Consultant Program Manager, India

• Advance the work of a top two philanthropic climate funder in India
• Suits candidates from climate finance/climate mitigation/energy transition/industrial transition
• 1-year contract | Hybrid, New Delhi-based, work rights and excellent English required

The Organisation

The Sequoia Climate Foundation is a climate philanthropy foundation based in California. Sequoia is committed to bolstering the urgent work of the Foundation’s grantees and leveraging climate science to accelerate the energy transition across geographies and sectors.

Together with its grantees and partners, Sequoia is working towards building a world powered by clean energy, where all people are protected by policies that have averted the worst effects of climate change.

Sequoia believes that solving climate change requires the adoption of ambitious, evidence-based solutions that transform markets, advance clean technology, and lead to large‐scale change to avoid dangerous climate tipping points and irreversible damage. Sequoia supports ambitious organizations and coalitions catalyzing rapid emissions reductions, transforming global markets, and accelerating the transition to clean energy around the world.

As Sequoia now expands internationally, there is an opportunity for an ambitious consultant manager to help shape the future of Sequoia’s India operations and ensure Sequoia’s regional impact.


Benefits & Culture

• One-year initial contract.
• Opportunities to work with, and learn from, a highly skilled, mission-driven global team and partners.
• India, Delhi-based, hybrid: local work and residency rights required. International travel opportunities.

The Role

Based in New Delhi, India, and reporting to the Program Director, you will support the India program team to advance and develop the grant portfolios in one or more areas of the India work. India work streams include green manufacturing, climate modelling, climate finance, energy transition, non-carbon GHG emissions, and hard to abate industry sectors like steel and cement.  Working with strategic partners, you will identify opportunities to support the decarbonization goals of the country and strategies and mechanisms to support them.

Your work will also advance strategic program design and delivery, as well as learning among stakeholders, including enhanced coordination. You will establish key relationships via engagement with civil society organizations, think tanks, and other partners, as well as government agencies. Other responsibilities are to:

• Conduct thorough and regular stewardship of grant portfolios.
• Assess project implementation and make strategic recommendations to partners.
• Engage in learning and strategy development around key mitigation sectors.
• Establish diverse partnerships, collaboration, and networks to advance strategic priorities.

Skills Required

You bring strong technical expertise and knowledge, gained in the public or private sector, in one or more thematic climate sectors (climate finance, green manufacturing, clean energy, renewables, clean transportation, industrial decarbonization, super pollutants etc.) You ideally have a deep understanding of the global climate ecosystem, and of India’s significance within it, and you are highly motivated to drive clean energy transition impact through strategic partnerships. 

With an analytical mindset and experience ideally gained in a climate-focused non-profit/think tank, consulting, or similar organization, you have a solid understanding of philanthropy and grantmaking and you bring political discretion and strong diplomatic skills to your engagements. You also have: 

• Impeccable ethics, capacity to work collaboratively, respectfully, and flexibly internationally.
• Strong communication and facilitation skills; cross-cultural fluency.
• Excellent proficiency in English, including English writing, and an Indian language.

If working with Sequoia and the regional climate ecosystem to support the regional clean energy transition sounds motivating to you, and you meet the criteria above, please submit your resume and cover letter, addressing the skills required, quoting #1432202. To request a full information package please email: officeadministrator@ngorecruitment.com (no applications here please).

Please note there is no formal closing date for this role, if you are interested, we would encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

NGO Recruitment values equitable recruitment practices and is committed to representing candidates reflective of the diverse organisations and communities we work with. We welcome and encourage applications from all backgrounds, ages, and identities, and are happy to adjust our recruitment process to support accessibility needs. If you are interested in this position and have most of the skills or experience we are looking for, please go ahead and apply.