Associate Director, Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI)

About the Organization

ClimateWorks Foundation is a global organization committed to our mission: to end the climate crisis by amplifying the power of philanthropy. Since our founding in 2008, we have awarded over $1.7 billion in grants to more than 850 organizations advancing climate solutions worldwide. We helped grow the field of climate philanthropy to where it stands today, establishing infrastructure, global networks, and momentum for continued growth.

●        Scaling solutions: Our collaborative Global Programs — focused on solution areas including carbon dioxide removal, cooling, industry, transportation, and more — produce results that are bending the greenhouse gas emissions curve. From the U.S. to Europe, China, Brazil, and beyond, we collaborate with a diverse community of funders, NGOs, and climate leaders to accelerate just and equitable climate solutions.

●        Guiding and supporting funders: Our Global Services provide funders with comprehensive resources to assess, build, evolve, and execute high-impact climate-giving strategies. Our Global Intelligence service equips funders and the climate community with climate insights to pinpoint opportunities for impact and philanthropic insights to help identify investment priorities. We facilitate Global Collaborations that enable funders to increase individual and collective impact. Our Global Grantmaking services enable funders to invest in climate solutions around the world. 

●        Fostering collaboration, exploration, and growth: Our collaborative approach and commitment to learning ensures that we continuously explore innovative ideas and emerging opportunities — all with the aim of scaling philanthropy-supported initiatives to help end the climate crisis.

As experts in climate science, public policy, economic and social analysis, and strategic philanthropy, ClimateWorks’ staff understands the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities of climate change. We are researchers, strategists, collaborators, and grantmakers who care passionately about our mission. For more information, please visit www.climateworks.org. 

About Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at ClimateWorks

The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI) team leads an ambitious, proactive, cross-cutting practice of integrating JEDI into the foundation’s culture, policies, programs, and services. In accordance with ClimateWorks’ JEDI Principles and Values, the JEDI team engages with all levels within the organization and with external partners to advance JEDI. We engage in active learning, cross-functional collaboration, strategy development, and relationship building to ensure just and equitable outcomes for ClimateWorks staff and communities most impacted by climate disasters. We strive for equitable practices with implementing partners and grantees and in how we design our internal and external collaborative engagements.

To realize these commitments, the Associate Director, JEDI will support the organization by leading ambitious and proactive efforts to integrate justice, equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging into the foundation's practices, programs, and services. Additionally, in close collaboration with the JEDI Team, the associate director, JEDI, will engage in initiatives that promote JEDI across the ClimateWorks network and climate philanthropy landscape. This position reports to the Chief of Equity, Justice, and Culture and functions on a collaborative team that models ClimateWorks’ JEDI Principles and Values.

Job Summary

The Associate Director, JEDI oversees the implementation of key JEDI-related projects and ClimateWorks’ JEDI Strategy with the support of the ClimateWorks Chief of Equity, Justice, and Culture. The central focus of this position is to oversee all operations for the emerging JEDI strateg