The Senior Advisor will deepen Prime’s partnerships with large corporations across multiple programs at Prime Coalition, a high impact, cutting-edge non-profit organization focused on mitigating climate change through catalytic investment. This is an opportunity to originate the position and help build a precedent-setting organization that stands to unleash the power of financial markets for social benefit. During the first year, the Senior Advisor will consult with a large group of corporations around the best ways to engage with Prime’s investment portfolio, integrate catalytic investing into their own workflows, and integrate field-leading impact measurement and management. The Senior Advisor will work with both Prime’s partnerships team (which works to mobilize catalytic capital), investment teams (which makes and supports early-stage venture capital investments and first-of-a-kind projects), operational grantors, and external, volunteer advisors to map out a course for Prime’s corporate partnerships work over the subsequent 2-10 years.
Prime embraces the differences between people of varied races, ethnicities, genders, ages, religions, and sexual orientations. We also acknowledge the value that different life experiences bring to our organization as a workplace, and to our ability to understand and advance our mission. Prime is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage all applicants who share these values to apply.
Job responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Stakeholder consultations and stewardship
Cultivate relationships with key industry players
Interview thought leaders and other organizations already focused on bridging early-stage solutions to
large corporate partners
Conduct needs assessment through interviews and co-planning alongside partners and against
opportunities identified during scoping
Recruit and manage volunteer advisors from aligned corporations
Iterate proposed strategy with advisors to draft targets that are realistic and achievable
Strategic planning
Map important key industry sectors, related early-stage technologies, and opportunities to bridge for accelerated global emissions reduction
Integrate closely with Prime’s current approach to support early-stage companies, first-of-a-kind projects, and companion programming
Determine the right-fit geographic, industry, and stage scope for deepening partnerships with large corporates
Deliver a 2-year and 10-year plan for deepening Prime’s corporate partnerships toward global decarbonization
Implementation
Propose Gantt chart of activities to operationalize 2-year strategic plan
Lead implementation against Gantt chart, including formalizing corporate partnerships as needed
Partner with existing efforts around corporations’ efforts to decarbonize the global economy
Education & Experience
10+ years cross-cutting corporate experience preferred (corporate VC, strategy, philanthropy, M&A, etc)
Full time experience inside at least one large corporation in an industry the is difficult to decarbonize
Fluency in a wide variety of climate-relevant industries
Familiarity with the challenges early-stage companies face in building to large-scale deployment
Graduate degree in business, engineering, science or another relevant field preferred
Fluency in venture capital, growth equity and/or project finance preferred
Proven ability to manage a complex project with many internal and external stakeholders
Core Skills & Characteristics
Intrinsic, driving motivation to mitigate climate change
Comfort with uncertainty
Diplomacy within a large corporate setting
Driving motivation for excellence and rigor
Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity
Well-organized, detail oriented, methodical, strong time management skills
Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
Curious learner with eagerness to grow
Alignment with Prime’s values of tenacity, additionality, care, humility
Job Status: Open
Job Sectors: Senior Advisor
Job Type: Full Time
Regions: North America