Senior Associate, Operations and Planning

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, over $2 billion in grants to more than 850 organizations working to advance climate solutions around the world. We helped grow the field of climate philanthropy to where it stands today, establishing infrastructure, global networks, and momentum for continued growth. Through our Global Programs and Services, we equip philanthropy with global knowledge, networks, and solutions to drive climate progress.

• 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 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.

Experienced 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. 

Department Summary

The Operations and Planning Team is responsible for designing and implementing processes that support inclusive and effective decision-making at ClimateWorks and help teams to prioritize, collaborate, and achieve their goals. This includes managing the Annual Planning process for teams to agree on priorities and align activities with available funding and our strategic plan; ensuring the success of our hybrid work approach by tending to our ways of working and managing hybrid-related policies; and driving key organization-wide projects and priorities related to Organizational Health, Leadership, strategy implementation, and project management practices. The Planning team partners with teams across the organization, and collaborates especially closely with the Executive Team, Human Resources, Information Systems and Technology, Justice and Equity, and Communications teams.

Job Summary

ClimateWorks seeks a collaborative and experienced Senior Associate to support the Operations and Planning team’s mission to enhance ClimateWorks Operations and ensure that our ways of working reflect our Justice and Equity Commitments. As one of the teams responsible for helping ClimateWorks continue to evolve, we’re seeking an Operations professional to support forward momentum across our portfolio. The Senior Associate will report to the Senior Director for Operations and Planning but support operations for all of ClimateWorks, working in close partnership with colleagues from across the organization, including HR, Finance, Accounting, Justice & Equity, Information Systems and Technology, Marketing and Communications, Philanthropic Partnerships. Key focus areas will include supporting our global footprint, managing ongoing operational processes, implementing new processes, coordinating projects related to organizational risk, and supporting our annual planning cycle.

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