective use of resources within the assigned area of work
  • Develop and maintain relationships and professional networks across Southeast Asia and Japan
  • Define and expand ClientEarth’s energy-regulation work
  • Undertake legal, technical, and factual research and drafting
  • Contribute to legal capacity-building initiatives across the region
  • Help determine the team’s strategic direction for energy-regulatory work and ensure ClientEarth’s priorities are delivered effectively

Requirements

  • Fluent English proficiency at CEFR C2 level
  • CEFR C1 or C2 proficiency in at least one Southeast Asian language
  • A law degree or equivalent qualification
  • A relevant legal professional qualification from an applicable jurisdiction
  • Professional experience in energy and climate law, policy, and regulation
  • In-depth knowledge of the energy law and regulatory landscape in at least one relevant Asian jurisdiction, supported by specific experience there
  • Existing legal authorisation to work in the countries identified at the beginning of the job advertisement

Benefits

  • Flexible working under ClientEarth’s Flexa-accredited employer status
  • Commitment to diversity and inclusion
  • Work-authorisation eligibility for the countries identified in the job advertisement

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