We are seeking a Senior Associate who will play a key role in supporting CEA’s climate-related engagements that may include: supporting mitigation- and adaptation-related strategy development and grantmaking, facilitating funder collaboratives focused on climate solutions across key sectors (e.g., energy transition, hard-to-abate sectors, natural climate solutions), and helping leading NGOs operationalize their programming, and helping to advance growth of CEA’s climate-focused project portfolio.

This position interacts with leaders in the philanthropic field on work spanning a wide range of climate and environmental issues. Senior Associates manage day-to-day consulting engagements with environmental and climate-focused foundations, family offices, NGOs, impact investors, and bilateral and multilateral agencies.

Our work environment is collaborative and intense. It requires intellectual rigor; excellent interpersonal and communication skills; strong research, analysis, and writing capacity; the ability to synthesize findings from a range of sources; superb project management skills; attention to detail; and a passion for climate solutions and environmental issues.

We are interested in candidates with climate expertise coming from a range of professional backgrounds, including consulting, nonprofits, academia, finance/impact investing, private sector or corporate ESG, government agencies, foundations, and think tanks.

Given the requirements of this position, we are highly interested in prior experience in climate philanthropy, climate philanthropy advising and/or candidates with strong consulting backgrounds from top generalist firms or social-sector specific organizations that might not have equivalent experience in the targeted climate-related fields described above.

Please use the application link to read the full position description and submit your materials through our online form. Priority will be given to applications submitted by October 12th, 2026.