About us The India Climate Collaborative (ICC), registered as ‘Council of Philanthropies for Climate Action’ (CPCA), is a collective working to identify critical sectors that need investment, drive funding towards climate solutions, and enable private and corporate philanthropy to engage more effectively with climate action. We work closely with the climate ecosystem, including research organisations, implementers, government stakeholders, businesses, and more, as well as engage with our domestic and international donor base to ensure that funding flows towards high-impact climate solutions. We were founded by some of India's pre-eminent corporate and philanthropic leaders, including Rohini Nilekani, Ratan Tata, Anand Mahindra, Nadir Godrej, and others.

The ICC achieves its mission of catalysing funding towards climate change through four broad verticals: the Earth Exponential, India Climate Leaders, Sectors Catalyst and Pooled Funds. In addition, the team is supported by horizontal functions, Operations, Communications and Engagement.

Earth Exponential (EE) is an initiative of ICC that connects funders to impactful, scalable, and verified climate solutions being implemented by non-profit organizations across India. Through this platform, we aim to increase the amount of grant capital flowing to climate action in India, and further knowledge of climate solutions within the domestic donor community enabling private and corporate philanthropy (CSR) to engage more effectively with climate action. 

Our team is a small, tight‐knit group driven by a shared passion for achieving the ICC’s mission and vision. An ideal addition to our team is a self-starter, always willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuff done. We prefer candidates with a good eye for detail, commitment to a high quality of output, and a team-centric mindset.

The Senior Associate - Engagement will be a critical part of achieving the ICC’s mission of mobilizing funding for climate action, specifically focusing on corporate philanthropy. The Senior Associate - Engagement will be the backbone of Earth Exponential’s donor engagement.

The role will currently report to Lead- Earth Exponential and be responsible for: Outreach and fundraising for the Earth Exponential (EE). 

•  Create innovative engagement strategies to encourage donors (initially CSR) to support solutions featured on EE, through outreach, and channels like newsletters, event programming, etc.

•  Provide funders with bespoke support and advisory on using EE and finding solutions in line with their priorities, including making recommendations and facilitating introductions.

•  Identify and create database of new funders for targeted outreach for EE.

•   Working cross-functionally to prepare briefing materials, pitch decks, and resources for funders at all levels of climate awareness.

•  Gathering feedback from funders and making recommendations on how to improve the platform.

•  Identifying and managing strategic partnerships with CSRs to increase grant capital for climate solutions.

•  Tracking engagements with individual funders and both direct and indirect funding flows through the EE platform.

•  Manage institutional donor(s) for Earth Exponential including proposal writing and timely submission.

•  Assist with supporting documentation such as the budgets, monitoring & evaluation or any additional materials required by the donor.

•  Track timelines and submission dates for interim and final grant reports.

•  Collaborate with members across teams to solicit necessary information.

•  Input all relevant data and manage it in Salesforce so ICC is adequately tracking donor engagement.

•  Creating presentations and talking points for meetings.

•  Drafting memos, pre-reads, and minutes of the meeting.

•  Working with communications team for curating convenings, events, website, and social media posts.

•         A bachelor’s degree with 5-6 years of relevant work experience in a donor-facing role.

•         Interest in and understanding of Indian climate and non-profit sectors.

•         Effective communication skills (both written and verbal).

•         Strong interpersonal skills and experience managing external stakeholders.

•         Ability to process information from multiple sources, and compile and articulate it in a presentable manner.

•         A keen eye for detail.

•         Ability to think strategically and creatively, meet tight deadlines, and work independently.

•         Good project management skills with an ability to multitask and manage competing deadlines.

 

Location Mumbai / Delhi.

Timeline Prospective candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible and will be interviewed on a rolling basis. Due to the small capacity of our team, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.