Associate Climate Solutions
- Company India Climate Collaborative
- Location Mumbai
- Employment Type Full-Time
- Functional Category Partnerships & Stakeholder Engagement
- Years 4
- Salary -
- Date Posted
- Application Deadline
About India Climate Collaborative
The India Climate Collaborative (ICC), founded in 2020 by philanthropists and industry leaders, is a first-of-its-kind collaborative committed to the climate ecosystem in India. It does this by unlocking philanthropic capital, identifying catalytic climate priorities, and creating a connective infrastructure for impactful funding.
Overview of the Role
"The ICC seeks an Associate to support sourcing and curation of climate solutions for philanthropy (private and corporate philanthropy). As part of our CSR initiatives through a platform called Earth Exponential, we simplify the climate ecosystem for funders by connecting them with vetted non-profits implementing climate solutions. Our role is to surface projects with the right climate lens and facilitate meaningful funding opportunities. We are looking for a climate generalist with a strong interest and/or experience in working with grassroots partners or non-profits on implementation, and in undertaking a systems-level approach to addressing climate change. They should have experience with project management and impact measurement, be interested in strategizing and creating programme-level processes, enjoy working with people and building relationships across the ecosystem, and have an interest in capacity-building and fundraising. Reporting to the to the Lead – Climate Solutions & Corporate Philanthropy"
Job Description
"1) Building an understanding and perspective on climate issues to inform strategy and direction for climate solutions work for the ICC
2) Support in building a project curation strategy for philanthropy (corporate & private), and sourcing new projects based on an understanding of the climate sector in India
3) Supporting the evaluation of high impact climate solutions based on a dynamic set of selection criteria for shortlisting projects
4) Supporting solution providers (CSO/NGO/Think Tanks, etc.) for preparing proposals, pitches, decks for submission/presentations to funders
5) Maintaining a database of solution providers and regular updation to keep the proposals and potential solutions up to date
6) Support internal mapping of potential projects based on funder priorities, and India’s need-based priorities/INDCs
7) Building and maintaining high-trust relationships with solution-providers, and managing relationships with key influential technical, capacity-building, and outreach partners in the climate as well as development ecosystems
8) Coordination with NGO/CSO for project implementation and regular reporting, monitoring & evaluation
9) Building knowledge and understanding around climate solutions in India with a range of different stakeholders, as well as supporting public outreach for the ICC
10) Supporting the facilitation of capacity building efforts for stakeholders on the platform, such as workshops, training sessions, and learning exchanges
11) Supporting fundraising efforts by joining calls or meetings with the fundraising team to represent the projects and solutions appropriately to potential donors
12) Providing additional expertise and support for other sectoral initiatives at the organization as and when needed
13) Liaising with the team for cross-functional support and external stakeholders or vendors to ensure processes such as due diligence, and website development are efficient and thorough"
Required & Preferred Qualifications
Skill
"1) 3-4 years of experience in project implementation at a non-profit, with strong understanding of the development ecosystem in India 2) Bachelors/Master’s degree in the field of climate change, environmental science, public policy, international relations and/or related fields with at least 2 years of relevant work in the climate sector 3) Basic understanding of domestic corporate philanthropy 4) Strong inter personal skills, and experience in partnership management 5) Comfortable working with minimum supervision, and capable of building strategies 6) A demonstrated record of effective communication(both written and verbal) 7) Ability to manage deadlines, process information from multiple sources, and compile and articulate in a presentable manner 8) A self-starter 9) Passionate about climate action and ICC’s theory of change"
Education
Experience
3-4 years of experience