Program Manager, Sustainable Finance Program & Transition Minerals Initiative

Description

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 $1.8 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 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. 

JOB SUMMARY

The Program Manager with the Sustainable Finance Program and Transition Minerals Initiative provides high-level project management and support to both teams.

The Program Manager will support the management and project coordination of grant-making across both teams, alongside other program and initiative staff and grant specialists. This position also supports both teams in strategy development, annual planning and budgeting, proposal and report preparation, and funder outreach, including in coordination with colleagues in the Grants and Finance, Marketing and Communications and Philanthropic Partnerships team.

In addition, for the Transition Minerals portion of the role will also support grant scoping, and relationship management.

This role reports to the Senior Director, Sustainable Finance, with a dotted line to the Associate Director, Transition Minerals, and in the Sustainable Finance team will provide line management for the Program Assistant.

ESSENTIAL TASKS

The Program Manager is responsible for the following duties for both teams:

·       Provide general organizational and operational management

·       Manage and support a variety of projects contributing to budgeting, planning, reporting, and grants in the relevant program areas

·       Function as a point of contact and representative of the teams enabling grant-making, and funder reporting

·       Support the production of grant reports, communications materials, and funder reports

·       Assist with production and quality control of outgoing work products

·       Provide research, planning, and general support to the team as needed

In addition, the Program Manager will:

·       Oversee the management and supervision of Program Assistant for the Sustainable Finance Program

·       Manage grantee and ecosystem relationships and support communication