Senior Engagement Associate – Distributed Renewable Energy

Council on Energy, Environment and Water; Jaipur; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in Jaipur seeks a Senior Engagement Associate to drive distributed renewable energy initiatives. The role emphasizes stakeholder engagement with government, regulators, and industry to accelerate rooftop solar deployment and expand DRE across Rajasthan.

The candidate will coordinate outreach, conduct policy analysis, and build partnerships with public and private actors.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in renewable energy technologies, economics, public policy or related field.
• Strong understanding of India’s energy markets and policy environment.
• Experience with research methods and quantitative analysis preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead in accelerating rooftop solar deployment in Rajasthan.
• Prepare a detailed consumer-outreach strategy with outputs and timelines.
• Implement awareness campaigns across multiple cities and monitor progress.
• Identify innovative ideas to scale up DRE adoption in the state.
• Support regulatory development and bring new regulations to accelerate DRE deployment.
• Establish partnerships with private sector for on-ground implementation.
• Develop and maintain relationships with discoms, regulators, state agencies, developers and research organisations.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Influencing skills

Written and oral communication

Hindi & English fluency

Education

Master’s degree in renewable energy/public policy

Tools

MS-Excel

STATA

R

Python

Data visualization tools

Job description

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi

Senior Engagement Associate – Distributed Renewable Energy

Terms of Reference

At CEEW, we are deliberate about what we stand for (and what wedon’t stand for!) as an employer. So, if the below description strikes a chord,we would love to hear from you!

At CEEW, we build careers in public policy

• We offer strongvisionary leadership – with emphasis on research and impact at scale
• We activelypromote leadership by initiative
• We celebratetalent and ambition
• You will besurrounded by smart people who will challenge you and help you grow
• You will learnfaster than your peers in other organisations
• Curiosity andirreverence, as well as responsibility, come together at CEEW
• You will getabove-market remuneration
• We provide asafe space for all
• At CEEW, your life is your example for others

Designation offered

Senior EngagementAssociate

Team/Focus area

EnergyTransition

Location

Jaipur, Rajasthan

Reporting to

Engagement Lead

Duration

Full-time

Purpose

At CEEW, we envision a decarbonised electricity sector in India that provides reliable and affordableelectricity services to all. To pursue this vision, we undertake interventions that can lead to accelerated and diversified deployment of renewable energy, socially and environmentally responsible deployment of RE and facilitate a justtransition away from fossil fuel-based generation. We generate evidence forchange, engage with policymakers to devise and implement policies andprogrammes, and evaluate the impact of initiatives on the ground.

CEEW seeks to hire a suitable candidatefor the Senior Engagement Associate position to lead the team’s implementationefforts to increase the share of distributed renewables (DRE) in the grid. To accelerate thedeployment, the candidate needs to build expertise on three fronts – nudgingthe consumer to adopt new technologies, identifying solutions with equitableincentives for stakeholders and facilitating the process with conducivepolicies and regulations. We are looking for a candidate with a comprehensiveunderstanding of tariff mechanisms, state-level policies and regulationspertaining to distributed renewables, hands‑on experience in stakeholderengagement (including discoms, electricity regulators, state governments anddevelopers), a profound understanding of consumer behaviour, and the powermarket. The candidate will be expected to travel frequently within state andbuild relationships with key stakeholders, particularly government (both at thecentral & state level) and industry.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

Desirable Outcomes (first year)

• Expand the distributedRE programme in at least one state and support in other states.
• Conceptualise and execute at least oneinnovative idea to scale up the adoption of distributedrenewable energy (DRE) in Rajasthan

Primary responsibilities

• Lead in acceleratingthe deployment of rooftop solar in Rajasthan.
• Prepare a detailedstrategy for targeted consumer outreach outlining the desired outputs andtimelines for the campaign.
• Effectiveimplementation of the awareness campaign across multiple cities simultaneouslyand tracking the progress against desired outcomes
• Identify innovativeideas to create more foot soldiers for programme implementation in the stateand effectively mobilise the team.
• Supporting regulatorydevelopment and bringing new regulations to the state towards accelerating DREin the state
• Establish partnerships with the private sector toimplement ideas on the ground.
• Develop and maintain trust-based relationships withkey stakeholders, especially with discoms, regulators, state nodal agencies,developers and other research organisations to effectively execute theinitiative.
• Deepen therelationship in existing states and support the team to build relationships innew states.
• Build your profile and network in the state as asector expert for DRE.
• Identify distributed renewable energy deploymentissues and opportunities from the state’s perspective to support the team in conceptualisingand executing research that can aid policy, regulatory and market-relatedchanges.
• Share knowledge and findings on various internal and external platformsbased on the research and implementation efforts through presentations, memos, short reports, opinion pieces, etc., with support fromCEEW’s Outreach team.

Programme Assistance

• Lead projectimplementation in the state by preparing a strategy for consumer outreach, detailedactivity plans and timelines, resourceplanning, and stakeholder management.
• Building and maintaining relationships withgovernment (discoms, nodal agency, other key departments), industry and otherkey stakeholders.
• Lead team’s outreach efforts, includingorganising webinars/physical events, representing CEEW in industry events, andwriting op-eds, briefs and reports.

Selection Criteria

Qualification

• Master’s degree with aspecialisation in renewable energy technologies, economics, public policy orrelated field.
• Sound understanding ofIndia’s energy markets (specifically grid-connected DRE markets) and policy andregulatory environment.
• Strong researchbackground with an adequate understanding of research methods and quantitativeskills would be preferred.

Work experience

• At least 5-8 years of relevant work experience in policy/industry engagement and project management in e electricity policy, electricity distribution, and renewable energy.
• Strong track record of team and project management, includingtimely delivery of outputs
• Experience in executing on-ground implementation projects would bepreferred.
• Demonstrable experience in stakeholder engagement at state-leveland experience working with public and private institutions within India
• Prior experience inwriting articles, policy briefs and research reports would be an addedadvantage.

Key skills

• Stronginterpersonal and influencing skills
• Proficiency in MS-Excel is a must. Understanding of STATA/R/Python andother data visualisation tools would be an added advantage.
• Excellentwritten and oral communication skills
• Ability to summarise and communicate the insights/findings inwritten and oral formats
• Proficiencyin Hindi and English language

If you are passionate about supporting India’s Energy transition, this is theplace for you!

CEEW operates in a dynamic environment and the candidate will berequired to show flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Compensation

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

Application Process

CEEW is an equal opportunity employerand the selection process does not discriminate on the basis of age, gender,caste, ethnicity, religion, or sexuality. Female candidates are encouraged toapply.

Only shortlisted candidates will be notified by us. We appreciate your interest.