
Website Avaana Capital
Capital for Climate
About Avaana
Avaana Capital is India’s largest institutional climate-focused venture capital fund. The fund invests in early-stage startups that leverage technology and innovation to address climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience in sectors such as Energy Transition, Resource Management, Mobility, Supply Chains, Sustainable Agriculture, and Food Systems. Avaana backs phenomenal founders building climate solutions in India for the world. Avaana employs an ecosystem approach integrating thought leaders, policy, corporates, academia, and catalytic capital to provide full-stack support to entrepreneurs and drive thought leadership toward climate action. For further information, please visit: https://avaanacapital.com/
The Role
The Avaana Fellowship program provides learning and growth opportunities to young professionals and amplifies their exposure to PE/VC, startup, and impact ecosystems. The Fellows work with partner companies or projects under strategic partnerships in specific roles for a pre-defined period of six to twelve months. They will quarterback Avaana’s significant partnerships across corporates, policy, and knowledge and academia.
We are looking for:
- Undergraduates or postgraduates with relevant work experience in Startups, PE/VC, Consulting, or Development sector
- Motivated, smart, self-starter young professionals
- Passionately invested in Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Impact
- Good communicators, collaborative with intellectual curiosity and strong work ethic
We are seeking a dynamic and motivated Partnerships and Communications Fellow to join our team. This role will involve assisting in building and managing partnerships, as well as curating communication strategies across various channels, including social media, newsletters, and other communication platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work alongside the leadership team in forging, maintaining, and leveraging partnerships in the climate and sustainability ecosystem, across stakeholders in corporates, policy, and knowledge and thought leadership
- Create and drive internal and external stakeholder communication around climate impact
- Assist in identifying and building partnerships with relevant stakeholders, including startups, accelerators, industry organizations, and other ecosystem players
- Support the development and execution of partnership initiatives and programs
- Assist in managing communication channels such as social media platforms (Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.) to engage with our audience and promote our portfolio companies and initiatives
- Contribute to the creation and curation of content for newsletters, blogs, and other communication materials
- Assist in organizing Avaana’s flagship climate initiatives, webinars, and other networking activities
- Collaborate with team members to brainstorm and implement creative communication strategies
Required Qualifications and Attributes:
- 2+ years of experience in a fast-paced work environment (partnerships or events experience would be a plus) is preferred but not necessary
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in business, marketing, communications, or a related field
- Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
- Proficiency in social media platforms and experience in managing social media accounts for organizations or brands
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced environment
- A passion for startups, entrepreneurship, and innovation
- Previous experience in partnerships, communications, or marketing is a plus
- Highly motivated, self-starter, proactive, with a strong orientation towards learning
We are looking for self-starters with strong analytical skills, exceptional communication and collaboration skills, and thriving on working with a highly motivated team.
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