Senior Associate/Assistant Manager

 1. Research
& Legislative Support:

• Independently conduct and strategically design research on policy
  issues, world affairs, and government schemes based on different sectoral
  issues for Hon’ble MPs
  
• Develop expert briefings, policy insights, and legislative support
  documents based on MPs’ specific requests
  
• Contribute to drafting of proposals and budgets
  
• Provide background research for parliamentary interventions,
  bills, and standing committee meetings
  
• Proactively identify critical policy gaps and independently
  develop intervention proposals for at constituency and national levels
  
• High level understanding of geopolitics, climate change, social
  protection systems, livelihood policies, industrial policy frameworks including
  decarbonization pathways, and their interconnected impacts on development
  outcomes
  
• Thorough understanding of mandates across multiple domains
  including social welfare legislation, environmental regulations, industrial
  policy frameworks and climate legislation.
  
• Take initiative to monitor and analyse parliamentary best
  practices in key areas of Swaniti's work, particularly climate legislation,
  social protection frameworks, and industrial policy developments in relevant
  countries, with specific attention to Global South experiences
  

• Independently manage and strategically develop outreach to
  Parliamentarians in India and abroad
  
• Engage with diverse stakeholders including government bodies,
  think tanks, civil society, corporate CSR wings, industry associations
  (particularly in sectors relevant to decarbonization such as steel, cement,
  textiles), grassroots organizations, and climate finance institutions
  
• Contribute to drafting of high-level notes for public events and
  workshops on strategic topics including social protection, livelihood
  development, climate adaptation, air quality, and emerging areas such as just
  transition and industrial decarbonization strategies
  
• Take ownership of and independently coordinate end-to-end public
  facing events
  

·      3. Documentation & Reporting:

• Independently prepare and
  strategically develop comprehensive reports, policy briefs, and knowledge
  products on issues spanning social protection, livelihood development, climate
  policy, air quality management, and emerging topics including energy transition
  and industrial sustainability measures
  
• Document policy
  recommendations, administrative reports, and success stories for larger
  dissemination
  
• Comply with all the
  internal reporting requirements
  
• Lead and drive communication initiatives
  
  

·       4. Administrative:

• Independently manage
  vendor coordination for procurement of goods and services
  
• Negotiate with vendors for
  maximum value
  
• Manage payment cycle of
  vendors and stakeholders for timely release of payment
  
• Proactively coordinate and
  manage cross-vertical project and administrative initiatives
  
• Coordinate
  across verticals for project and administrative purposes
  

Requirements

• Education: Postgraduate degree in Economics, Environmental Law/Science, Public
  Policy, Political Science, Law, Development Studies or any related
  field 
  
• Experience: 2–4 years of demonstrated
  experience in research and stakeholder outreach related to climate change,
  environmental regulations, decarbonisation or allied issues.
  
• Skills:
  
• Advanced
  research and strategic interpretation skills with ability to work
  independently
  
• Demonstrated
  ability to independently analyze and translate complex policy issues into
  clear, actionable insights for Hon’ble MPs and stakeholders
  
• Excellent communication
  and interpersonal skills to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.
  
• Understanding
  of the structure and functioning of Union and State governments,
  particularly departments related to development, social protection,
  environment, energy, and emerging areas such as industrial policy and
  climate action
  
• Knowledge
  of parliamentary processes, including standing committee reports across
  relevant sectors (development, environment, energy, industry), legislative
  procedures, budget analysis, and parliamentary mechanisms for policy oversight
  and accountability
  

• Availability to cater to
  public representatives on legislative and policy matters
  
• Demonstrated understanding
  of multisectoral policy issues including climate change, sustainability, social
  protection systems, livelihood development, and complementary areas such as
  industrial decarbonization and energy transition planning
  
• Self-directed ability to
  independently produce high quality work in quick turnaround time while managing
  multiple priorities
  
• Understanding and
  demonstrated ability to use qualitative and quantitative software for policy
  analysis, including statistical packages, data visualization tools, and
  emerging analytical tools for climate and energy policy assessment
  
• Ability to work on large
  datasets to maintain internal project management tools
  
• Fundamental understanding
  of project management
  
• Advanced level political
  intelligence across Swaniti's focus areas, including understanding of
  stakeholder dynamics in social protection, livelihood policies, environmental
  governance, and emerging areas such as industrial policy and energy transition
  politics
  

• Statistical
  Analysis & Data Visualization - Excel, Tableau/PowerBI, R/SPSS
  
• Digital
  Communication Tools - Project
  management, webinar platforms, collaboration tools
  
• Intermediate
  understanding of industrial processes and decarbonization pathways in
  hard-to-abate sectors
  
• Familiarity
  with climate finance mechanisms and their application to MSMEs
  
• Knowledge
  of just transition frameworks and their implementation challenges
  

Please note that the role at times expects availability on
weekends and holidays to cater efficiently to the stakeholders as and when
required. Candidates with 2-3 years of relevant experience in policy research,
public policy, or legislative support will be considered for the position of
Senior Associate, whereas candidates with more than 3 years of experience will
be considered for Assistant Manager.