Programme Manager, International Team (1year Maternity Cover)
Role Overview
The Programme Manager joins PIE's International Team and reports to a team director.
The role leads energy-system analysis for strategy documents and reports and implements and refines a grantmaking strategy for a key project portfolio.
The work focuses on power and industry decarbonisation and the use of data, analysis, and modelling to support clean-energy transition decisions.
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About PIE
The Pooled Fund on International Energy (PIE) is an international grantmaking and strategy platform hosted by the European Climate Foundation.
PIE supports research institutions, think tanks, civil society organisations, and partners working to advance clean energy and steel transitions.
Its mission is to support a just transition in the power and steel sectors for climate, clean air, and prosperity.
Role context
The Programme Manager joins PIE's International Team and reports to a team director.
The role leads energy-system analysis for strategy documents and reports and implements and refines a grantmaking strategy for a key project portfolio.
The work focuses on power and industry decarbonisation and the use of data, analysis, and modelling to support clean-energy transition decisions.
Energy system analysis and research
- Research and analyse power- and industry-sector policy, finance, technology, and deployment trends across priority countries.
- Scope landscapes, identify cutting-edge trends, and find strategic opportunities for transition pathways.
- Deliver briefings and lead analysis for strategy design and the annual energy report.
- Supervise 2–4 analysts or consultants and manage data elements of PIE's Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning framework.
Strategy and fundraising
- Deliver and refine grantmaking strategy for data and modelling projects, aligned with PIE strategies, programme goals, priorities, and budgets.
- Co-develop and implement strategies with grantees and partners across priority countries and regions.
- Monitor and evaluate grant and initiative progress, impact, risks, and opportunities.
- Contribute research, analysis, proposal writing, and budget drafting for fundraising and donor reporting.
Grantmaking and project management
- Identify and scope relevant grantees independently or with programme officers and peer regranting organisations.
- Lead grantee liaison and maintain effective communication and relationships.
- Process grants through the full grantmaking cycle in compliance with internal procedures and standards.
- Design and organise partner convenings, workshops, and strategy discussions as needed.
Experience and competencies
- University degree or equivalent.
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience, with a track record in quantitative energy-sector analysis and research on policy, technology, and investment.
- At least 1–3 years of relevant experience in fundraising, grantmaking, or proposal writing.
- Knowledge of the power sector, energy-demand sectors, and energy-transition scenarios.
- Ability to collaborate across regional and global contexts and work with partners from different cultural backgrounds and time zones.
- Ability to deliver work plans, self-manage, self-organise, and work efficiently independently and as part of a team.
- Excellent written and verbal English communication and ability to crystallise complex issues; the supplied description cuts off mid-qualification.
Workplace
- The role is described as remote.
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