Engagement Lead - Low Carbon Economy

Council on Energy, Environment and Water; India; On-site; INR 5,000,000 - 8,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Above-market remuneration

Job summary

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) seeks an Engagement Lead for the Low Carbon Economy program. The role focuses on building trusted relationships with state governments, central ministries, industry, academia, and civil society to drive climate policy-informed outcomes.

The candidate should have hands-on policy experience, strong networking ability, and the capacity to design and implement engagement strategies across states, contributing to revenue generation and program impact.

Qualifications

• Masters degree in a relevant field with strong policy understanding.
• At least 10 years of experience in consulting, policy engagement and project management.
• Experience engaging with government ministries is critical.

Responsibilities

• Represent CEEW and build networks with state and national stakeholders.
• Develop and implement state-level engagement and advocacy strategies.
• Coordinate technical exchanges and prepare meeting notes.

Skills

Networking

Policy knowledge

Communication

Research summaries

Education

Masters degree (Public Policy / Governance / Climate Change / Environment Management / Urban Planning / Sustainable Development)

Job description

Council on Energy, Environment and Water | Full time

Councilon Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi Engagement Lead – Low Carbon Economy

Terms of Reference
At CEEW, we are deliberateaboutwhat we stand for (and what we don’t stand for!) as an employer. So, if thebelow description strikes a chord, we would love to hear from you!

At CEEW, we build careers in publicpolicy

• We offer strong visionaryleadership – with emphasis on research and impact at scale
• We actively promote leadershipby initiative
• We celebrate talent and ambition
• You will be surrounded by smartpeople who will challenge you and help you grow
• You will learn faster than yourpeers in other organisations
• Curiosity and irreverence, aswell as responsibility come together at CEEW
• You will get above-marketremuneration
• At CEEW, your life is yourexample for others

Designationoffered EngagementLead

Reporting to Senior Fellow, Low Carbon Economy

Purpose

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

We arelooking for an experienced professional with hands-on experience and deepsectoral understanding, to build and expand CEEW’s work on informing climate policy-making,particularly at the state level. The candidate should be able to connect thedots across many moving parts and look for innovative ways to conduct andsocialise research with the key decision makers.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

• Represent CEEW andbuild networks: represent CEEW at relevant meetings and events especially atthe state level, and strengthen relationships with governmental andnon-governmental stakeholders.
• Develop state-level strategies:Support the design and implementation of the LCE programme’s engagement andadvocacy strategy.
• Facilitatecommunication and coordination: Act as the primary point of contact fortechnical exchanges and communication between CEEW and stakeholders and preparemeeting notes.
• Organise strategicevents: Plan, minute and manage meetings, consultations, and events incollaboration with stakeholders.
• Build researchnetworks: Establish and maintain local, national, and international researchcollaborations to support program goals.
• Workclosely with senior researchers to develop short briefs/presentations with researchinsights and support revenue generation.
• Present researchfindings: Share research outcomes with key stakeholders, advisory bodies, andat conferences.
• Any otherresponsibilities related to the work profile.

Selection Criteria

Education and Experience:

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

Key Skills:

• Strong networking skills with senior governmentrepresentatives.
• Understanding of India’s climate policy and therole of states in it.
• Demonstrate strong networking skills and abilityto represent the organisation on national and international platforms.
• Ability to summariseand communicate research insights/findings as briefs and presentations.
• Must leverage his/herstakeholder network in the to keep a tab on the latest climate policy trends.
• Strong written andoral communication skills.

Personality

• Willingness to learn new skills.
• Ability to adapt and deliver under tightdeadlines 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 whileunderstanding the big picture.
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary andmulticultural environment.
• Ability to work independently with minimalsupervision.
• Good organisational skills are desirable.

Compensation

Competitivecompensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best ofstandards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.

Application Process

CEEW is an equal opportunity employer and the selectionprocess does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, caste, ethnicity,religion, or sexuality. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

CEEWoperates in a dynamic environment and the candidate will be required to showflexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.