Engagement Lead

About Council on Energy, Environment and Water

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) — a homegrown institution with headquarters in New Delhi — is among the world’s leading climate think tanks. The Council is also often ranked among the world’s best-managed and independent think tanks. It uses data, integrated analysis, and strategic outreach to explain — and change — the use, reuse, and misuse of resources. It prides itself on the independence of its high-quality research and strives to impact sustainable development at scale in India and the Global South. In over fourteen years of operation, CEEW has impacted over 400 million lives and engaged with over 20 state governments.

Purpose

CEEW seeks to hire an Engagement Lead (EL) for its Low Carbon Economy (LCE) programme. The individual would be responsible for actively engaging while strengthening and building trusted relationships with state governments, while also engaging with central government ministries, industry, academia, civil society and other stakeholders as need to achieve the programme’s objective. The EL will be responsible for preparing the engagement and advocacy strategy for the LCE programme’s initiatives across various states and implementing it through intensive consultations with major stakeholders.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

• Represent CEEW and build networks: represent CEEW at relevant meetings and events especially at the state level, and strengthen relationships with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders.

Develop state-level strategies:

• Support the design and implementation of the LCE programme’s engagement and advocacy strategy.

Facilitate communication and coordination:

• Act as the primary point of contact for technical exchanges and communication between CEEW and stakeholders and prepare meeting notes.

Organise strategic events:

• Plan, minute and manage meetings, consultations, and events in collaboration with stakeholders.
• Build research networks:
• Establish and maintain local, national, and international research collaborations to support program goals.
• Work closely with senior researchers to develop short briefs/presentations with research insights and support revenue generation.

Present research findings:

• Share research outcomes with key stakeholders, advisory bodies, and at conferences.
• Any other responsibilities related to the work profile.

Selection Criteria

Education and Experience:

• Master’s degree in Public Policy/Governance/Climate Change /Environment Management/Urban Planning/ Sustainable Development or any other relevant field.
• At least 10 years of relevant work experience in consulting, policy engagement and project management, preferably in climate policy or sustainable development.
• Experience of engagement with government ministries is critical.

Key Skills:

• Strong networking skills with senior government representatives.
• Understanding of India’s climate policy and the role of states in it.
• Demonstrate strong networking skills and ability to represent the organisation on national and international platforms.
• Ability to summarise and communicate research insights/findings as briefs and presentations.
• Must leverage his/her stakeholder network in the to keep a tab on the latest climate policy trends.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office application suite.

Personality

• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to adapt and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment.
• Striving for rigour and quality in work output.
• Ability to effectively work in a team.
• Ability to dig deeper into details while understanding the big picture.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Good organisational skills are desirable.

Compensation

• Competitive compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best of standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.

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