Location
New Delhi | India
Job description
About the Organization:
Swaniti Initiative aims to strengthen public service delivery by working with state and local governments across South Asia, United States and East Asia with a strong focus on India. Our interventions have included strengthening scheme implementation of sustainable programs by identifying current gaps and limitations, providing research support to Hon’ble Members of Parliament about best practices in moving forward on issues of social inclusion and growth, and developing data-technology tools that can back decision-making processes. Swaniti works on a subnational and local level to ensure last mile delivery of programs and works with a network of leaders to enable the same.
About the Position:
Today, our civilisation stands at a critical juncture as we are experiencing catastrophes like Climate Change and Global Warming, which might have adverse effects in the near future. In recent times, research indicates natural causes alone cannot explain the rapid increase in climate change. The anthropogenic factor like burning fossil fuel, deforestation, and large-scale grazing of livestock has resulted in this rapid change, as the major contribution to total radiative forcing is due to the increase in greenhouse gases (GHG), namely carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane. Research indicates the implications of climate change is not only restricted to environmental and global level but started showing consequences locally as well.
The deserving applicant will be an integral part of Swaniti’s flagship programmes under Climate and Sustainability, founded on the belief that sustainable energy solutions need economic growth at the core. Our theory of change centres on empowering states and districts to take charge of their sustainable future through bottom-up planning, community engagement, efficient utilization of public funds, and strengthening governance mechanisms.
By enabling a decentralised and participatory approach to sustainable development, the programmes aim to stimulate economic growth, reduce social inequalities, and foster environmental conservation by emphasising the principles of Just Transition, Net zero, economic diversification, DRE-based solutions and citizen science.
Roles and Responsibilities:
- Ensure effective programme management by delivering appropriate technical, operational, financial and administrative outputs, while tracking the programme progress through monitoring, evaluation and reporting.
- Lead assigned projects related to renewable energy, climate and sustainability, rural livelihood and governance, including technical execution of projects and management of project execution.
- Maintain collaborative working relationships among key project partners and stakeholders (including donors, government departments and ministries, industry associations, civil society etc.), through effective communication, consultation and reporting.
- Key Deliverables include preparation and monitoring of implementation of work plans, technical design of interventions, sub-contract management and project reporting (both narrative and financial, with support from the finance team).
- Prepare technical and finance proposals and enhance the portfolio of projects in the renewable energy and climate change space.
- Effective team management skills along with leadership qualities. Supervise multidimensional team, to ensure quality and timely deliverables.
- Design and conduct technical workshops, roundtables and convenings. Undertake necessary research and perform requisite technical analysis, as required.
- Proficient in developing quality reports & generating knowledge products in the form of impact presentations or policy/programme briefs.
- Project-related travel as needed, including for representing the team and organization.
- Work on new initiatives, with grassroots partners, remote geographical areas and rural communities.
Requirements
Qualifications
- A degree- Masters in Environment Science, Sustainability, Renewable Energy finance, and/or any other cross-sectorial domains related to Climate Change.
- 6 - 8 years of relevant, post-qualification, professional experience in Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation/Renewable Energy/Rural Governance/Livelihood transformation/Just Transition/Economic Diversification/Net Zero/Energy Transition or similar thematic areas.
- Experience in areas of just transition, netzero etc. considered a significant advantage.
- Preference given to candidates with international and diverse experience
Essential Skills and Attributes:
We are looking for someone who will bring strong knowledge and experience in the above-mentioned sectors coupled with expertise and a passion to drive sustainable outcomes.
Required:
- Active Stakeholder Management Skills- Prior experience in managing sector stakeholders, incl. relevant national and state government officials, elected representatives, private sector, academicians and researchers, and civil society for cross-learning and for supporting in co-creation and implementation of the programmes strategies would be ideal.
- Time Management skills- Experience with managing multiple projects with multiple internal and external stakeholders, simultaneously. Demonstrated ability to deliver on subnational programs and maintain strong relationship with stakeholders.
- Visionary Leadership skills- Passion to create a difference with the ability to see the bigger picture while ensuring the detail is taken care of at the micro deliverable level.
- People Management- Experience in developing and managing multidimensional teams across diverse geographies and delivering outcomes in a virtual environment.
- Documentation- Experience in writing and reviewing articles, reports, scientific literature, and policy documentation.
Desirable:
- Track record in developing solutions and business development.
- Experience in leading end-to-end research including literature review, survey design, quantitative & and qualitative data collection from the field, data cleaning & and analysis, and data visualization applications (Advanced Excel, MS PowerBI, Tableau, STATA or similar).
- Skilled in developing quality reports & and generating knowledge products in the form of impact assessments and presentations, policy/programme briefs, and research papers for publications, baseline assessments, action planning, technology evaluation, and cost-benefit analysis.
- Technical and financial proposal writing skills.
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