Associate, Green Skilling

Swaniti Initiative is an ecosystem builder working toward a sustainable future in a climate constrained world. It has a strong legacy of working of supporting Parliamentarians and sub -national governments on designing and delivering interventions that respond to the climate crisis. Recently, Swaniti has been increasingly engaging with the private sector in textile, cement and steel in order to decarbonize industries. We have conducted in depth mapping at a sub national level to understand the drivers toward large scale transition.  Whether it is crystallizing the financial case for energy transition or unlocking climate finance for MSMEs in hard to abate industries, Swaniti has been working with industry associations to overcome them. Through our work we have come to believe that while there is significant interest amongst industry and government to decarbonize, there aren’t clear pathways and support mechanisms to enable this shift quickly. 

About the Position

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced professional who is
keen on taking up the role in a project focused on green skilling. The
professional will be expected to further Swaniti’s vision on understanding the
gaps and opportunities on green skilling and then work with state governments
on operationalizing them. The current areas of “green skilling” include solar,
hydro, geothermal, wind and domestic waste management. Given the
technical requirements of the space, the following qualities would be favourably
looked upon for the candidate.

• The candidate must have demonstrated experience in the
  skills sector. This can include conducting skill assessments, working with
  skilling departments, and managing skilling work.
  
• Past
  experiences of working on sustainability and climate would be favourably looked
  upon, including on state and central government initiative.
  
• Demonstrated experience of working with
  state/central government would be advantageous
  
• A strong
  understanding of the skilling ecosystem would support the candidacy.
  
• Strong
  efficiency in conducting on -field surveys, FGDs s and household interviews 
  

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Develop
  high -quality research documents, along with need assessment, situation
  analysis, data analysis, brainstorming with relevant stakeholders.
  
• Coordinate, manage, and draft a comprehensive
  research paper on community readiness for green skilling.
  
• The
  Associate will be expected to come up with critical research inputs and support
  in policy formulation document.
  
• Work
  with the state administration to operationalize the feedback that is being
  collected within communities.
  
• Organize and execute events,
  seminars, and roundtable discussions, etc., that are needed for the green -skilling
  process.
  
• Provide any additional support to
  build out capabilities around green skilling.
  
• Conduct on field surveys and analyse
  large -scale data sets.
  

Requirements

Qualifications:

• The candidate should be well versed in Telugu
• Candidates
  must have at least 3 years of experience working in skilling, energy and
  livelihoods.
  
• Experience in Branding and Marketing will be preferred.
• Prior
  experience in handling large -scale government data sets and working with state
  departments
  
• A post -graduate
  degree in any field with a preference for those possessing a degree in
  environment, climate and sustainability, energy, skilling related field, etc.,
  is strongly preferred.
  
• Prior
  experience working with government and grassroots organizations in the space of
  skilling and livelihoods