Outreach Consultant

Job Title: Outreach Consultant, East (Preferred location-Kolkata) 

Date: September 2024 

Who We Are: 

Organizational History: 

Nature Conservancy India Solutions Private Limited (NCIS) is a Private Limited Company incorporated under The  Companies Act, 2013 in December 2020, having Corporate Identity Number (CIN): U74999DL2020PTC375056. It is a  subsidiary of The Nature Conservancy, one of the largest not-for-profit conservation organisations in the world. NCIS’  registered office is at 37, Second Floor, Link Road, Lajpat Nagar- III New Delhi-110024, India. 

NCIS was incorporated with the objective of providing research, consulting and technical support and advisory services  to various stakeholders in and outside India relating to conservation of nature and environment, biodiversity and  climate change. 

Position Background: 

• Outreach Consultant will assist in the development and implementation of a key strategy at TNC and helps  drive implementation of the overall business plan to achieve planned conservation outcomes envisioned by  India strategy. 
• India has committed to achieving 50% cumulative electric power generation from non-fossil fuel sources by  2030 (by targeting to install 500 GW of renewable energy (RE)) and simultaneously creating an additional  carbon sink of 2.5 – 3 billion tonnes of CO2 eq. 
• However, achieving both these goals requires land, which is a limited resource in a country that supports  18% of  the world’s population on just over 2% of the world’s land area. 
• We are working with partners to enhance an online tool (SiteRight) that guides decision makers in siting  renewable energy projects, by adding selection criteria on land use, land type, and suitability for ecological  restoration, alongside existing economic and technological criteria. 
• This will help decision makers identify land with relatively low ecological and social values that are suitable  for setting up solar and wind plants, thereby avoiding impacts to sensitive natural lands as well as productive  agriculture areas. 
• We have done this effort in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and in the processes of expanding it to  additional states with high rates of solar and wind development. 
• To advance this work, we are seeking a long-term Renewable Energy Siting (RES) Outreach Consultant who  will provide day-to-day leadership and support for an outreach program of this project, including leading on  outreach strategy, partner management, stakeholder engagement, and strategy support. 
• While the RES-Outreach Consultant will report to the Outreach Manager, they will also interact with  colleagues working on renewable energy project in global TNC team. 
• The position will be based in Delhi with significant travel to the different states across India. 
• This position is based in Kolkata, India. 

What we’re looking:

 Terms of Reference (ToR):  

• Assists in developing reports, research, and analysis. presentations and assessments on topics related to the  India renewable energy outreach strategy. 
• Build relationships, do active outreach, and hold consultations with state energy regulatory agencies,  relevant central Ministries and Departments, renewable energy businesses, independent power producers, financiers, and other important stakeholders to inform the tool design and dissemination, and ultimately  advance use of he completed siting tool in decision-making. 
• Develop and implement a compressive stakeholder outreach strategy, including identifying and prioritizing  engagements with key industry siting decision stakeholders; convene a working group of key stakeholders to  accomplish project deliverables. 
• Manage ongoing relationships and engagements with partners to achieve project deliverables. 
• In coordination with Project lead and Renewable Energy Siting-Policy Manager, identify entry points for  mainstreaming siting and the decision-support tool among state and national government agencies, as well  as national and international financial institutions. 
• Gather inputs from key stakeholders to inform the design of the tool and identifying entry point activities for  mainstreaming use of the SiteRight tool for decision-making across stakeholders. 

Oversee outreach strategy for the sustainable renewable energy siting project in eastern India, as the project  evolves, including the following: 

• Refine and implement an outreach work plan, coordinate with the outreach partner organizations and  respective team members on various outreach activities, which includes agreeing on tasks, deadlines, and  provide necessary resources to project members and partners. 
• Manage ongoing relationships and engagements with outreach partners and contractors to achieve project  deliverables. 
• Communicate project related outreach activities and progress with TNC India Core Management Team,  Philanthropy Team, and other team members as necessary. 
• Manage timelines, budgets, deliverable execution, related communications, and donor and partner  reporting related to outreach activities. 
• Outline scope of future outreach work/strategy to advance sustainable renewable energy work, including  key partners, strategies, and gaps. 
• Engage in developing long-term outreach strategy goals and deliverables in partnership with the broader  TNC team, including supporting strategy and project development and implementations related to  renewable energy siting. 

 Develop and implement a stakeholder outreach plan, including: 

• Formulate an outreach plan to get SiteRight and/or its principles adopted among key end-users and  implement the plan in coordination with project partner(s). 
• Build relationships and hold consultations with identified stakeholders to disseminate the tool, continue to  improve its design and functionality, and expand its adoption by key stakeholders. 
• Ensure TNC's work on Renewable Energy siting is evident and build broader support on the initiative,  externally as well as internally. 
• Assist with other programmatic needs which may include coordinating stakeholder meetings, preparing  presentations and reports related to the broader work on infrastructure siting and lands conservation;  Additional deliverables may be assigned or adjusted based on the evolution of the program’s strategic  conservation work. 

What You’ll Bring: 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor’s degree in political science, public policy, international relations, international development, social  science, natural science, climate science, ecology, or related field and at least 5 years related experience, or  equivalent combination. 
• Experience in research, critical analysis, and evaluating information from divergent sources and compiling it  into cohesive reports. 
• Experience writing and editing promotional and informational material. 
• Experience presenting to and/or communicating with government or legislative staff, community or business  leaders, program leadership and other wide range of people, such as landowners, corporate executives, and  government officials. 
• Experience with time management. 
• Sound understanding of the renewable energy sector in India and globally. 
• Experience in leading and managing outreach activities, stakeholder engagement, and coordinating with  national and international colleagues, collaborators, and partners.

Desired Qualifications: 

• Postgraduate or master’s degree with atleast 7-8 years of related work experience in fields related to natural resource  management/Energy/Renewable Energy/Climate Science/ Environmental Science/or related disciplines. 
• Familiarity with conservation issues in managing renewable energy at project, state and/or national levels.
• Experience and knowledge of outreach and working with renewable energy regulators, financial institutions, and  energy businesses. 
• Familiarity with how siting decisions with respect to renewable energy projects are made at various governance levels  in public and private organizations. 
• Familiarity with renewable energy regulatory and/or finance environments, as well key individuals working in this  space, is a plus. 
• Networking skills to engage with leaders in the renewable energy community, central and state agencies, industries,  financial institutions, NGOs, and other organizations. 

Consultancy Duration and Fees:  

The position offers eighteen months’ consultancy effective from the date of joining. The extension of this consultancy shall  be subject to the requirement, fund availability and mutual agreement. The travel and communication expenses shall be  reimbursed based on actuals within the limit prescribed in the organisational policy. 

To apply for this consultancy, please submit the following material to ncishr@tnc.org by 11:59 PM IST 20-October-2024  

• Curriculum vitae 

• Suitability letter demonstrating previous relevant work exposure and your fitment to the role. 

 

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