Knowledge Management Specialist

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About the Organization

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) is the nodal agency in the administrative structure of the Central Government for the planning, promotion, co-ordination and overseeing the implementation of India’s environmental and forestry policies and programmes.

The Ministry also serves as the nodal agency in the country for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), South Asia Co-operative Environment Programme (SACEP), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) and for the follow-up of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The Ministry is also entrusted with issues relating to multilateral bodies such as the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), Global Environment Facility (GEF) and of regional bodies like Economic and Social Council for Asia and Pacific (ESCAP) and South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) on matters pertaining to the environment.

Job Description

• Facilitate sharing of lessons between target landscapes on effective techniques for climate-adaptive livelihoods
• Support National Coastal Mission related work
• To establish a system for collating data and information on global best practices, lessons learned, evidence
• from the field and scientific knowledge on ecosystem- and community-based approaches for adaptation in coastal area
• Transfer and create mediums for replication of lessons and best practices – between target landscapes, between coastal states, and between coastal countries in the South Asian subregion
• Establish a series of annual workshops / training programme, seminars/
• capacity building programs / awareness camps / women’s capacity development programmes
• Development of Pan-Indian Coastal Resilience Network, involving tertiary institutions, research organizations and relevant NGOs to share coastal research findings
• Develop, disseminate knowledge products at national, regional and international levels and to share experience and learning

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

Essential

• Master’s degree in Environmental Studies, Public policy, Economics or Social Sciences.

Desirable

• Persons with Ph.D with research experience, published papers and post qualification experience in the aforesaid field would be preferred. Experience of creatin g Knowledge based products especially in area of Environment/ Climate Change Demonstrative experiences in strategic planning research concepts and principles, statistical definitions, scientific tools, and techniques, De sign facilitation proc ess with appropriate and relevant facilitation tools. Knowledge of information/ presentation technique s/ (graphing, charting, tabling etc.) and interpreting the same. High level advocacy and communications skills, including excellent command of the English language

Relevant Work experience

• Minimum 17 years of working experience in developmental research, knowledge product development, including conceptual research methodology, policy analysis, policy- based development programming, impact evaluation methodology, and qualitative research. Thorough understanding of the developmental context, preferably with experience in conducting fact-finding programs , data collation and the evaluation of field based raw data. Experience in networking with government/institutional donors, while working in a consultancy company, an international organization or similar entity. Good working knowledge in English, Hindi and Microsoft Office software

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