Grants and Operations Manager

About CPI

Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) works to improve the most important energy and land use policies around the world, with a particular focus on finance. CPI supports decision makers through in-depth analysis on what works and what does not. CPI works in places that provide the most potential for policy impact, including Brazil, Europe, India, Indonesia and the United States. Our work helps nations grow while addressing increasingly scarce resources and climate risk. CPI has focus on the nexus of policy and finance with deep expertise across Energy Transition and improving access to Clean Energy, Green Cities and Sustainable Infrastructure, Forests and Land Use, Adaptation and Resilience, Nature-based Solutions, Sustainable Agriculture and other related climate sectors.

CPI is a small but dynamic organization, with a global reach and an entrepreneurial culture. We work hard to maintain an idea-driven, collaborative environment across all our teams. CPI’s team has significant experience in economics, finance, government, industry, law and policy. You may refer to www.climatepolicyinitiative.org for further information on the work we do.

CPI’s India office currently focuses on three workstreams a) Green and Sustainable Finance b) Energy Transition including electricity transition, industrial decarbonization and transport decarbonization and c) Improving Access to Finance for distributed renewable energy projects/businesses through project preparatory facilities technical assistance (TA) programs and risk mitigation mechanisms. The nature of the work varies across consulting /research projects and program management.

JOB SUMMARY

CPI is currently looking for a Grants and Operations Manager to support our India office in implementing its programs. The incumbent will be part of the CPI India team working with the Director/Associate Director/Senior Manager to increase our program outreach, manage stakeholder relationships – government, industry, banking and finance sector, industry associations and academia with a focus on Sustainable Finance and Energy Transition workstream partnerships, grant reporting systems, and managing Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)/Impact Assessment tasks for program grants. In addition, you also be responsible for working with Finance and Operations staff in India and globally to manage the project operations processes through IT-enabled information workflow systems.  You would also keep yourself informed and monitor different programs and projects to ensure compliance with funding terms (along with Finance), perform grant reporting as per funder requirements, monitor the progress of projects and identify pivots in programs/projects as needed to ensure alignment with overarching CPI’s strategy and theory of change.

PRIMARY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work with CPI India leadership team to strengthen program management in CPI India’s engagement development and execution.

• Enhance CPI’s equity and engagement with relevant stakeholders - Assist CPI India team to convene meetings with the stakeholders as per the funders' requirements in alignment with flagship programs such as The Lab, India Clean Energy Finance, Centre for Sustainable Finance, Just Transition Program and Green Finance Landscape.

• Support CPI Program Management in leading discussions with the relevant ministries and select state governments on mainstreaming research and analytical work with relevant representation in ongoing initiatives and platforms

• Support government policy working groups such as G20/Sustainable Finance working groups and share outputs with stakeholders for the given programs.

• Work on developing and periodically revising the CPI’s capability statement and pitch decks and coordinate with global Communications.

• Disseminate outputs to industry associations, research organizations, and other relevant stakeholders wherever required by program teams.

• Prioritize CPI's presence and position where essential and engage with local media, academia, industry, and civil society.

• Manage excellent working relations with the granters/funders for all CPI India projects and monitor grant utilization and resource allocation on internal workflow systems.

• Manage the proposal pipeline and contract pipeline in the Fluxx - Grantseeker portal

• Coordinate the preparation and execution of grant-specific reviews by working closely with Finance/ Operations teams and Program staff

• Collaborate with the Finance team to manage cost allocations, internal controls and administrative systems

• Design and implement robust M&E processes to ensure compliance with funder requirements

• Streamlining institutional knowledge management systems

• Support the administration of subgrant agreements including due diligence, financial oversight, and monitoring

• Track and review project progress against deliverables and outputs and advance/reimbursement requests to donors along with project leads/managers

• Manage the contract staff, office building management and other related office goods and services suppliers to be in order

• Build processes for procurement and maintenance of IT hardware in conjunction with support consultants

• Supervise logistical support to program and team-related and external events – in-person and virtual

• Supervise the India operations team to ensure the overall office is running smooth.

Other tasks related to management of CPI India operations which could include employee engagement and training etc., and  as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Graduate with postgraduate management education preferred.
• At least 15+ years of work experience with Non-profit/Consulting preferably with experience - Financial Services- Banks/NBFCs, Funds etc.
• A demonstrated understanding of grant-based program management as they relate to non-profit/international NGOs or Academic Institutions.
• Specific experience with Academic, Training and Capacity Building institutions in management and financial services is preferred.
• A demonstrated understanding of M&E processes and procedures as they relate to non-profit/international NGOs
• Knowledge of business; experience in all aspects of donor/grants/contract cycle and audits
• Ability to work with all levels of staff across a multi-cultural, multi-geographic, multi-discipline organization
• A growth mindset and a passion for supporting the team to continuously raise the bar
• Experience with data management: sorting, managing, matching, arranging, maintaining, and updating databases
• Proven ability to track and manage several projects and processes simultaneously
• General administration experience and basic knowledge of systems development and implementation
• Highly organized and meticulous attention to detail, particularly in regard to financial data management

Great oral and written communication skills, solution-oriented, and should be able to keep up a fast pace while adapting to frequent change.

Position Details

CPI is hiring for Operations and Grants manager open immediately to be based in in Delhi, India. The CPI team is currently working in hybrid/flexible WFH mode with 2 days a week in office or as required in the post pandemic context and the successful candidate will be supported by Finance and Operations staff – global and in India to get set up logistically till full office conditions return. CPI offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. Compensation will be based on experience.

To apply

Click here to submit an application. With your application, attach two documents:

(1) CV/resume no longer than 2 pages; and

(2) a cover letter outlining why you want to work with CPI and how your skills and experience align with the above requirements.

Please submit your application by midnight IST on January 8th, 2023.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. Please add notifications@app.bamboohr.com to your contact list to ensure delivery of all correspondence from us.