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About the Organization

ClimateWorks Foundation is a global organization committed to our mission: to end the climate crisis by amplifying the power of philanthropy. Since our founding in 2008, we have awarded over $1.3 billion in grants to more than 600 organizations advancing climate solutions worldwide. We helped grow the field of climate philanthropy to where it stands today, establishing infrastructure, global networks, and momentum for continued growth. Our Global Programs and Services equip philanthropy with global knowledge, networks, and solutions to drive climate progress.

Scaling solutions: Our collaborative Global Programs focused on solution areas including carbon dioxide removal, cooling, industry, transportation, and more produce results bending the greenhouse gas emissions curve. From the U.S. to Europe, China, Brazil, and beyond, we collaborate with a diverse community of funders, NGOs, and climate leaders to accelerate just and equitable climate solutions.
Guiding and supporting funders: Our Global Services provide funders with comprehensive resources to assess, build, evolve, and execute high-impact climate-giving strategies. Our Global Intelligence service equips funders and the climate community with climate insights to pinpoint opportunities for impact and philanthropic insights to help identify investment priorities. We facilitate Global Collaborations that enable funders to increase individual and collective impact. Our Global Grantmaking services enable funders to invest in climate solutions worldwide.
Fostering collaboration, exploration, and growth: Our collaborative approach and commitment to learning ensures that we continuously explore innovative ideas and emerging opportunities all to scale philanthropy-supported initiatives to help end the climate crisis.

ClimateWorks staff understands the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities of climate change. We are researchers, strategists, collaborators, and grantmakers worldwide who care passionately about our mission. For more information, please visit (link removed)(link removed)>

Team Summary

The Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion team leads an ambitious and proactive practice integrating JEDI with a sense of belonging into the foundations culture, practices, policies, programs, and services. The JEDI team engages with all levels within the organization and with external partners to advance JEDI.

Position Summary

The Senior Strategist for JEDI provides high-level program management and support to the JEDI team and will report to the Chief of Equity, Justice, and Culture. The Senior Strategist will effectively support a portfolio of ongoing JEDI initiatives, including but not limited to tracking of the JEDIs case for investment for our programs/services, measurement of success and opportunities, and communication of the entire JEDI journey.

Essential Duties of the JEDI Senior Strategist

Develop and manage relationships with ClimateWorks programs team partners and support the development of JEDI-focused program goals and evaluation of program impacts towards crucial JEDI metrics.
Coordinate activities and knowledge exchange among grantee and funder partners.
Create and/or co-author quarterly blogs and monthly updates about the work of the JEDI team.
Partner to document and share wins and lessons learned of the JEDI team internally and externally.
Partner in the development of JEDI learning agenda, including but not limited to the tracking of results and grantee convenings.
Collaborate to prepare grant reports and other communications materials.
Provide research to determine leading practices in the JEDI work.
Partner with consultants to help measure our progress.
Aid in quality control of outgoing work products, including creating event materials, proofreading documents, editing, and formatting Word and PowerPoint documents.
Identify, seek out, and attend professional development opportunities, including networking, informational interviews, training, projects, etc.
Recognize this work is emergent; additional or different duties may arise over time.
Grow the JEDI teams work to incorporate new funders and new work areas in partnership with relevant ClimateWorks Foundation teams and external partners.

Skills and Qualifications

Knowledge and Experience

Minimum of 12 years of relevant professional experience with at least 4 or more years in the following areas: Just Transition, climate change, climate policy, and climate science.
Possess one year of expertise in community and civil society engagement.
Possess international work experience and credibility among domain experts, policymakers, and funders.
Hold expertise in working in networked projects and teams or matrix organizations requiring diverse relationship management approaches.

Organization and Program Management

Work effectively and efficiently (both virtually and in-person) with minimal supervision.
Manage time, projects, and budgets.
Possess strong writing, editing, and communications skills.
Have attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
Hold experience and comfort working in a highly collaborative and deadline-driven professional environment.

Working Environment

Expertise in working well within networks and remote teams.
Commitment to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment.
Build and sustain strong, productive relationships across different constituencies in various geographies.
Maintains global outlook and the sensibility to empathize with, and adjust to, different cultures.
Support focus in the face of multiple initiatives, constituencies, and priorities.
Has experience leading or creating a strategy to infuse climate justice.

Preferred Skills

Fluent in a language other than English
BS/MS or lived experience that allowed for the development of similar skills and knowledge
Innovative problem-solving skills
Lived, based, or have extensive experience in Africa, or Asia

Compensation

ClimateWorks offers an excellent benefits package and a competitive salary that is commensurate with experience (geographic differential applied based on location).

Salary Range: $160,000-$180,000 annually ***ClimateWorks strives to create an equitable culture of transparency and fairness.

Location

ClimateWorks Foundation is based in the San Francisco Financial District. This position is classified as US Flexible, meaning it can be based either out of the San Francisco office or from any other US location. The geographic differential is applied to compensation based on the local labor cost.

Commitment to Racial and Social Justice

At ClimateWorks Foundation, we are driven by our vision of creating a thriving planet for all living beings for generations to come. We aim to foster an inclusive workplace that values diverse lived experiences and emphasizes the voices of marginalized people especially Black, Indigenous, and People of Color who are most vulnerable to climate impacts, and whose voices, ideas, and leadership are crucial to winning the climate fight.

To ensure that we are making meaningful progress, we have made a set of diversity, equity, and inclusion commitments across all dimensions of our work to further our mission and realize our vision. For more information, please visit: Fostering Racial and Social Justice in Pursuit of our Mission

Equal Employment Opportunity

Equal employment opportunity and having a diverse staff are fundamental principles at ClimateWorks Foundation and as such we are committed to creating a diverse and multi-cultural work environment. We strongly encourage and seek applications from women, people of color, and bilingual and bicultural individuals, as well as members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race (including traits historically associated with race), ethnicity, religion, color, sex (including childbirth, breast feeding, and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, anc

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