Growald Climate Fund - Sr. Program Associate, Field Innovation
NRG Consulting Group
- Brookline, MA
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Special projects, including incubation of new initiatives that address bottlenecks in the ecosystem
- Strategic research - identifying catalytic areas or gaps (such as coal asset retirement mechanisms, land rights issues for renewable energy, key geographies)
- Strategic convenings that bring together diverse parties for: high trust strategy development or diplomacy opportunities; to explore new potential areas of work; to foster the development of new collective impact efforts
- Rapid response grants for catalytic/innovative moments
- Supporting field coordination to address (such as coal retirement mechanisms, RE finance barriers) emerging priorities and diplomatic efforts
- Leading on strategic research when a grantee partner is not readily available
- Strategic convenings
- Support the FI team to develop its priority areas, goals and indicators, provide insights, and contribute to delivering them.
- Act as a point of contact for FI grants responding to various communications including requests for information and questions.
- Project-manage the FI grants management cycle by tracking all grant requirements and liaising with leads to make sure all requirements and reports are completed by established deadlines.
- Aid in the development of quarterly Grant Dockets and annual impact reports by drafting FI’s section outline and inputting known information.
- Own pipeline management for prospective Field Innovation grantees:register ideas,potential grantees and organize information to be inputted into GivingData, our grants management system.
- Support the identification of grantees that fit FI requirements.
- Support scoping and contracting of key research and convening products with external NGOs and consultants.
- Review grantee reports, request for proposals, and other materials and provide an initial assessment of completeness and alignment with FI criteria.
- Conduct energy landscape mapping and fulfill other FI research needs to help address bottlenecks hindering the transition.
- Develop blogs, articles and presentations on FI issues as requested by Growald’s CEO and FI team.
- Conduct data gathering and analysis on technical and strategic FI issues as requested by Growald’s CEO and FI team.
- Project-manage and draft reports and strategic documents for Growald board and philanthropic partners.
- Assist FI team to deliver Growald’s strategic convenings with various stakeholders involved in climate and philanthropic initiatives, including funders, community members, and partner organizations
- Coordinating meetings with partners and grantees (including scheduling logistics, note-taking and meeting follow-up).
- An academic background or experience in energy, finance/economics or related field.
- Masters degree in energy, finance, economics or related field.
- At least three years experience in energy and/or climate finance, or the energy sector (be it within a government, international organization, think tank, private sector etc) .
- A passion for and commitment to energy transition.
- Familiarity with key fora/organizations/concepts such as UNFCCC, IEA, IRENA, energy transition, JETPs, or coal retirement
- Experience coordinating work with multiple stakeholders from different organizations, countries and backgrounds.
- Self-starter able to work independently while identifying moments for effective collaboration.
- Attention to detail; motivated by working through the little details to achieve larger outcomes; conducts regular maintenance work within systems.
- Experience project-managing complex reports/research including collating data and impact metrics.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, and proven ability to produce high-quality written materials and presentations.
- Speedy and adept at learning new tech programs and softwares; self-sufficient at acquiring new skills and applying those to support the team.
- Collaborative, nimble, and able to support the team in diverse ways.
- Experience working cross-culturally and with people from diverse backgrounds and languages.
- Creative, solutions-oriented do-er with proven ability to to come up with solutions, whether they are to implement systems or when adapting to hurdles.
- English fluency required, mult- lingual preferred.
- Experience with international organizations is a plus.
- Experience in policy making with government, think tanks, or multilateral organizations is a plus.
- This is a full-time role based at our Brookline, MA office.
- Flexible work policy: flex hours and opportunity to work from home two days / week.
- 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match
- 100% employer paid health, dental and vision coverage
- Four weeks of PTO plus thirteen paid holidays
- Annual allowance for professional development activities
- Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings
- Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow
- A co-developed initial three month work plan to help you hit the ground running and have clarity on your role and responsibilities