Senior Environment Officer

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About the Organization

ADB is a leading multilateral development bank supporting inclusive, resilient, and sustainable growth across Asia and the Pacific. Working with its members and partners to solve complex challenges together, ADB harnesses innovative financial tools and strategic partnerships to transform lives, build quality infrastructure, and safeguard our planet. Founded in 1966, ADB is owned by 69 members—50 from the region.

Job Description

As a Senior Environment Officer, you will provide technical and administrative support to the Environment team (CCRE-ENV) and INRM for policy and strategy work, fund management, technical assistance projects, and knowledge generation and management activities for operations in India on environment and nature, including biodiversity and ecosystem, air quality, circular economy, environment finance, and nature-based solutions. The tasks will involve research and analysis, design, and implementation of environment and nature related projects and programs in India under the Environmental Action Plan and India Country Partnership Strategy. This will include inputs to the preparation of briefing notes and presentations, data collection assistance in technical assistance (TA) processing and administration, and information management, and supporting operations, where relevant on specific sector and thematic areas including strategies and upstream work, among others.

Job Responsibilities

Policies, Strategies and Frameworks (Environment and Nature in India)

• Undertake research and analysis to support policy, strategy and mainstreaming of nature and environment across themes and sectors in ADB operations involving India, including biodiversity and ecosystem, air quality, circular economy, and nature-based solutions.
• Provide research, analysis, and inputs to the India Country Partnership Strategy particularly on environment and nature, and other key strategic documents. 
• Assist in preparing briefing notes and presentations for ADB senior staff and Management for events and programs involving India.
• Help track India’s progress and contributions to key global and regional environmental issues including relevant global and regional frameworks and agreements.

Support to TA activities and Sector Operations involving environment and nature

• Assist in the preparation, processing, review, editing, consultant recruitment,  administration, implementation, and completion of technical assistance (TA) and key environment and nature programs involving India, country and regional TA, under CCRE-ENV and INRM
• Assist in the processing and implementation of sovereign and non-sovereign projects in India involving environment and nature as a one ADB team member
• Serve as the focal point for all TA activities and sector operations involving environment and nature outside of safeguards.

Knowledge Management and Partnership

• Provide technical coordination and support in preparation and dissemination of knowledge products, and coordinate with regional/country, sector and thematic groups for exchange of information related to environment and nature for operations in India.
• Provide support in organization of knowledge events including seminars, training, workshops, national, regional or international forums on environment and nature solutions in India or involving India programs and stakeholders.
• Coordinate knowledge activities involving India with relevant internal partners such as Department of Communications and Knowledge (DOCK), and external partners including international organizations, civil society (CSOs), academics, and others.
• Provide support in building and maintaining partnerships with key external partners for India related programs and operations such as international organizations, CSOs, research institutes and think tanks etc. Support the preparation and tracking of partnership agreements and plans.

Administrative Support

• Provide key inputs on India projects, programs and operations, including preparation and updating of the work plan, monitoring, and reporting on issues related to environment and nature for the Environment group and INRM, including assessment of resource requirements in coordination with relevant colleagues.
• Provide support and input to CCRE-ENV, CCSD and INRM, SARD Management Information System, reporting, and inputs to the three-year rolling work program and ADB annual report for environment and nature operations in India.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in the fields of environment and nature, and other related disciplines preferably with Master’s degree or equivalent.  
• At least 8 years of relevant professional experience in environmental management, natural resources management, environmental and project development work and at least 4 years of supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of operations, including project/program processing and other programming activities in a multilateral and bilateral organization is an advantage.
• Knowledge and experience in working on ADB projects and programs would be an asset.
• Demonstrated strong research, writing and presentation skills.
• Written and verbal proficiency in English.
• Proven experience in working independently with teams with internal and external stakeholders of ADB.
• Two years of relevant experience outside ADB within the past five years is required. Years as an ADB-engaged consultant or contractor are considered experience outside of ADB.
• Please refer to the link for ADB Competency Framework for TL6.

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