Lead - Development and Partnerships
Lead - Development and Partnerships
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01-08-2025
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About us: The India Climate Collaborative (ICC) registered as Council of Philanthropies for Climate Action (CPCA) is a first-of-its-kind collaborative committed to accelerating Indias development while exceeding its climate goals. The ICC cultivates the conditions for a healthy Indian climate ecosystem; one that is resilient ambitious and primed for impact. As a catalyst for systemic climate action the ICC strategically raises and directs philanthropic funding to critical areas driving meaningful and lasting change. We work closely with the climate ecosystem including research organisations implementers government stakeholders businesses and more as well as engaging with domestic and international funders to ensure that funding flows towards high-impact climate solutions. The ICC was incubated by the Tata Trusts and along with the Trusts is supported by JSW Foundation Rohini Nilekani Philanthropies Foundation and Rainmatter Foundation among others.
Team: Our team is a small tightknit group driven by a shared passion for achieving the ICCs mission and vision. An ideal addition to our team is a self-starter always willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuff done. We prefer candidates with a good eye for detail commitment to a high quality of output and a team-centric mindset. We value mission-driven leadership intellectual curiosity humility and a collaborative spirit.
Role: The ICC seeks a full-time Lead Development and Partnerships to grow the ICC community and its network of supporters and build and manage the Development and Partnerships team. This person will serve as an internal and external bridge between members of the team funders and core partners. They will be responsible for building maintaining and enhancing relationships with ICC funders and ensuring all reporting requirements are met. This role will be pivotal in strengthening ICCs platform by expanding its community of supporters and increasing capital flows to Indias climate priorities. Candidate: The candidate must have experience in donor engagement fundraising strategy communications and ecosystem relationship-building with a strong understanding of the climate and philanthropy landscape.
This role will report to the Director Operations and will have the following responsibilities:
1. Development and Grant Management:
Work in partnership with the leadership team to secure commitments to support the ICC.
Identify new potential donors and create outreach strategies write proposals and craft pitches to secure fundraising commitments.
Drive the conceptualisation and creation of fundraising collateral in partnership with the communications team including pitch decks memos and other deliverables while working with them to generate leads.
Develop a deep understanding of the ICCs work to construct thoughtful fundraising narratives.
Be the central point of contact for ICCs donors ensuring timely thoughtful reporting building relationships with and providing regular updates to their teams and managing any ad-hoc requests and asks.
Build strategies to regularly engage donors including through convenings check-ins update newsletters amongst others.
Develop and maintain key metrics to track donor engagement and ICCs fundraising goals overall.
Track and ensure effective fund utilisation across the organisations verticals alongside the Finance team in alignment with the ICCs objectives and goals.
2. Strategic Partnerships:
Discover foster and manage partnerships for the ICC driving our participation or collaboration with ecosystem engagements including executing formal MoUs where necessary.
Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders across the climate ecosystem including non-profits policymakers corporate partners climate experts and service providers.
Represent the ICC in external forums and present the ICCs story externally.
Develop direct and oversee the adoption of a customer relationship management system for the organisation to track and institutionalise the relationships cultivated.
3. Events and Convenings:
Hold and formulate ICCs convening strategy in consultation with ICCs leadership and cross functional teams towards improving coordination between climate actors.
Conceptualise design and curate events to engage partners including funders and actors in the climate ecosystem at domestic and international fora while making sure they are impactful and engaging.
4. Stakeholder Management: Leadership and Team
Work closely with the CEO and Leadership team to strategically plan how the ICC is positioned at external events brainstorm engagement and outreach strategies for the larger climate ecosystem and facilitate smooth internal coordination.
Support the CEO and Leadership team with other requests related to institutional fundraising donor engagement and strategic partnerships.
Build lead and mentor a high performing team to deliver on ICCs fundraising and partnership goals.
Key criteria for selection:
- 13-15 years of experience in non-profit fundraising business development partnerships sales/marketing or as an entrepreneur. Some experience in the non-profit sector is required and climate sector will be given preference.
- Ability to strategize and build data-driven systems and processes to achieve outcomes.
- Strong relationship management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate across diverse stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with experience in pitch development and storytelling.
- Previous experience managing teams.
- Comfort with ambiguity and flexibility.
- Excellent time management and task management skills.
- Adaptability willingness to learn and ability to re-iterate approaches according to changing circumstances.
- Self-starter and ability to work with minimum supervision.
- High-level understanding of climate change and passion for climate action.
- Proven success in raising and managing institutional philanthropic funding.
Additional criteria (preferred not mandatory):
- Existing foundation and donor networks.
- Experience in fundraising for a non-profit.
- Experience with grant management systems and CRM platforms.
- Knowledge of the Indian and international climate philanthropy landscape.
What we offer:
- Working with the leading minds on climate change across philanthropy research institutions government and implementing organisations.
- Growth and exposure in a rapidly growing organization with a young team committed to professional development.
- Opportunity to institute best practices develop ICC traditions and build organisational structures.
- A competitive salary based on industry standards.
Terms of employment:
Location: Mumbai
Employment type: Consultant
The India Climate Collaborative registered as Council of Philanthropies for Climate Action is an equal opportunity employer
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