Growald Climate Fund - Senior Portfolio Manager, Venture

Sr. Portfolio Manager | Full Time | Based in Boston, MA with remote possible

Reports to Venture Portfolio Director

About Growald Climate Fund

We are a high-impact venture global philanthropy fund catalyzing the rapid transition to a clean energy future. We believe that philanthropy plays a key role in nurturing new climate solutions, supporting a vibrant and growing civil society, and promoting objective research and analysis for use by governments and key partners.

About our Venture Portfolio Pillar 

We incubate, seed, and scale organizations with potential for outsized impact. We take risks, testing and supporting new ideas and initiatives, particularly those driven by leaders from communities that are traditionally underfunded. In our venture grantmaking we seek out:

• high risk, high reward: innovative organizations that often use untested approaches with high potential for impact
• measurable results: short- and long-term quantifiable measures of progress and success
• scalability: ideas, organizations and leaders with potential for exponential impact 
• clear exit strategy: organizations with a pathway to sustainability beyond our involvement

Our approach is to help build a strong, inclusive and effective corps of climate champions worldwide. Our past, present (and future!) grantees inspire key financial actors, policymakers, the media and wider movements to take on the challenge of change at a critical moment for our collective future.

About You 

You are a passionate and experienced climate leader with a deep understanding of what it takes to grow and lead an impactful climate NGO. You love networking and meeting new people and discussing new ideas. You balance your strategic insights with the ability to operationalize and execute. You are committed to supporting  nontraditional leaders to grow their leadership and influence. You are entrepreneurial, ideally with experience working in a start up environment. Importantly, you are a team player with integrity, a strong emotional quotient and an ability to nurture high trust relationships.

About the Role

The Sr. Portfolio Manager, Venture will help expand and deepen our venture philanthropy portfolio of grantees. The Portfolio Manager works to support the Director, Venture Portfolio to identify new organizations to bring into the portfolio, and supports organizations in the portfolio to scale and achieve outsize impact.

This is a FLSA Full Time Exempt position, reporting to our Director, Venture Portfolio.

Responsibilities include:

Portfolio 

• Manage a portfolio of grantees by providing strategic guidance and support as they move through their grant lifecycle.
• Conduct visits and regular check-ins with grantees to assess progress, troubleshoot challenges and provide support .
• Ensure grantees receive necessary support and resources by coordinating internal resources and connecting with external opportunities. 
• Manage the grantmaking process from application through reporting, including conducting grantee due diligence, docket drafting, semi annual check-ins, and tracking impact. 
• Manage grantee onboarding and orientation 
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements and guidelines, working with grantees to address any issues 

Program Leadership

• Support the development of program materials, such as agendas, presentations, and reports
• Identify trends and insights from grantee reports and data to inform portfolio  strategy or processes 
• Assist in development and implementation of evaluation frameworks 
• Track and analyze grantee performance, preparing reports on portfolio progress and impact
• Contribute to pillar strategy development and revisions

Relationship Building 

• Lead in the execution of strategic convenings, workshops, and other events that bring grantees and stakeholders together.
• Conduct research and draft strategic memos on potential grantmaking areas

Internal Administration 

• Lead docket write-ups and Board updates
• Document metrics and lessons to contribute to GCF’s annual impact report
• Provide administrative and logistical support to the Director when requested
• Participate in team-related initiatives, including team meetings, performance reviews, team-building activities, and training sessions
• Ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures by managing documentation, contracts, and completing all required trainings
• Submit complete and accurate expense reports on time 

Qualifications:

• 4 - 6 years of mid-level to senior experience working in philanthropy, climate-focused social enterprise, and/or founding/leading a mission-led enterprise (for or non-profit) required
• At least one area of relevant content expertise including: energy transition, climate mitigation, global climate diplomacy, clean energy finance required
• International experience, particularly in Asia/emerging markets with nonprofit or energy markets and working with multi-cultural teams preferred
• Direct experience with grantmaking or grant receiving organizations preferred 
• Highly strategic and collaborative 
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with the ability to summarize and present information to various audiences, including NGOs, funders and experts
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
• Multi lingual a plus 
• Graduate degree e.g., MBA, MPH, MPP, or other relevant degree preferred

The starting salary range for this position is $120,000-$140,000.

Benefits & Organizational Culture

We have a dynamic and agile organizational culture and we’re serious about supporting our people to thrive. Read more about our organizational culture here. 

• This is a full-time role based at our Brookline, MA office (open to remote for stellar candidates). 
• Flexible work policy: flex hours and opportunity to work from home two days / week (if located in Boston Metro Area). 
• 401(k) retirement plan with 6% employer match
• 100% employer-paid medical, dental, vision coverage
• 100% employer-paid long-term disability, short-term disability and basic life insurance 
• Four weeks of PTO plus thirteen paid holidays (including closure week between Christmas and New Year’s) 
• Annual allowance for professional development activities
• Coaching and management support with regular 1:1 meetings
• Performance reviews and feedback to support you and the team to reflect and grow
• A co-developed initial three month work plan to help you hit the ground running and have clarity on your role and responsibilities  

Equal Opportunity Employer   

As an equal opportunity employer, we recognize the power of a diverse community and strongly encourage applications from individuals with varied experiences, perspectives and backgrounds. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. All Growald employees must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  

Compensation

Growald Climate Fund offers competitive salaries annually benchmarked against a thousand other philanthropic non profit grant making foundations. The starting salary range for this position is $120,000-$140,000. Please apply or contact [email protected] to speak with our recruiter about compensation! Benefits include 100% employer paid medical, dental, vision care, generous allowances including professional development, commuter, and work from home, an employer matched retirement plan, 13 holidays, 20 days of vacation, and additional paid time off including sick and parental leave. Growald offers flexible working hours, and our location in Brookline (in Boston’s backyard) was recently ranked 16th in the top 25 best places for families to live!

To Apply

Please fill out the application questions on this page and attach your resume. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

This search is being led by NRG Consulting Group. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.