Yash Kadam

Programme Associate , INGO, Multilateral Organisations

Pune, Maharashtra

Climate Resilience, Finance & Programme Management Specialist with 8 years of experience in designing and delivering strategic interventions to scale climate finance and advance systems resilience across the Global South. I bring concepts to investment readiness, link them to capital and deploy data-driven analysis to guide risk-informed decision-making. Open to relocating in India and overseas.

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Area of Expertise:
  • Disaster, Aid, Emergencies, Relief
  • Environment, Climate, Energy, Water, Sanitation
  • Government/Governance, Reforms, Corruption
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, Policy, Research
  • Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
Professional Experience:

8 years of experience working across governments, DFIs, donors, investors, communities & private sector | Managed USD 2M+ donor-funded programmes | €150M+ investment-ready project pipelines | €40M project accelerated to financial closure | Geographical Footprint: India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Ghana, Sierra Leone, South Africa & Germany

Climate & resilience: Expertise across climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation finance, sustainable infrastructure, Nature-based Solutions, project preparation and international development cooperation.

Portfolio management: Managed a cumulative portfolio of USD 2 million for wide range of international donors including BMZ, FCDO, USAID, IDRC, Government of India and philanthropies. Oversaw end-to-end project planning and delivery process which includes Theory of Change, Results Framework, Stakeholder Engagement, Risk Registers, Donor Reporting and Knowledge Management.

Investment & project preparation: Developed €150M+ of NDC-aligned, investment-ready project pipelines across 6 cities in Asia and Africa, covering renewable energy, circular economy and Nature-based Solutions.

Investment Readiness: Supported projects through feasibility, business modelling, viability-gap assessment and investor engagement; accelerated a €40M solar PV project in Mumbai to financial closure.

Government & institutional engagement: Direct engagement with 6+ government counterparts across Asia and Africa on climate investment, resilience planning and implementation.

Multi-stakeholder leadership: Coordinated governments, DFIs, investors, donors, technical partners and communities across multi-country climate and development programmes.

Policy-to-investment: Translate climate policy and development priorities into project pipelines, financing mechanisms, investment cases and implementation plans.

Analytical capability: FMVA **(in progress) for financial modelling, valuation and investment analysis;
IBM certification in Python, Data Science, AI & Development.

Core differentiator: Bridge policy, technical and financial perspectives to move climate initiatives from strategy to investable action.

Education:

Master of Public Policy (MPP), Hertie School, Berlin, Germany (2022 - 2025)
Built on my climate and sustainability foundation with international exposure to policymaking and implementation in Europe and emerging markets, alongside training in climate and development finance, project preparation, governance and Artificial Intelligence. The course strengthened my ability to connect sector expertise with policy design, financing and implementation across different institutional contexts.

Master's in Climate Change and Sustainability Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, India (2012- 2014)
Established my core expertise in climate change, adaptation, resilience and sustainable development, providing the sectoral foundation for my subsequent work connecting climate priorities with policy, finance and implementation.

Bachelor's Degree in Commerce & Business Development, Savitribai Phule Pune University, India (2008-2011)
Built a foundational understanding of economics, public policy and quantitative analysis, supporting my subsequent specialisation in climate, finance and development

Available for:

  • Job opportunities
  • Being headhunted – make me an offer

Years of Experience:

5-10 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Hindi, Marathi, German

Nationality:

Indian

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