CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER JANAURY 2022
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LETTER FROM OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHAT CAN WE OFFER YOU?
Launched at the UN Secretary General’s Climate Summit in 2019 and with more than $50m in unrestricted funds raised to date, the Clean Air Fund is a global philanthropic initiative that works to achieve clean air for all. We make grants to reduce outdoor air pollution: to monitor the state of the air, to develop policies for clean energy and transport, to mobilise the public and to run campaigns. We are well-resourced and scaling fast; funded by a growing partnership of leading foundations with interests across health, climate, children and mobility. By bringing these and other organisations together, we hope to identify and create best practice, share learnings and connect people and ensure solutions are rapidly scaled up and replicated around the world. 90% of the world’s population – approximately 6.8 billion people – live in places where the air they breathe is damaging their health.
We are a new organisation that is clear on what we offer and what we expect from everyone in the team.
Outdoor air pollution is responsible for 4.2 million deaths annually worldwide – more than from malaria, TB and HIV/AIDS combined. The causes of climate change are often the same as the causes of air pollution, so tackling air pollution will not just save lives, but can also inject urgency into the climate change agenda. Improving air quality is a win for our planet, as well as its population.
WE BELIEVE IN A WORLD WHERE EVERYONE BREATHES CLEAN AIR.
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We offer the opportunity to be at the heart of efforts to reduce air pollution across the globe, working with exceptionally high calibre colleagues Clean Air Fund is at an exciting point in it’s strategic development; you’ll be joining as we enter into our second period of funding, with numerous opportunities to influence our strategic direction You’ll be part of Clean Air Fund’s Senior Leadership Team, shaping and growing an ambitious organisation As the leader of the Impact team you will have the opportunity to work across all of our programmatic portfolios, supporting leads with developing and reviewing strategies, as well as evaluating their success Our team is global and highly collaborative; you will be included and involved in decisions across all areas of the organisation We have a strong commitment to our team’s learning and career development
In turn everyone who works with us is expected to share our values – collaborative, dynamic and evidence-informed – and to do their utmost to deliver our strategic objectives. As we are still an organisation in its early stages, comfort with
almost continuous change is vital as is the desire to learn, improve and grow with the organisation. Further information is available on our website. If you feel you bring the right values, motivation and experience, we look forward to hearing from you.
Jane Burston
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Dear Candidate,
Two years in, we’re more than halfway towards our $100m target. Thanks to the contributions of 8 diverse funders, we have been able to fund 50 grassroots and global organisations in India, the UK, Poland, Bulgaria as well as China and the USA. Alongside the direct funding we provide to grantees, our cross-cutting programme showcases what works and connects people with the right data, the latest evidence, and each other. We’re a global team, headquartered in London and with offices in India. Our staff are drawn from diverse fields, including climate science, international development, management consulting, journalism, public health and academia. Clean Air Fund is a UK registered charity, governed by a Board of Trustees. The grants we make are evaluated and reviewed by a Grant Committee which reports to the Board and meets four times a year.
WHY WE EXIST We all need clean air to live, grow and thrive. Yet 9 out of 10 people breathe harmful, dirty air, making air pollution one of our biggest health threats.
It’s everywhere and it’s getting worse. Invisible particles penetrate cells and organs in our bodies – our lungs, heart, blood and brain.
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Clean Air Fund is a philanthropic organisation that brings together private and corporate funders — from climate and health to equity and child development — to create a future where everyone breathes clean air.
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ABOUT CLEAN AIR FUND This leaves millions suffering with acute and chronic diseases including asthma, strokes, heart attacks and dementia. Over 7 million people die each year as a result of air pollution – more than twice as many as from malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/ AIDS combined. The poorest communities, living in the most congested areas, are hit hardest by pollution. Babies, children and older people suffer most. It doesn’t have to be this way. By tackling air pollution together, we can save and improve many lives. But it’s far from only a health problem. Since both air pollution and climate change are mainly caused by burning fossil fuels, they share many of the same solutions. So, cleaning up our air is one of the most immediate ways to protect the planet. It will also help tackle inequality and build stronger economies. Action on air pollution can address some of our biggest problems at the same time and will pay for itself many times over. That is why stronger laws on air quality and better enforcement has the backing of the majority of the public.
The grassroots campaigning we support in the streets of cities like Delhi, London and Warsaw is gaining traction and inspiring others. We’re raising pollution up the political agenda through partnerships with the World Economic Forum, the World Health Organization and the C40 Cities’ global Mayors forum. Crucially, political leaders are starting to adopt the measures needed, like banning dirty coal stoves, introducing clean air zones and setting ambitious targets in line with international guidelines. With more funds and more support, we can do so much more. It is time to clean our air, to improve health, tackle climate change and build fairer societies and stronger economies.
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Momentum is growing
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Together, we can make this happen. The Clean Air Fund works around the world with governments, funders, businesses and campaigners to deliver clean air for all as fast as possible. We know the solutions exist. They need to be prioritised and introduced quickly and more widely.
WHERE WE WORK
From grassroots to governments, Clean Air Fund is a philanthropic organisation which supports partners to accelerate action on clean air.
Our in-depth work in a small number of ‘lighthouse geographies’ is designed to catalyse and support change and to learn lessons about what works. In 2020, we granted directly to organisations in Bulgaria, India, Poland and the UK. We are also creating change in these countries through strategic partnerships and ground-breaking research, such as our Breathing Space report, which demonstrated high levels of public appetite for action on air pollution.
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We fund partners working to make clean air a reality for everyone We amplify the movement’s impact by connecting people, advocating, increasing resources to the field, and sharing what’s working We complement and collaborate, rather than duplicate the work of others.
HOW WE WORK Our grants, research and other activities are focused on four vital drivers of change: increasing data, demand and delivery and developing the movement to solve the problem of air pollution.
Through our global programme, we raise air pollution up the agenda of world leaders, galvanise commitment to international targets and support standard-setting, for example, on air quality data. In the last year, we strengthened our partnerships with international strategic actors, such as the World Economic Forum and C40. We also continued to inform the donor community on the State of Global Air Quality Funding.
WHAT WE DON’T DO We work with our partners, including governments, funders, businesses and campaigners, to:
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Generate and share local data on air pollution and its impacts, making it visible to all Build and diversify demand for a future where everyone breathes clean air Support governments and businesses to initiate and implement legislation, policies and commitments to underpin the delivery of clean air for all Bring together diverse organisations, people and funders to share knowledge, grow funding and develop a movement for clean air.
To focus our resources most effectively and avoid doubling up, we have decided not to fund in a few areas. These include not funding:
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expensive regulatory-grade monitoring networks litigation for individual cases large-scale individual behaviour change programmes.
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WHAT WE DO
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OUR APPROACH
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OUR STRUCTURE Jane Burston Executive Director
Shubh Sharma Waddington Senior MEL Advisor
Sean Maguire Director of Strategic Partnerships and Communications
Gillian Homes Director of Programmes
Vacant Head of Campaigns
Vaibhav Chowdhary Country Lead - India
Aakriti Kapoor Analsyt
Purjaini Sen Vacant
Portfolio Manager, India
Head of Health Patrin Watanatada Programmes Consultant 0.3 FTE Dr. Rob Hughes Healthcare Consultant 0.2 FTE
Imogen Martineau Portfolio Manager, UK
Anna Garson Analyst Shriram Manogaran Analyst
Matt Whitney Portfolio Manager
Agata De Ru Portfolio Manager – ESEE (Mat cover) Portfolio Manager ESEE & Health (Mat leave)
Vacant Head of Private Sector Engagement Vacant Head of Campaigns
Sue Wixley Head of Communications
Tom Gyrlls Analyst Birte Kurbjeweit Analyst
Rachel Magner Executive Assistant
Liz Boonman Salgado
Director of HR
Dot Calvert HR Manager Vacant Recruitment & HR Manager 0.6 FTE
Mike Saxton Director of Finance and Operations
David Walsh Legal Counsel Consultant 0.4 TFE
Leah Wallace Head of Finance
Vacant Finance Manager Vacant Digital Manager
Claire Godfrey Partnership Manager – Development Agencies 0.8 FTE
Scarlett Quinn-Savory Analyst
Tom Stevenson
Eve Alcock Analyst
Fundraising Manager
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Vacant
Nick Smith Chief of Staff
Reka Toth Ops and teams assistant
We offer the opportunity to be at the heart of efforts to reduce air pollution across the globe, working with an exceptionally high calibre team. You would be part of shaping a growing and ambitious organisation, benefiting from our support and commitment to your learning and career development. In turn, everyone who works with us is expected to share our values – collaborative, dynamic and evidence informed – and to do their utmost to deliver our strategic objectives according to their role. As we are growing rapidly, comfort with almost continuous change is vital, as is the desire to learn, improve and grow with the organisation.
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We are a new organisation that is clear on what we offer and what we expect from everyone in the team.
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WORKING WITH CLEAN AIR FUND
REPORTING TO
Chief Impact Officer
Executive Director
DEPARTMENT
DIRECT REPORTS
Executive Office
Senior Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning Advisor
LENGTH OF CONTRACT
LOCATION
Permanent
Preferably London, other CAF locations will be considered (India, Ghana, Switzerland). Applicants should have existing right to work already.
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JOB TITLE
CLEAN AIR FUND: CHIEF IMPACT OFFICER
OVERVIEW OF THE ROLE
ROLE TYPE Global Job level Director
SALARY TRAVEL INVOLVED £90,000 - £110,000 Occasional. International travel
SCOPE OF THE ROLE The Chief Impact Officer facilitates the organisation to set strategy, including for specific themes or geographies of grant-making. The post holder expands, creates and embeds the process by which organisational impact is measured, managed and informs future strategy and innovation. The post holder works with and within the SLT and wider team to set ambitious targets and determine a baseline and how we will measure progress against them. Due to CAF’s position in the field, the post holder will be encouraged to lead and coordinate both philanthropic and grantee efforts to define approaches for monitoring and evaluation of clean air projects, drawing on and supporting the development of partner expertise in this area.
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This is a role for a leader with a vision for how evidence can drive decisions, practice and impact in a fast-paced, evidence-based and applied environment. The post holder will be pragmatic, ensuring that CAF’s impact is driven by rigorous evidence on the interventions funded or directly implemented to deliver clean air for all as fast as possible. The Chief Impact Officer will also provide expertise, set standards and guide colleagues and external evaluation partners on the design and development of measures, metrics and data systems that are rigorous and consistent.
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JOB PURPOSE
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This role sits on the Senior Leadership Team and internally works closely with the Board, Directors, and Heads of area. Externally, the post holder will partner with MEL departments of funders and with likeminded organisations and bring to CAF the learning gained from by organisations in the sector organisations and their approaches. The role is highly collaborative with all stakeholders.
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KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
STRATEGY
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MONITORING AND EVALUATION
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Define the metrics and indicators of success for CAF’s headline goals and work with team members to define these for thematic or geographic programmes. Ensure that specific grants and projects have appropriate objectives, indicator metrics, targets, and outcomes Determine how metrics, indicators and overall performance of programmes will be analysed, synthesised, reported on, and discussed within CAF and with governing bodies such as the Board and Grants and Charitable Activities Committee. Oversee the production of recommendations for further action
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Provide technical expertise and help identify areas for research or evaluation that pushes the boundaries of current work to address the gap in the AQ systems Lead the search for expert external evaluation partners, commission them and steward relationships with them. Offer guidance on design, methodology, and strategy, ensuring alignment with programme goals, verifying that milestones and objectives are met and that work products are held to the highest standards.
LEARNING
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Support ongoing reflection, sense-making, and learning from the work within CAF to inform potential shifts in strategy when necessary. Bring data and learning to bear on strategic conversations. Champion a culture of transparency, candour and evidence-informed decision making Improve performance by making data and evidence on successes, challenges and implications for the future clear and actionable. Work with the Head of Communications to package insights and learnings for use by external stakeholders Distill insights from CAF work and the field for use by the organisation, and work with the Head of Communications to present them in suitable formats for example in donor reporting, and external communications Provide thought leadership in the field of air quality. Represent the charity at events on impact and evaluation methodology.
LEADERSHIP OF A FUNCTION AND MEMBERSHIP OF SLT
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Act as an internal leader and drive initiatives that inform CAF’s Theory of change Line manage members of the Impact team and matrix manage team members from other departments on specific projects Provide coaching and mentoring support to colleagues, as required, to help build skills, confidence and capability in particular areas, processes or procedures Ensure all impact and evaluation resources, budgets and projects are efficiently and effectively executed.
GRANTEE AND STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT
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Own the relationship with our donors’ MEL teams. Lead an MEL advisory group comprised of Clean Air Fund donors and external experts to gather intelligence from and ensure buy in to approaches from donor MEL representatives Lead coordination of monitoring and evaluation for philanthropic investment into air quality, across fellow funders and grantees. Bring together partners to jointly review methods and work through challenges and gaps in the evidence and research required for effective monitoring and evaluation of clean air projects.
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Lead regular cycles of review, redefinition and refinement of CAF’s strategy – informed by analysis of global and national trends, advances in science, and changes in philanthropy and society Identify, analyse and synthesise data necessary for strategic choice-making and assessment of tradeoffs. Surface open questions, critical choices, hypotheses and assumptions Support team members to develop specific theories of change for thematic or geographic strategies (Champion standards for and consistency in effective strategic planning across the team) Provide strategy and analytical input to theories of change and monitoring frameworks (e.g. KPIs) for key projects across the organisation, including internal projects.
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
ESSENTIAL BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
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Significant experience of formulating and delivering strategy Significant experience in impact measurement and management Significant experience in development and application of evaluative frameworks, analytics, metrics and impact assessment in a development context Proven leadership including senior management experience in and management of a department or function Significant experience building knowledge networks, leveraging key learning and continuous improvement in international NGO, philanthropic or consultancy context Strong data management and evaluation skills, with a focus on identifying areas of critical interest and effective presentation for senior stakeholders.
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Strategic and analytical thinker. Able to facilitate production of and articulate the strategy at all levels of the organisation Strong interpersonal skills, collegial with high integrity with a naturally collaborative approach and proven ability to develop and own relationships for a purpose. Proactively builds relationships with a wide network of internal and external people building broad-based relationships, support and intelligence Excellent leadership and management skills, able to lead, motivate and develop multi-disciplinary teams across professional, scientific and academic disciplines Highly developed communication and influencing skills, with diplomatic approach across cultures and world views Results-focused. An innovative thinker with a pragmatic and solution-oriented mindset.
DESIRABLE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
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DESIRABLE BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES Experience of planning and managing budgets Expertise in Air Quality and /or climate change systems.
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Proven ability to act as a role model in promoting organisational values, all aspects of organisational culture and values diversity.
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ESSENTIAL TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES
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PERSON SPECIFICATION
Please provide a CV and cover letter in two different documents, which should be prepared before applying as they will be considered in the application process.
Equality and diversity are at the core of the Clean Air Fund’s values. Staff are expected to work collectively and individually to promote a constructive and sensitive approach to others from a variety of backgrounds, where the work of others is valued and respected.
QUERIES The document should be saved in MS Word or PDF in the following format: Your First Name-Your Last Name-Document Name-Date (mmyy)-CAF. For example: Pat-Jones-CV-012022-CAF or Pat-JonesCoverLetter-012022-CAF.
TIMELINE Closing Date. First Interviews with Oxford HR Second Interviews with CAF
11th March 2022 Week of 28th March 2022 Week of 19th April 2022
SELECTION PROCESS All candidates will receive an update regarding their application after the closing date. We advise candidates to add the role email to their safe senders list and regularly check their spam folder.
If you have any queries on any aspect of the appointment process, need additional information, or would like to have an informal discussion, please email in the first instance: cleanairfund-cio@ oxfordhr.co.uk.
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The cover letter should be no more than two pages long and explain why you are interested in this post and how your skills and experience make you a good fit.
EQUALITY STATEMENT
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HOW TO APPLY
Oxford HR has many years of experience in search as well as an extensive network of international development, social sector, corporate, public sector, and academic contacts from across the world. We carry out comprehensive and often international searches designed to meet the specific needs of our client.
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