Senior Program Associate, Cement & Building Materials

ClimateWorks Foundation

Senior Program Associate managing grantmaking and strategy development in the cement sector. Facilitating stakeholder engagement and providing program oversight for ClimateWorks Foundation.

Posted 7/9/2026full-timeRemote • 🇬🇧 United KingdomSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Ensure the smooth and effective passage of grants through the multi-stage process of assessment, disbursement, and evaluation. This can require adhering to tight timelines.
Manage relationships with grantees, including understanding their needs and circumstances, ensuring the effective two-way flow of information, and receiving regular reports.
Collaborate with peers and other teams at CWF to support effective grantmaking and action on cross-cutting strategies
Lead the organization of stakeholder engagement groups, including organizing virtual and in-person meetings, including our annual Global Cement Decarbonization Convening. This includes preparation of the agenda, meeting organization, coordinating speakers, and recording notes and outcomes.
Ensure knowledge is broadly shared through written communications and online and in-person events.
Support research and analysis informing the development of program strategy.
Prepare documents, briefings, budgets, communications materials, and other work products for sharing outside the organization.
Increasingly act as a subject matter expert, point of contact, and representative of GIH in cement and building materials ecosystem.
Other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

Passion for solving climate change, demonstrated over years.
Strong project and program management skills based on 5+ years’ experience in a relevant role.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, including environmental science, public policy, or engineering.
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to work successfully with a wide range of different types of people and cultures.
Ability to initiate and manage projects, and to work effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision
Excellent research skills, applied with doggedness and creativity. Ability to synthesize information on a wide variety of topics.
Ability to use common business software like Salesforce, Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Availability for international travel: two trips per year minimum, possibly more if desired.
Ability to work across global time zones, including frequent calls with the core team in California, and regular calls with India, Africa, and Asia.
Commitment, caring, and a generous attitude toward colleagues, grantees, and partners, and a commitment to supporting people to build careers and institutions.
Commitment to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment and to the mission and values of the Global Industry Hub.
Understanding or experience with the cement and building materials sectors, and the broader design and construction industry.
Masters degree in engineering, policy, or another relevant field is preferred.
Experience managing grants or working with non-profits.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Non-profit ClimateWorks Foundation is a global platform dedicated to accelerating climate solutions through philanthropy. With a mission to end the climate crisis, it amplifies the impact of philanthropy by collaborating with grantmakers and implementing partners worldwide. ClimateWorks supports climate solutions across a variety of sectors including transportation, food and agriculture, forests, and sustainable finance. Since 2008, it has granted over $1. 8 billion to more than 850 organizations in over 50 countries. The foundation seeks to bend the emissions curve and advance a thriving planet for all living beings. Senior Program Associate, Cement & Building Materials Job not on LinkedIn 🔥 13 minutes ago 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior ✨ Associate Apply Now Find Hiring Managers Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Ensure the smooth and effective passage of grants through the multi-stage process of assessment, disbursement, and evaluation. This can require adhering to tight timelines.
Manage relationships with grantees, including understanding their needs and circumstances, ensuring the effective two-way flow of information, and receiving regular reports.
Collaborate with peers and other teams at CWF to support effective grantmaking and action on cross-cutting strategies
Lead the organization of stakeholder engagement groups, including organizing virtual and in-person meetings, including our annual Global Cement Decarbonization Convening. This includes preparation of the agenda, meeting organization, coordinating speakers, and recording notes and outcomes.
Ensure knowledge is broadly shared through written communications and online and in-person events.
Support research and analysis informing the development of program strategy.
Prepare documents, briefings, budgets, communications materials, and other work products for sharing outside the organization.
Increasingly act as a subject matter expert, point of contact, and representative of GIH in cement and building materials ecosystem.
Other duties as assigned 🎯 Requirements
Passion for solving climate change, demonstrated over years.
Strong project and program management skills based on 5+ years’ experience in a relevant role.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, including environmental science, public policy, or engineering.
Excellent written and oral communication skills. Ability to work successfully with a wide range of different types of people and cultures.
Ability to initiate and manage projects, and to work effectively and efficiently with minimal supervision
Excellent research skills, applied with doggedness and creativity. Ability to synthesize information on a wide variety of topics.
Ability to use common business software like Salesforce, Google Suite, Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Availability for international travel: two trips per year minimum, possibly more if desired.
Ability to work across global time zones, including frequent calls with the core team in California, and regular calls with India, Africa, and Asia.
Commitment, caring, and a generous attitude toward colleagues, grantees, and partners, and a commitment to supporting people to build careers and institutions.
Commitment to a diverse, inclusive, and equitable work environment and to the mission and values of the Global Industry Hub.
Understanding or experience with the cement and building materials sectors, and the broader design and construction industry.
Masters degree in engineering, policy, or another relevant field is preferred.
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Hard Skills & Tools

Project ManagementGrant ManagementResearch SkillsBudget PreparationProgram Strategy Development

Soft Skills

Excellent Oral CommunicationInterpersonal SkillsCreativityCommitment to DiversityCaring Attitude