Policy Engagement and Business Development Manager

About CQC

C-Quest Capital LLC (CQC) is a leading energy transition platform, social impact investor and climate finance specialist. Our mission is to use carbon finance to (i) transform the lives of families in developing countries by providing access to clean and sustainable energy solutions, and (ii) expediting the energy transition. We do this through making investments in carbon reduction and removal programs, which provide clean and efficient energy, small-scale agriculture and forestry services. These investments use the infrastructure of global carbon markets to quantify and monetize the carbon reduction and removal outcomes, and our use of innovative financial structures and public-private partnerships manages investment risk in these emerging markets.

CQC is active in almost 20 countries across Africa, India, South-East Asia and Central America. Our ambition is to reach over 175 million people by 2035 and remove 1 Billion tonnes of CO2e by 2023, and we are well on our path to do so with current committed funding.

CQC is headquartered in Washington DC, USA, with subsidiaries in India, UK, Malaysia, Singapore, Cambodia and Australia and a growing portfolio of company registrations in other countries.

The Role: Building on over a decade of operational activities, and more than two decades of carbon markets experience, CQC is scaling its programs into new markets and the rapidly emerging market around the Paris Agreement. CQC is expanding its footprint and engagement in the international policy community around carbon markets and their design, decarbonization, net zero and so on – in India and worldwide.

In order to facilitate the expanded engagement, the Company is now looking to recruit a Policy Engagement and Business Development Manager. This is a new role, based in New Delhi, India, and will report to the Chief of Staff whilst working closely with other teams across the organization and handling other matters of the organization as needed.

Key Responsibilities:  Business development and policy engagement to

• Keep abreast of strategic national sectoral developments in India and apply them to CQC where possible.
• Engage and build on policy dialogue from time to time, and as guided by the Chief of Staff.
• Maintain continuous market presence to identify additional impactful opportunities for C-Quest Capital to increase the breadth and depth of its operations across the world.
• Maintain relationships with the Government, continuous communication with market stakeholders, public entities.
• Build and maintain communications and relationship with the Government as needed.
• Identify and develop project opportunities from stakeholders and market players, conduct initial due diligence for further development.
• Develop presentations and engage in external speaking engagements when requested from time to time, including and if required at stakeholder and market events. Create and maintain the Company’s presence with strategic stakeholders as needed.
• Assist in conceptualizing, designing, structuring and developing thought leaderships on a regular basis.

Knowledge, skills, and experience: A successful candidate should possess requisite qualifications, and clearly demonstrate the following, as a minimum:

• 10+ years of relevant and working experience in the global climate, energy efficiency/energy access/renewable and/or energy transition businesses.
• Advanced degree in relevant subjects, such as business, international development, or similar areas.
• Strong understanding of climate change, emissions trading, Indian energy systems, energy transition, and/or energy access challenges in low and middle-income countries.
• Experience in working in/with Government and / or DFIs or consulting would be an asset to deliver value quickly and effectively.
• Extremely strong communication skills, including excellent writing skills and ability to independently structure and develop thought leaderships.
• Capable of developing collaborations with senior colleagues.

Key Attributes: The successful candidate is likely to possess the following attributes:

• Ability to work under pressure to produce accurate and presentable material as needed.
• Attention to detail and a proactive work ethic.
• Ability to work well remotely and collaborate with international team members.
• An ability to fit in with the high-performance and collaborative culture of CQC.
• An interest in the challenges that climate change presents and the role that carbon markets can play to address it.
• An interest to actively engage in climate change mitigation, the global energy transition less developed countries in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Compensation:  We offer a market competitive compensation package commensurate with experience.