Director of Super Pollutants and Health

Director of Super Pollutants and Health

The Clean Air Fund is looking to recruit a Director of Super Pollutants and Health to join the team in London, Delhi or Johannesburg. This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly growing organisation whose mission is to use philanthropic grants to catalyse a reduction in air pollution.   

The Director of Super Pollutants and Health will direct the Clean Air Fund’s work on health and super pollutants, deliver the objectives of research grants, lead other super pollutant activity and the health portfolio strategy, ensuring that projects achieve their desired impact. More specifically:

• ensure our large-scale climate and health programmes are well-led, deliver to plan and create policy-relevant research outputs to inform our super pollutant and health advocacy
• scale up the super pollutants programme by securing future funding and implementing grants and projects spanning science, strategic communications, policy and advocacy, and implementation 
• support team leaders to take forward portfolio strategies, supporting grant-making, building key relationships and strengthening the health focus in our regional, country and city work 
• function as the senior external face of CAF on both super pollutants and health, communicating with high-level audiences, including ministers, donors and leading academics, simultaneously raising CAF’s profile and leading partnerships and initiatives
• ensure the teams generate expertise on climate science and climate policy as required across the organisation.

What We’re Looking For

• Empathetic and effective leadership skills, capable of flexing styles to differing work contexts, working through senior direct reports and leading interdisciplinary teams
• Extensive professional experience directing policy-relevant projects and research with varied deadlines and deliverables.
• Experience of senior partnership development and high-level external representation
• Experience with financial management, particularly managing large budgets ($10m+) and the ability to interrogate grant costings  
• Exceptional planning, time management, and multi-tasking skills while working on a wide variety of complex tasks
• Experience of working on health, air pollution, super pollutants and climate change, potentially within a research setting
• Ability to understand, communicate and advance both the science and policy elements of air pollution, health and climate mitigation
• Strong interpersonal skills that translate into an ability to build effective networks and manage team members productively
• Experience with philanthropy and grant making
• Fluent in English, excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

For more information on this role, as well as the full person specification please see the job description

• Closing date – 5th July 2026
• Salary – Depending on experience
• Type of employment- Full-time

At Clean Air Fund, we’re guided by purpose and grounded in evidence. Our culture combines clear structures and rigorous frameworks with space for fresh thinking and collaboration across diverse perspectives. We value curiosity, openness and a shared commitment to making a measurable difference.

As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, returning parents, carers or any other aspect which makes them unique. We particularly welcome applicants from under-represented groups  to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps we can take to ensure that the recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable. We are committed to ensuring the safety and protection of our employees from all forms of harm.