Responsibilities: 

• Lead a small global team delivering all global Programme Management needs of a $10m multi-region city focused zero emission freight programme.
• Work closely and collaboratively with the Heads of Implementation based in India and Latin America  to support successful programme delivery through their regional teams, ensuring that objectives and outcomes are aligned with funder KPIs, C40 business plans, leadership standards and high impact actions.
• Ensure all programme management requirements of the regional teams, the cities and donors are met. This includes oversight of a global budget, monitoring progress against workplan, supporting teams to adapt and implement work plans, monitoring and mitigating risk, reporting to donors and working with senior management on future strategy.
• Support the Directors  of Climate Action Implementation and Transport to maintain the governance models, internal operations and coordination mechanisms, staffing structures, and programme proposals for the delivery of the Laneshift programme, in collaboration with C40 teams.
• Capture and leverage synergies between the projects in India, Latin America and from across C40.
• Be the primary point of contact with strategic delivery partners in external transport, city and climate-related NGOs. Build and maintain ongoing relationships with funders and other relevant external partners and allies to identify opportunities for collaboration or influence in order to break down barriers for cities to accelerate zero emission freight adoption.
• Ensure effective results reporting for the Laneshift programme and the regular sharing of programme successes to key internal and external stakeholders, alongside other C40 teams.
• Work closely with C40’s Corporate Services team to ensure all contracting models, financial management plans, recruitment strategy and risk management frameworks for the Laneshift programme are maintained.
• Directly manage a small core team whilst working closely and supporting matrix management of a global virtual team for programme implementation
• Work with senior leaders and colleagues based in global regions to develop and seek funding for new projects.Advise senior colleagues within C40, and represent C40 externally to senior stakeholders.
• Other duties as assigned.

Person Specification:

• Significant programme management experience, including of large and complex programmes. Experience managing global programmes (e.g. across multiple countries and regions) is highly desirable.
• Experience managing large and complex project budgets.
• Experience in government, business and/or NGO sectors with a strong focus on programme management and delivery.  Climate change experience preferred, experience working with freight or vehicle decarbonisation is a plus.
• Strong experience of working with funders preferably in the corporate sector.
• Ability to work with a global and remote team, with experience leading a virtual team preferred.
• Superior organisational skills and acute attention to detail.
• Strong problem-solving, interpersonal and strategic thinking capabilities coupled with an outcome, delivery-oriented approach required.
• Advanced Excel skills and experience of practical use of a variety of project management tools.
• Very strong written and verbal communication skills coupled with excellent convening skills. Experience organising events is desirable.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written); proficiency in Spanish or Portuguese desirable.
• Experience of staff management and team leadership, including in a matrix structure
• Experience of fundraising is desirable.