Associate - Climate Solutions

Responsibilities

• Building an understanding and perspective on climate issues to inform strategy and direction for climate solutions work for the ICC
• 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
• Supporting the evaluation of high impact climate solutions based on a dynamic set of selection criteria for shortlisting projects 
• Supporting solution providers (CSO/NGO/Think Tanks, etc.) for preparing proposals, pitches, decks for submission/presentations to funders
• Maintaining a database of solution providers and regular updation to keep the proposals and potential solutions up to date 
• Support internal mapping of potential projects based on funder priorities, and India’s need-based priorities/INDCs
• 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
• Coordination with NGO/CSO for project implementation and regular reporting, monitoring & evaluation
• Building knowledge and understanding around climate solutions in India with a range of different stakeholders, as well as supporting public outreach for the ICC
• Supporting the facilitation of capacity building efforts for stakeholders on the platform, such as workshops, training sessions, and learning exchanges
• Supporting fundraising efforts by joining calls or meetings with the fundraising team to represent the projects and solutions appropriately to potential donors
• Providing additional expertise and support for other sectoral initiatives at the organization as and when needed
• 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

Requirements

• 3-4 years of experience in project implementation at a non-profit, with strong understanding of the development ecosystem in India
• 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
• Basic understanding of domestic corporate philanthropy
• Strong inter personal skills, and experience in partnership management
• Comfortable working with minimum supervision, and capable of building strategies
• A demonstrated record of effective communication(both written and verbal)
• Ability to manage deadlines, process information from multiple sources, and compile and articulate in a presentable manner
• A self-starter
• Passionate about climate action and ICC’s theory of change

What we Offer

• Working with the leading minds on climate change across philanthropy, research institutions, government and implementing organisations, as part of India’s climate movement
• Growth and exposure in a quickly growing start-up organization, with a young team committed to professional development
• Opportunity to institute best practices, and develop ICC traditions, and be part of building the experience of working at the organisation.
• A competitive salary based on industry standards