Program Associate, Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Program Associate, Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance

Location: London, UK

Reports to: Senior Program Associate

Contract: Full Time, 1-year fixed term contract (with potential to extend based on project needs and funding availability)
Salary Range: £38,000 to £50,000 per annum

ABOUT CPI

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. CPI has seven offices around the world in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Delhi, India; Jakarta, Indonesia; Cape Town, South Africa; London, United Kingdom; and the United States (San Francisco and Washington D.C.)

CPI is known as 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 CITIES CLIMATE FINANCE LEADERSHIP ALLIANCE

Trillions of dollars will be required to help cities build the low-emissions, resilient infrastructure necessary to combat and react to climate change. The Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (CCFLA) is the only multi-level and multi-stakeholder coalition aimed at closing the investment gap for urban subnational climate projects and infrastructure worldwide.

CCFLA was launched at the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Summit in September 2014 and renewed at the United Nations Secretary General’s Climate Summit in September 2019, with the Secretariat held by CPI from this point onwards.

Today, CCFLA has over 80 members committed to deploying finance for city-level climate action at scale by 2030. Its members represent many of the world’s largest city and subnational networks (C40, ICLEI, UCLG, GCOM, among others), major public and private financial institutions (World Bank, EBRD, KFW, among others), governments, and international and research organizations.

CCFLA engages its members in knowledge, collaboration, and advocacy activities aiming to help close the urban climate finance gap. More specifically:

• Knowledge: CCFLA produces practical knowledge products that support members to advance solutions to close the urban climate finance gap.

• Collaboration: CCFLA convenes members to foster connections and cooperation with the goal of scaling investment in urban climate infrastructure.

• Policy Engagement: CCFLA uses its expertise to inform international discussions and amplify messages from our members at important events and forums.

Over the past five years, CPI’s work in the urban and urban infrastructure sectors through CCFLA has experienced significant growth. As part of our key priorities, and to add to our long-term focus on tracking urban climate finance and project preparation, over the past year we have also launched new workstreams on urban adaptation and resilience finance, private sector, and public finance and enabling environments, aimed at catalysing investment in urban climate finance.

To ensure the success of these endeavours, we are seeking an individual who can support the smooth day-to-day operations of the CCFLA program while also contributing to the production of vital deliverables under these workstreams and more broadly across CCFLA, advancing our mission to address climate challenges within urban environments.

POSITION SUMMARY

CPI is seeking a dynamic, highly organized, detail-oriented, and motivated individual to join our CCFLA team. You will work in close cooperation with a range of national and international partners from the policy, finance, and corporate spheres, as well as with CPI teams throughout the world. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to build their career in project management and/or communications in the international urban development and/or climate finance arena.

Day-to-day tasks will include a range of activities including supporting grant and project management processes across CCFLA workstreams; planning and executing membership and external engagement events; supporting workplans for and contributing to CCFLA analytical and communications products, action groups, and workstreams; grant reporting; and managing relationships with CCFLA members and stakeholders. Ultimately, this individual will play a crucial role helping CPI both shape and execute the CCFLA as a high-impact and highly relevant initiative.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Includes the following and others as assigned:

• Support project management across CCFLA workstreams, including grant management, budget management, project controls, and reporting to funders and CCFLA members.

• Draft and edit a range of internal and external written communications products including impact reports, emails, newsletters, memos, meeting and event summaries, PowerPoint presentations, and website/social media content.

• Coordinate and organize external engagement events with CCFLA members and stakeholders, including Action Group meetings, webinars, and in-person events.

• Lead implementation of CCFLA’s Gender Action Plan ensuring that gender is mainstreamed across CCFLA operations, activities and research.

• Support in developing grant proposals for expanded CCFLA work.

• Manage the CCFLA membership tracking by performing engagement analysis, managing CRM processes, and supporting on new member identification and onboarding.

• Communicate and collaborate with CPI staff working around the globe, including analytical, operations, and communications team members.

• As applicable, contribute to the development of high-quality CCFLA analytical products, including policy briefs and reports; ensure outputs are delivered on time and on budget, including managing consultants working on projects.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Undergraduate Degree in International Development/Affairs, Public Policy, Economics, Communications, Finance, Urban Planning (or related, relevant field) or equivalent professional experience. Graduate Degree desirable.

• Demonstrable professional experience delivering whole or part of a project or program, ideally in an international setting.

• Demonstrable experience communicating complex topics to diverse stakeholder groups, including public and private sector actors.

• Knowledge of the urban policy environment, finance, and/or key climate finance issues is highly desirable.

• Experience of supporting development of project proposals and managing project budgets and reporting is highly desirable.

• Experience of leading or contributing to impactful research products is highly desirable.

• Written and spoken fluency in English is required; other language skills desirable.

COMPETENCIES & PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• You are committed to CPI's mission and values.

• You are an excellent communicator, both written and verbal.

• You are extremely organized, capable of managing multiple tasks and priorities and can manage your workload efficiently.

• You are detail oriented and take pride in every task you deliver.

• You can communicate and manage politically sensitive matters strategically and diplomatically.

• You are self-motivated and capable of working with limited supervision.

• You are able to keep calm under pressure.
  

TITLE, COMPENSATION & LOCATION

We are looking for candidates at the Program Associate level. Compensation will be commensurate with experience in line with CPI's Competency Framework.

We are accepting applications from individuals based in London, United Kingdom. You must have the right to live and work in the United Kingdom - CPI is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

TO APPLY

Please visit our website to submit your application. When submitting your application, attach an up-to-date CV in English and a cover letter to demonstrate your suitability and interest in this role.

The deadline for submitting your application is 28 January 2026. 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 notifications@app.bamboohr.com to your contact list to ensure delivery of all correspondence from us.

Climate Policy Initiative is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion and we are working to embed DEI across every facet of our organisation. We seek to establish a working environment where all board members, staff, volunteers, and contractors feel respected and valued regardless of gender, age, race, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation or identity, disability, education, or any other bias. We want to create an inclusive culture where all forms of diversity are openly valued as critical to the success of our organization and the achievement of our mission and vision.

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.