ClimateWorks Foundation

Associate

• Lead operations of Team Cement’s grantmaking through assessment, disbursement, and evaluation
• Manage grantee relationships, information flow, and regular reporting
• Maintain and monitor the portfolio’s grantmaking budget and support annual planning
• Develop and update team policies and procedures for program and grantmaking quality, efficiency, and effectiveness
• Support improvements to Global Industry Hub and ClimateWorks Foundation processes
• Collaborate with peers and other ClimateWorks teams on grantmaking operations
• Organize stakeholder engagement groups and virtual, in-person, internal, and domestic meetings
• Organize the annual Global Cement Decarbonization Convening, including logistics, speakers, notes, and outcomes
• Prepare documents, briefings, budgets, communications materials, and other external work products
• Share knowledge through written communications and online and in-person events
• Support the Cement + Building Materials Director and Program Manager
• Participate in Global Industry Hub and ClimateWorks meetings and retreats
• Report to the Program Manager, Cement & Building Materials

Program Associate, Cement & Building Materials

Program Manager

• Drive the Cement & Building Materials team’s strategic priorities and grantmaking portfolio
• Report to the Director of Cement and Building Materials
• Manage the full lifecycle of grants, including scoping, assessment, structuring, and evaluation
• Manage grantee relationships, understand needs, facilitate two-way information flow, and receive regular reports
• Identify and assess new opportunities across cement and building materials, particularly in emerging markets
• Collaborate with peers and other ClimateWorks Foundation teams on grantmaking and cross-cutting strategies
• Provide guidance and mentoring to colleagues
• Attend relevant events globally
• Build and maintain relationships with grantees, re-grantors, funders, academic and industry experts, and other partners
• Monitor innovations, decarbonization pathways, and policies, particularly in Africa, India, and Asia
• Create knowledge-exchange opportunities through webinars, meetings, blog posts, and other channels
• Prepare proposals, documents, briefings, budgets, and communications materials
• Ensure knowledge is shared through written communications and online or in-person events
• Partner with the Director to shape and execute strategic plans and grantmaking priorities
• Identify potential new grantees, vet them, and develop potential grants
• Support funder outreach through meetings and proposal writing
• Participate in program, Global Industry Hub, and ClimateWorks meetings and retreats
• Attend an annual in-town week in San Francisco, an all-staff retreat, and a department retreat