Climate and Sustainability (C & S) Program Leader

Job Title: Climate and Sustainability (C & S) Program Leader

Geography: Jammu

Reporting To: Program Manager

Team: 4-6 Nation Builders and Program Leaders

Description:

We are looking for a self-motivated, high energy and a quick learner who is open to work in highly ambiguous environment and demonstrate extraordinary rigor in completing the assignments/ projects related to climate and sustainability.

The areas of interventions may include water conservation, grey water management, fecal waste management, Agri water efficiency, non-biodegradable waste management etc.

This role gives the opportunity to lead and develop a small group of Gandhi Fellows and exposure to work with the district, state, and national level government departments under the ministry of Jal Shakti, Agriculture, Rural Development, Earth sciences, and village communities to solve complex challenges of climate and sustainability in a cohesive manner.

WORK PROFILE:

Execute Initiatives-

• Facilitate discussions with stakeholders on understanding needs and co-creating pilot initiatives and innovate scaled implementation models
• Become a catalyst for the departments at state / district and support initiatives around JJM, SBM, other climate change areas
• Design and Facilitate capacity building sessions for govt officials, village communities on various allied topics

Capacity Building and Collaboration-

• Identify domain-specific learning needs of the team and plan learning interventions
• Utilize technology & tools to continually learn and innovate, share knowledge with team members and enhance service delivery
• Assist with on-boarding, training and guiding nation builders (Gandhi Fellows) and share best practices within team

Manage Partnerships-

• Build and sustain strong partner relationships with state level Govt. officials & Partner Organizations for achieving Project Goals within defined timelines
• Ensure timely Approval of Budget, guideline, SOPs etc. from Govt. for Project Initiatives
• Collect insights from the field through regular field visits and provide inputs to government bodies, design solutions to address existing gaps in the C&S field.

To qualify for the role, you must have-

• Bachelor’s degree in subjects like Environmental Sciences, climate Management, water management, Forest Management, Agroforestry/ Farm Forestry, Ecology, Botany, etc.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in the development sector: preferably in water, rural development or education
• Developed or implemented projects related to water management, grey water management, plastic recycling, etc will be added advantage
• Strong verbal and written communication skills (In English and Hindi)
• Excellent MS office Competency (PowerPoint, Excel, and Word)
• Ready to travel 25 to 50% of the time across field locations and offices
• We encourage applications from candidates based in Jammu to ensure a strong local presence.
• We actively seek to enhance our team’s diversity and particularly welcome applications from female candidates.

If you find yourself the right fit, please send us your resume at:   pslrecruitment@gandhifellowship.org When submitting the Application please put “Program Leader (C&S)” in the subject line.

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