Associate- Climate Challenges

Company DescriptionClimate Collective is South Asia's largest private organization focused on supporting climate tech startups. By leveraging resources, partnerships, knowledge, and opportunities within the ecosystem, Climate Collective empowers innovative startups to address pressing environmental challenges. Dedicated to creating a positive climate impact, the organization believes in the critical role startups play in building a sustainable and equitable future.About Climate ChallengesClimate Challenges is CCF’s industry-facing open innovation platform that accelerates industrial decarbonisation by translating priority pain points from hard-to-abate sectors into structured challenge statements, curating solution pipelines (startups + innovators), and enabling adoption pathways (business cases, pilots, partnerships, and ecosystem convenings).About the RoleWe are seeking a dynamic and motivated Associate to help design, manage, and execute programs under Climate Challenges, with a strong focus on industrial decarbonisation domains and program/project management. The role requires comfort working across multiple stakeholders—industry partners, startups, ecosystem organizations, and internal teams—while maintaining high execution quality across timelines, outputs, and reportingKey ResponsibilitiesDrive end-to-end program execution: workplans, timelines, deliverables, trackers, and reportingSupport development of industrial decarbonisation challenge statements (e.g., steel/cement/chemicals/industrial heat/energy efficiency) with clear KPIs and data needsManage stakeholder coordination across industry partners, startups, and ecosystem organizations (calls, follow-ups, action logs)Build and manage a startup pipeline: sourcing, screening, shortlisting, and structured documentation of decisionsSupport adoption readiness: partner–startup matchmaking, pilot readiness checklists, and early implementation planningDesired Qualifications & Experience4–6 years experience in climate/clean energy/industrial decarbonisation/manufacturing/sustainability, with strong program delivery exposureDemonstrated ability to manage multi-stakeholder programs with clear outputs, timelines, and execution rigorExperience working with startups / accelerators / innovation programs / corporate-startup engagement is a strong plusSkills RequiredStrong ownership mindset, operational discipline, and reliable follow-through in fast-moving environmentsAbility to understand and communicate technical decarbonisation concepts to mixed audiences (industry + startups)Strong stakeholder management and crisp written communication (notes, trackers, partner updates)Structured thinking + analytical ability to synthesize information and turn it into actionable outputs

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