<strong>Critical Role in Climate Change Research and Engagement</strong>

beBee Careers is seeking an experienced professional for a critical role in climate change research and engagement in Noida, India. The candidate will lead a climate programme focusing on policy issues, manage a multi-disciplinary team, and develop actionable recommendations for climate action. Key responsibilities include conducting assessments, guiding research, and representing the organization in forums. Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills are required, along with a willingness to travel.
Critical Role in Climate Change Research and Engagement

We seek an experienced professional to lead our climate programme, focusing on policy and regulatory issues of climate change. The ideal candidate will have a deep understanding of climate laws, institutions, and action plans at the national and sub-national levels. This role requires expertise in guiding research and delivery of outputs, managing teams, developing programmes, and building presence in the climate change domain.

The successful candidate must demonstrate proven aptitude, substantial experience, and a track record of leading a multi-disciplinary team of 5+ professionals engaged in research and engagement on climate. The candidate should possess a strong understanding of climate mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage. Additionally, experience in conducting research and authoring reports related to the above-mentioned topics is essential.

Key Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive assessments of current climate governance frameworks and identify gaps in legislation, institutions, and implementation.
- Develop actionable recommendations for policy reform and institutional strengthening to support ambitious climate action.
- Guide the development and engage in preparing long-term roadmaps on climate change action, action plans at the sub-national levels (state, district, city, as required) along with team members.
- Design and manage a comprehensive outreach strategy for the programme as well as for projects therein.
- Build and leverage relationships to design and conduct roundtables, convenings, and report release meetings with government, industry, civil society, media, etc.
- Represent the organisation in national and international forums, contributing to discussions on climate governance.

Project and People Management:
- Oversee the execution of research assignments, including developing research strategies and methodologies, assigning scopes of work to research teams, and monitoring their execution during the project cycle.
- Mentor researchers and communications professionals to achieve programme objectives.
- Engage in timely reviews of performance to track the progress and professional growth of team members.

Strategy and Institutional Growth:
- Contribute to shaping the overall strategy for the programme, aligned with organisational priorities, sector-specific issues, and ongoing work of other key institutions.
- Contribute to the preparation of new concept notes, proposals, etc. that further organisational objectives.
- Contribute to decisions ensuring efficiency in organisational structure, culture, and philosophy.

Required Competencies
- Strong and proven analytical and research skills. This should include publications and any other substantial research outputs.
- Ability to undertake and guide systematic research and analysis to produce high-quality documents that are relevant for policy engagement and action.
- Ability to translate complex legal and policy issues into actionable recommendations.
- Proven ability to engage with diverse stakeholders, including government agencies, industry, and civil society.
- Excellent communication and engagement skills, both written and verbal.
- Leadership and team management capabilities.
- Willingness to travel as per requirement.

Desirable
Experience working with international organisations, think tanks, or government bodies on climate governance issues.

Qualifications
1. Primary qualification: Bachelor's degree in Law/Physical sciences/Engineering
2. Additional qualification: Master's degree or PhD in Environmental Law/Public Policy/Environmental policy, or other related areas.

Work Experience
A minimum of 8 years of relevant work experience in climate policy/international law/public policy.