Partnerships Coordinator

Role: Partnerships Coordinator

Contract Type: Fixed Term 2 year contract 

Division: Operations

Location: New Delhi, India

Reports to:  Senior Manager, Austria

About CPI
Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) is an analysis and advisory organization with deep expertise in finance and policy. Our mission is to help governments, businesses, and financial institutions drive economic growth while addressing climate change. 

With a team of experts across seven international offices, including a strong presence in emerging markets and developing economies, CPI is a leader in tracking sustainable investment trends, identifying innovative business models, and supporting the solutions that can drive the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient, inclusive economy. We are unique in our focus on finance, our ability to get the right people to the table, and our analytical rigor. 

 

About the Role

CPI is seeking a well-organized and motivated Partnerships Coordinator who will be responsible for managing the formal coordination
with partners of CPI including, funders, contractors (communication, operational monitoring and reporting) for projects. While technical delivery on these projects, including drafting of proposals, budgets, and narrative and financial reports, may be led by the relevant delivering CPI office, all formal submissions to stakeholders (proposals, reports, invoices, amendments, and funder portal filings) are filed by the contracting entity.
 

The Partnership Coordinator acts as a critical link between CPI’s stakeholders and the project delivery teams. This role sits within the Operations team and will work closely with program staff across CPI offices. The position is based in New Delhi, India, but is contracted, supervised, and managed by CPI Austria, reporting to the Austria Senior Manager. 

 

Roles and Responsibilities

Partnership Coordination and Support 

• Coordinate contract drafting between program team, finance team, legal, leadership, and external partners. 

• Serve as the designated CPI contact for receipt of finalized proposals, reports, budgets, invoices, funder contracts, consulting contracts, amendments, and subgrant agreements prepared by the delivering office.  

• Review incoming materials for high-level contractual and compliance alignment prior to filing.  

• Execute formal submission of proposals, reports, and contract documentation to partners via designated channels.  

• Confirm and share submission receipts and confirmations with the delivering office for their records.  

• Maintain records of all formal submissions and filings made. 

• Serve as a coordination point for partner communication, updates, presentations, meetings, reports
  and other communications, working with colleagues across CPI offices to gather required information.  

• Maintain calendars, trackers, and other tools necessary to monitor funder requirements, deliverables, and reporting deadlines, including U.S. federal and European government reporting requirements where applicable. 
  
  
  

Relationship and Meeting Support 

• Support CPI’s engagement with partners by coordinating meetings, preparing materials, documenting next steps, and tracking follow-up. 

• Facilitate communication between CPI offices contributing to information or work relevant to the projects. 

 

About You: Competencies and Experience

• Post Graduate degree in  Business Administration, International Development, Economics, Finance, Social Sciences. 
• Minimum 7 years of demonstrable post qualification experience preferably within an international not for profit environment. 
• You are able to interact with high-level external stakeholders independently. 
• You have exceptional attention to detail, organization, time management, and prioritization skills, and an ability to work across time zones and under pressure and tight deadlines. 
• Knowledge of the full project & contract lifecycle. 
  
  
  

About You: Personal Attributes

• You are a self-starter, and require minimal supervision.
• You have an independent, analytical mind with a track record of applying sound strategic judgment to complex issues.
• You have an operations-focused mindset, value standard operating procedures, and proactively identify opportunities to streamline internal processes and improve efficiency. 
• You are proficient user of the MS Office suite, in particular Excel, word and power point and other software and tools.
• You are comfortable using or learning platforms such as Docusign for contract signature and Grantseeker for funder management.  
• You have outstanding written and verbal communication skills, including fluency in English.
• You are willing to travel internationally/domestically.
  
  

Position Details
CPI is hiring for a Partnerships Coordinator on a fixed term two-year contract (40 hours) to be based in our New Delhi office.

CPI India has adopted a flexible working policy whereby staff are able to mix working remotely with days in the office.   

CPI offers an excellent and competitive compensation and benefits package. 

Applicants must be eligible to work in India – we are unfortunately unable to offer any visa sponsorship for this role.

To maintain a clear organizational and contracting structure, the Partnership’s Coordinator:

• Performs services for and on behalf of the Austrian employing entity.

• Acts as the designated focal point for CPI on projects delivered by other CPI offices, consistent with CPI's submission process. Will report to manager based out of Austria

• May monitor or support work relevant to the obligations of CPI, including work being carried out by other CPI Offices.
• May request, consolidate, track, and communicate information from other CPI office teams when required for partnership coordination.

To Apply

As part of your application please upload your resume and cover letter, both documents must be submitted in English and respond to the application questions.

We do not recommend the use of AI to complete your application.

Applications will be assessed on a rolling basis, so we encourage applicants to submit at the earliest opportunity. Only short-listed applicants will be contacted. 

Please be sure to add [email protected]  to your contact list to ensure delivery of all correspondence from us.  

Our Commitment

CPI’s mission is to create economic opportunity while protecting our environment. This worldview—grounding opportunity in something more fundamental that we all share and must protect—permeates our organization, and forms the foundation of our approach to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).   

CPI’s approach to DEI mirrors our mission: within a culture that values transparency and dialogue, we strive to improve equity within our organization as well as in the communities in which we work. Internally and externally, we seek to remove inequitable barriers regardless of their origin, whether it be class, race, religion, nationality, region, political affiliation, gender, sexual orientation or physical ability. We are proactive in identifying and removing biases in our processes, seeking fairness in hiring, working conditions, and professional development.  

If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us at the time of application. We will then work with you to identify the best way to assist you through the recruitment process.