Senior Associate - Engagement

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About the Organization

The India Climate Collaborative (ICC) was established in 2020 to coordinate and support Indian philanthropists scaling corporate and family philanthropy in India for climate impact. We unlock philanthropic capital, identify catalytic climate priorities, and create connective infrastructure. 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’s key priorities include building a cohort of visionary climate philanthropists (India Climate Leaders), helping corporate philanthropy scale community-led climate solutions (Earth Exponential), pooling grant funds to achieve system climate action (Funds Advisory) and enabling cross-sectoral investments to accelerate climate action (Sectors Catalyst).

Job Description/Responsibilities

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 Earth Exponential, 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.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• 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.

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