Senior Portfolio Manager / Portfolio Manager - Subnational Climate Action

Position: Senior Portfolio Manager / Portfolio Manager - Subnational Climate Action

Location: New Delhi 

Organization: Energiva Ventures Pvt. Ltd.

About Energiva Ventures

Energiva Ventures is a Delhi-based strategic advisor, fiduciary governance, and delivery partner for funders deploying catalytic sustainable capital globally. We work across policy, research, and implementation to enable systemic change in the clean energy and climate ecosystem.

Role Overview

The Senior Portfolio Manager will be a part of the Subnational Climate Action Team at Energiva Ventures, managing a significant investment portfolio focusing on the intersection of economic growth and climate action at the Subnational Level. This role requires a sophisticated blend of economic expertise, cross-cutting climate knowledge across mitigation sectors, and an understanding of the workings and priorities of subnational governments. 

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

1. Strategic Leadership & Advisory

Subnational Strategy Development: Act as the primary architect of climate-led growth strategies at the state level, ensuring alignment with national and state decarbonization and net-zero goals and the state’s economic targets.

Policy Translation: Translating high-level climate and economic insights into actionable policy recommendations and professional advice to state governments on emerging climate finance trends. 

Corporate Initiatives: Lead cross-cutting projects with multiple partners across select subnational jurisdictions.

2. Portfolio & Grant Management

Investment Lifecycle: Personally oversee a significant portfolio covering areas including but not limited to climate policy, clean/green growth, climate finance, clean energy, industrial decarbonization, and clean mobility. 

Due Diligence & Risk: Conduct rigorous feasibility analyses and due diligence on investment proposals to ensure the logical robustness of project outcomes and the theory of change. 

Performance Monitoring: Implement active Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) of ongoing projects to ensure achievement of project milestones and targets, and initiate decisive "course correction" if targets are not met. 

Grant Governance: Lead the development of grant agreements, forecasting, and financial reporting to ensure seamless fund flow and accountability.

3. Stakeholder Engagement & Partner Relations

Government Liaison: Build and maintain deep-rooted relationships with state-level officials, regulators, and public agencies to facilitate policy adoption.

Multi-Funder Coordination: Design and execute strategies for pooled Technical Assistance and Fund Financing facilities, bringing together the private sector and civil society.

Network Cultivation: Maintain an active map of experts in the ESG, green taxonomy, and capital market sectors to keep the portfolio at the cutting edge.

4. Research & Thought Leadership

Analysis: Produce high-quality research on macro-prudential regulations and climate actions to inform the program design and external stakeholders.

Policy Communication: Translate complex climate and economic research/policies into simple, compelling narratives.

Advocacy: Collaborate with Communications teams to develop "thought leadership" materials that scale up the program’s impact.

Qualifications & Experience

1. Technical Requirements

Education: Master’s Degree (or equivalent) in Economics, Finance, Climate or Environmental Sciences/Management, Public Policy, Development Studies, MBA, or similar from a premium University/Institute. 

Experience: 8-12 years for SPM and 3-7 years for PM of professional experience across government, think tanks, or the private sector, specifically focusing on climate change and Economic Development. Deep knowledge of climate policy, finance, green growth/clean. 

Analytical Prowess: Proficiency in data analytics, research innovation, and impact measurement.

2. Behavioural & Leadership Competencies

Stakeholder Management: Ability to influence and unite diverse groups—from senior government bureaucrats to grassroots NGO leaders—around a shared purpose.

Communication: Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills; must be a "master of the simple explanation."