Senior Program Associate, Cement & Building Materials

ClimateWorks Foundation

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Job Description

Required Skills

Key Responsibilities

• Ensure the smooth and effective passage of grants through the multi-stage process of assessment, disbursement, and evaluation.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• 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.

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Posted Date

July 10, 2026