Senior Climate Researcher, Grantmaker

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🌐 United States, United Kingdom, +1 more countries – Remote

🇺🇸 United States – Remote 🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote 🇩🇪 Germany – Remote

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💵 $175k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Founders Pledge

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11 - 50 employees

Founded 2013

💼 Consulting

📣 Marketing

🤲 Charity

💰 $2.6M Grant - Founders Pledge on 2019-12

Consulting • Marketing • Charity

Founders Pledge is an international non-profit organization that mobilizes entrepreneurs to commit a meaningful percentage of their current or future wealth to high-impact charities. The organization researches the world's most pressing problems, identifies effective philanthropic solutions, manages donor-advised funds and funding opportunities, and provides personalized advisory services and a community for founders to give effectively. Founders Pledge operates as registered charities/non-profits in the US, UK, and Germany and supports members through events, funds, and grants to maximize the impact of donations.

📋 Description

• Analyze global climate intervention strategies and align findings with high-impact funding priorities • Represent the climate team in media and at gatherings of philanthropists, policymakers, and climate organizations • Develop relationships with potential grantees, funders, and climate and energy experts • Assess complex funding opportunities and deliver clear, evidence-based recommendations • Use quantitative decision-support tools to model uncertainties and impacts • Conduct short-term investigations into policy dynamics, emissions trends, and climate damage assessments • Evaluate competing climate theories of change using literature reviews, expert consultation, and quantitative modeling • Attend international climate summits on behalf of the team • Model the impact and cost-effectiveness of climate interventions • Evaluate funding opportunities and estimate their net impact on global climate outcomes • Identify gaps in climate philanthropy and highlight severely underfunded areas • Report to the Climate Lead and collaborate with research and grantmaking teams • Contribute to the growth of the Climate Fund

🎯 Requirements

• Proven professional track record within climate policy, climate economics, or closely related fields • Broad, contextualist understanding of the climate landscape • High degree of numeracy and willingness to model impacts with messy or uncertain data • Proven ability to independently lead complex, senior-level research projects from conception to delivery • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills • Strong desire to work within a highly integrated team • Comfort and willingness to represent Founders Pledge at major conferences, summits, and donor events • Ideological flexibility and openness to a wide range of climate solutions • Advanced degree in the social sciences with a quantitative focus (nice to have) • Specific expertise in innovation policy in OECD economies or deep knowledge of China’s climate and energy sectors (nice to have) • Direct professional experience with complex energy systems or structured grantmaking processes (nice to have) • Must be based in the UK, USA (preferably East Coast), or Germany • Willingness to undergo a technical assessment

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote or hybrid work options • In-person Research team offsites • One global annual retreat for the entire global team • Flat structure • Real ownership • Chance to help shape the future of strategic philanthropy • Equal opportunity and diversity-focused workplace