Director,GCS

About Us Climate Lead empowers philanthropic leaders everywhere to take immediate and far-reaching climate action. By serving as an impartial guide, Climate Lead equips new climate philanthropists with the information and insights they need to drive transformative solutions. We cut through the complexity by curating roadmaps, in partnership with a diverse network of experts, to help philanthropists make a bold impact on climate. Summary The Director, Global Climate Strategies, is responsible for curating major climate content and leading the development of high-impact climate strategies and solutions. In partnership with the Senior Director, Global Climate Strategies, this role leads efforts to source, vet, and curate climate strategy and mitigation solutions while at the same time building a robust, dynamic knowledge repository for products, vetted solutions, and the network of specialized experts and advisors that Climate Lead taps for its work. This role serves as a broker for the field to connect new donors with high-impact solutions and experts. Managerial Responsibilities This role does not have any managerial responsibilities. Essential Duties and Responsibilities Climate Solutions (70%) Source and diligence climate solutions In collaboration with the Managing Director and Senior Director and in coordination with the Philanthropy and Communications teams, lead climate content and strategy contributions - including sourcing projects, curating expert reviewers, diligencing projects, and documenting findings. Lead GCS contributions to develop scaled strategies frameworks and curate big ideas that have the potential to draw eight - and nine-figure philanthropic investments into ripe strategies that pursue an ambitious impact goal Responsible for keeping a "beat" on various sectors, geographies, and levers through regular communication with expert funders, attending funder strategy meetings, and other learning opportunities. Beats for this role include climate fin