Senior Manager/Associate Director

Climate Mitigation Portfolio Development

• Identify new business opportunities in India, South Asia, and Africa; develop leads and engage potential donors.
• Stay updated with sector trends, conduct outreach, generate reports, and present business development progress.
• Expand Climate Change and Sustainability portfolios, contribute to research on energy-economy modelling, policy analysis, just energy transition, climate resilience, and low-carbon technologies.
• Represent the organization at conferences, workshops, and training sessions; act as a thought leader in energy finance and climate mitigation.
• Write high-quality technical proposals and contribute to financial proposal development.
• Build effective consortiums aligned with client goals and support team members in winning business.

Research and Programme Management

• Coordinate project teams to ensure timely and quality deliverables.
• Co-create alternate climate policy scenarios and support energy-economy modelling data analysis.
• Organize roundtables, policy dialogues, training, and outreach events; contribute to event documentation.
• Develop tools for climate action tracking and publish studies, roadmaps, and policy briefs on decarbonisation and just transitions.
• Drive the international portfolio for climate mitigation and energy finance.
• Track policy developments and trends; support hiring, project reporting, budgeting, and operations oversight.
• Share internal knowledge and build domain expertise across the ecosystem.

Leadership and Mentoring

• Manage a multi-disciplinary team of Analysts and Associate Managers.
• Assist in project budgeting and financial reporting.
• Support development of cross-sectoral climate change portfolios.
• Design and oversee field surveys and data collection efforts.
• Mentor junior team members and foster high team performance.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Master's degree in Climate Science, Energy Systems, Renewable Energy, Power Systems, or related fields.
• Minimum 12 years of relevant experience in climate mitigation, energy systems, or sustainability roles.

Professional Attributes:

• Proven experience developing commercial proposals for bilateral/multilateral donors and philanthropies.
• Experience working with government agencies and international development organizations.
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint; knowledge of satellite imaging and modeling tools is an advantage.
• Demonstrated experience managing climate risk, adaptation, and mitigation projects.
• Strong team leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management capabilities.
• Project management experience, including large project team coordination.