Consultant: State Climate Fellow

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Climate Group drives climate action. Fast. Our goal is a world of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, with greater prosperity for all.

​We focus on systems with the highest emissions and where our networks have the greatest opportunity to drive change. We do this by building large and influential networks and holding organisations accountable, turning their commitments into action.

​We share what we achieve together to show more organisations what they could do. We are an international non-profit organisation, founded in 2004, with offices in London, Amsterdam, Beijing, New Delhi and New York. Climate Group is also the Secretariat to the Under2 Coalition.

Job Description

Established in 2021, the State Climate Fellowship (SCF) programme has supported Indian state governments via climate action planning, technical inputs, research and coordination where we deployed a cohort of ‘climate fellows’ in relevant state departments over a 12-month period. We have worked with/ deployed climate fellows in eight Indian states so far across the previous two phases of the SCF programme. We are now designing the third phase in selected new Indian states for a ‘State Climate Fellows and Capacity Building Programme’

These fellows will be pivotal in supporting capacity building support to states around multi-level climate governance and in aligning the state’s climate goals with the revised national ambition. The fellows will be coming in with prior experience of working in the climate space and governments and will be placed for a fixed term period of 12 months at relevant line departments in respective states, to ensure that the appropriate levers for climate are being pushed.

​The selected Consultant’s main point of contact at TCCO India Projects Pvt Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of Climate Group UK) will be the Senior Project Officer – Government Engagement, India.

Job Responsibilities

​Brief description of consultant activities:​

​Capacity building, policy and research support

• Conducting research and Training Needs Assessments for the capacity building program to identify priority climate specific-thematic areas for capacity building.
• Facilitate climate change efforts at the state level: Support the Department of Environment via the State Climate Action Cell (SCAC) in facilitating the integration of climate change into planning processes such as the State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC), identify departments where there is a strong demand to address issues of climate change and provide requisite support to the State Climate Action Cell (SCAC) through knowledge exchange, research support or technical connect. This would also include coordinating with departments with key climate initiatives such as Majhi Vasundhara and Under2 Coalition including but not limited to clean energy transition across priority sectors of the states.
• Exploring potential bankable projects with the SCAC on identified areas of priority and advice funding opportunities. 
• Facilitating inter-departmental coordination for data collection and analysis and developing policy briefs, white papers, etc on state’s energy transition and identified areas of capacity building. 
• Engage with the state political and administrative leadership wherever possible to support policy inputs focusing on states’ strategic initiatives.

​Project development support and regular reporting

• Working with the nodal agencies, departments and technical partner to support the design of the training modules and lesson plans for the capacity building program.
• Ensuring timely delivery of the training program by coordinating with relevant state level stakeholders, administrative training institute and external agencies along with managing strategic communications and dissemination of the training program for wider outreach.
• Extending technical support in implementation of department’s other flagship  projects, build RfPs (Request for Proposals) for identified interventions, documentation of state`s salient climate responses for showcasing at various national and international forums.
• Provide regular updates to Climate Group  about the progress on the various ongoing workstreams.
• Ensure timely delivery of the tasks under the assigned workstreams in coordination with the state department and Climate Group.

Communications and events

• Enable knowledge exchange and profiling state’s work through knowledge products (case studies, policy papers, research pieces, convening platforms, etc.) and interacting with experts, civil society, academic institutions and think tanks. These will be periodic knowledge consortiums that will be pre-decided with partners.
• Profiling state’s work on global platform like Under2 Coalition via knowledge products (case studies, etc) and organising convenings and peer forums on relevant thematic areas
• ​Represent the organisation when required, in both internal and external stakeholder meetings and other events in the region.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Relevant Masters degree related to Climate Change, Economics, Environmental Management, Public policy, International Development or others from a reputed university
• ​Significant 4-5 years of experience working on climate policy or related fields
• ​Proven record of project coordination, organising capacity building and training programs and working with governments on climate policy
• ​Knowledge of state climate action and policies in India and state governance structure, understanding of international climate policies and negotiations
• ​Knowledge of India’s latest climate commitments and policies like updated NDC, Mission LiFE (Lifestyle For Environment), Long-Term Low Emissions Development Strategy (LT-LEDS) etc.
• ​Demonstrated passion to work on climate issues along with strong written and verbal communication skills, with competencies around articulating ideas succinctly on issues of climate.
• ​Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders, including high-level partners
• ​Self-motivated, solutions-oriented and can work independently
• ​Ability to listen actively, be diplomatic, and share knowledge and information well
• ​Ability to multi-task within a small team and to manage conflicting priorities
• ​Should be able to read, write and speak in fluent Marathi language

Desirable:

• ​Preference will be given to those who have worked with governments on climate policy, training and capacity building issues.
• ​Have worked previously in the state and well versed with Maharashtra’s climate initiatives such as Majhi Vasundhara Abhiyan, Maharashtra’s net zero vision etc..
• ​Knowledge on baseline studies related to climate change, clean energy, clean transportation, energy efficiency, adaptation, climate finance, carbon markets etc.
• ​Understanding of capacity building needs of Indian states in climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience including renewable energy, energy efficiency, nature-based solutions, climate finance etc.
• ​Ability to understand India’s international negotiation position on climate with respect to UNFCCC processes and its relevance to Indian states, including India’s latest commitments and policies.

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