Climate Breakthrough is a global philanthropy supporting extraordinary climate leaders to pursue ambitious and transformative climate endeavors through the Climate Breakthrough Award: a multi-million-dollar, multi-year, flexible grant. Our mission is to make an outsized impact in resolving the climate crisis by freeing leaders to translate their boldest ideas into transformative climate action that swiftly and justly closes the gap between the world today and a sustainable future.
Headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area, Climate Breakthrough is funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, the IKEA Foundation, The Lemelson Foundation, Quadrature Climate Foundation, Oceankind, and Vere Initiatives. For more information, visit www.ClimateBreakthrough.org.
About the Role
Climate Breakthrough’s Awardee Support team is responsible for supporting awardees through their tenure in the program – from onboarding, strategy development and strategy implementation, to exiting and support for alumni. This includes working with a small, tight-knit team spanning impact and learning, fundraising, communications, and grants administration. Reporting to the Portfolio Manager, the Program Assistant will support the Awardee Support team’s day-to-day operations, knowledge management, key events, community activities, and provide executive support to the Director of Programs.
This is a great opportunity for an organized, proactive, early-career individual who is passionate about project management, ensuring efficient processes, and has some knowledge of climate and international affairs.
The Program Assistant, Awardee Support’s work will be divided into the following areas: