Senior Consultant - Global South Cooperation
Senior Consultant - Global South Cooperation
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About us:
The India Climate Collaborative (ICC) founded in 2020 by philanthropists and industry leaders is a firstofitskind collaborative operating at the intersection of climate and philanthropy in India. Our vision is to build a lowcarbon resilient India for the benefit of its people and natural environment. We do this by unlocking philanthropic capital identifying catalytic climate priorities and creating a connective infrastructure for impactful funding. We work in partnership with a diverse array of stakeholders including government agencies businesses nonprofits academic institutions think tanks and other philanthropic organisations. We were founded by some of Indias pre eminent corporate and philanthropic leaders including Rohini Nilekani Ratan Tata Anand Mahindra Nadir Godrej and others.
Our team is a small tightknit group driven by a shared passion for achieving the ICCs mission and vision. An ideal addition to our team is a selfstarter always willing to roll up their sleeves and get stuff done. We prefer candidates with a good eye for detail commitment to a high quality of output and a teamcentric mindset.
Role:
ICC aims to deepen and expand our role as an ecosystem connector convenor and enabler for supporting and strengthening Indias climate leadership position in the global climate discourse one that is aligned with Indias ambitious climate targets and development priorities and that continues to amplify the voice of the global south with respect to the means of implementation required for India and other developing countries to meet our climate goals. To operationalise these objectives the ICC is looking for a Senior Consultant to coordinate Indian civil society and philanthropy to take ownership of the climate mandate strengthen participation of Indian climate actors at global platforms including UNFCCC COPs and facilitate crosslearning and collaboration opportunities between India and other global south countries. The individual will report to the Lead Global Coordination and is expected to support on program planning management and delivery as well as partnership building and stakeholder management.
Key responsibilities include:
- Driving and managing program implementation overseeing the daytoday operations of the program including budget management and reporting and monitoring progress towards program goals and milestones.
- Building knowledge on important climate policy developments processes and progress at both the national and international levels and disseminating this knowledge with relevant internal and external stakeholders.
- Developing strategies to engage the Indian climate community and showcase Indias leadership at global fora including leveraging key networks and platforms to design relevant engagement opportunities such as roundtables convenings bilateral or multilateral exchanges.
- Managing highfunctioning events including planning organising and implementing domestic and international convenings including events logistics and operations.
- Managing partnerships with diverse stakeholders including Indian and global south donors think tanks experts grantee partners consultants and vendors for effective program delivery.
- Identifying and building new partnerships and designing and implementing new initiatives to meet program objectives.
- Working crossfunctionally with teams across the organisation to coordinate and collaborate on synergistic and complementary efforts.
- Proactively balancing competing priorities anticipate upcoming needs and tasks to ensure that deadlines are met.
Requirements:
- 10 plus years of relevant work experience in the climate sector across not for profits consulting or international development.
- Nuanced understanding of climate issues climate policies and strong familiarity with national and international climate organisations and processes.
- Experience in planning curating designing and of strategic events and convenings.
- Effective communication skills (both written and verbal). Demonstrated experience in working on highquality deliverables and outputs like project reports strategic presentations and sectoral analysis.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience in partner management and building relationships with diverse stakeholders.
- Strong problem solving analytical and timemanagement skills with an ability to manage competing deadlines and parallel work streams.
- Be able to work well independently with limited supervision with high levels of motivation.
- Be able to demonstrate ability to use MS Office Suite (MS Word MS Excel MS PowerPoint) and cloud solutions such as One Drive and SharePoint.
- Willingness to travel both domestic and international.
Additional criteria (preferred not mandatory):
- Existing networks with domestic and international organisations engaged in climate action.
- Experience working in domestic (and preferably international) climate policy
What we offer:
- Working with the leading minds on climate change across philanthropy research institutions government and implementing organisations as part of Indias climate movement.
- Growth and exposure in a quickly growing startup organization with a young team committed to professional development.
- Opportunity to institute best practices and develop ICC traditions and be part of building the experience of working at the organisation.
- A competitive salary based on industry standards.
Terms of employment: Consultant
Location: Delhi
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full Time
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