Provide assistance to up to 10 program and service teams in developing strategies along with tools and methods to track their progress.
Support teams to develop progress tracking tools and report on progress (e.g., results reporting, dashboards).
Facilitate collaborative design of inputs to proposal and reporting processes (e.g., theories of change, KPIs, outcomes, indicators and other metrics, etc.).
Support the development of program-level strategies and solutions, including designing the processes and timelines to support strategy development.
Collaborate with program leads, programs leadership, and philanthropic partnerships to determine a cycle of program strategy development.
Provide input on survey design and other data collection tools.
Support reporting on grants.
Maintain a high degree of knowledge about relevant strategy, research, and learning in the climate change ecosystem.
Participate in working groups of funders and grantees to discuss and take action on issues related to monitoring and reporting.
Ensure excellent responsiveness and dialogue with funding partners.
Work collaboratively with other ClimateWorks teams to respond to grantee perception report findings and support an effective process of reporting for our own grantees.
Manage a small group of external consultants focused on programmatic strategy and evaluation.
Support the implementation of the ClimateWorks-wide results/impact framework.
Support the learning process, including providing analysis and recommendations, emerging from end-of-year reviews, grantee perception surveys, organizational health surveys, and more.
Provide analysis of knowledge products (e.g., evaluations, qualitative findings, surveys etc.) as an input into yearly planning and strategy development.
Support efforts to enable decision making, including synthesizing and summarizing operational and programmatic data.
Design and support in-person and virtual meetings and workshops on a variety of strategic learning topics.
Produce reports, memos, presentations, or other materials to communicate learnings to a variety of stakeholders.
Provide analyses or summaries of learning products.
Support the development of improved knowledge management practices across the foundation.
Support deepening incorporation of justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion approaches into the Planning team, including in our metrics and results frameworks.
Requirements
10 years of relevant professional experience focused on monitoring, learning, evaluation, and/or strategy development.
Experience working in a climate change-related field, and lived experience in communities directly affected by climate change, ideally in the geopolitical south.
Experience designing strategies and managing evaluations in climate change-related fields.
Ability to provide strategic discretion in the process of proposal writing and reporting to funders.
Experience managing contracts and grants effectively and guide the work of consultants.
Excellent analytical skills and demonstrated ability to synthesize information into meaningful conclusions.
Understanding of advanced concepts related to monitoring and evaluation, including design of evaluations and impact studies, and results frameworks.
Advanced knowledge and application of research methodologies.
Strong organizational and project management skills, excellent attention to detail and ability to set priorities and complete projects in a timely manner.
Exceptional communications skills, both written and oral, and demonstrated experience in facilitating cross-team conversations and learning.
Ability and willingness to do the day-to-day project management aspects of the role.
High levels of proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint.
Benefits
Healthcare Plans:
Multiple options available through Kaiser & UHC
HMO - 100% coverage for employee and dependents
POS - Employee pays difference beyond HMO coverage (3 out of 4 POS options are at 100% coverage for employee and dependents)
Dental –100% coverage for employee and dependents
Vision – 100% coverage for employee and dependents
Fertility Benefit
Fertility care through Carrot Fertility. Access to on-demand doctor-approved content, pregnancy support, and virtual chats with medical, legal, and regulatory experts.
Disability Benefit (long and short-term)
Life Insurance (3x base salary up to $750k for employee only)
PTO
20 days (1st year)
25 days (2nd - 8th year)
30 days (9th year)
Holidays
11 Observed and 2 floating
401k Plan
After 6 months of service, CWF automatically contributes 9% of gross earnings per pay period to retirement fund*
After 6 months of service, CWF matches 100% of employee contributions up to a max of 6% of gross earnings per pay period*
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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strategic discretionorganizational skillsattention to detailcommunication skillsfacilitationcollaborationsynthesis of informationresponsivenessleadershipproblem-solving