Advisor – Sustainable Livelihoods

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi seeks an Advisor for Sustainable Livelihoods to advance green economy initiatives. This six-month, part-time role involves shaping narratives around sustainable job creation while aligning with India's net-zero goals by 2070. The advisor will collaborate with leadership to develop strategies, forge partnerships, and engage key stakeholders across energy transition, bioeconomy, circular economy, and nature-based solutions. CEEW promotes a dynamic work culture focused on growth and impact.
Council on
Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi

Advisor – Sustainable Livelihoods

Terms of Reference

At CEEW, we are deliberate
about what we stand for (and what we don’t stand for!) as an employer. So, if
the below description strikes a chord, we would love to hear from you!

At CEEW, we build careers in public policy

●We offer strong
visionary leadership – with emphasis on research and impact at scale

●We actively promote
leadership by initiative​

●We celebrate talent
and ambition​

●You will be surrounded
by smart ambitious people who will challenge you and help you grow​

●You will learn faster
than your peers in other organisations​

●Curiosity and
irreverence, as well as responsibility, come together at CEEW​

●You will get
above-market remuneration​

●We provide a safe
space for all​

●At CEEW, your life is
your example for others​

Designation offered: Advisor

Focus Areas:Sustainable
Livelihoods

Reporting
to:Director - Green Economy
and Impact Innovations

& Director - Strategic Communications

Duration: Six months (three days a week)

Location: New Delhi

Context

India has the largest young population in the world and it needs to
create jobs and economic prosperity for the hundreds of millions.
Simultaneously, the world is moving towards a low carbon future with increasing
climate impacts. India has committed to a net-zero
target by 2070. How can we concomitantly generate jobs and prosperity
while also going green — the answers may lie in shaping a green economy
paradigm.

So far, the green economy
discussions with regard to climate action have adopted a narrow view. Green economy is generally associated with renewable
energy, electric mobility, and, lately, green hydrogen. While these are
important, such a limiting view of green opportunities ignores the job and economic potential that other aspects
of the climate action and overall pursuit of a green economy may hold. In
this programme, we encompass the following four themes under the broader
umbrella of green economy:

●Energy transition: large and small scale
renewables, productive use of decentralised renewables, e-mobility, green
hydrogen

●Bioeconomy: Land and forest-based livelihoods
(including but also beyond sustainable food production) including sustainable
materials (bioplastics, biofertilizers, biofibers, etc.), biofuels from agro
residue, etc.

●Circular economy: recycling and upcycling
opportunities for non-biodegradable materials

●Nature-based Solutions: carbon-based/ecosystem
services-based revenue streams for cultivators, community dwellers and others.

The idea is also to diversify climate solutioning
beyond a focus on mere energy (efficiency and transition) to also focus on
materials (efficiency and transition) to design (efficiency and transition).

Purpose:

We seek a distinguished senior advisor who can help
shape the narrative and promise of a green economy across the spectrum of
market, society and government. The advisor will work closely with the team on
defining a narrative building plan and its key priorities that helps translate
the evidence on the scale of a green economy to action. The role will focus on
high-level strategy, creating new platforms and partnerships, building deep
relationships with crucial influencers, and ecosystem building. Their knowledge
and experience on running commissions/alliances/campaigns to influence the influencers
would be extremely important.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

●Provide strategic counsel on positioning green
economy opportunities within India’s macroeconomic priorities. This will
include crafting the narrative building plan, designing and executing
high-impact initiatives or campaigns, and developing other strategies that help
socialise a green economy across market, government, and society.

●Lead in shaping, bringing together and running a
high-level commission on green economy bringing together a set of slatwarts.

●Identify and build deep relationships with influencers
critical for agenda-setting and mainstreaming the green economy narrative.
These could include parliamentarians, industry leaders, policymakers,
macroeconomists, investors, innovators, and incubators.

●Build strategic partnerships with influential national
and international platforms/organisations to mainstream the green economy
narrative.

●Support and provide inputs to other critical
communication campaigns/activities that are running across the institution.

Selection

Education

●Strong academic credentials, Master’s degree preferably in
economics/environmental economics/statistics, design thinking and
innovations, behavioural sciences and public policy.

Work Experience and Key Skill Requirements

●At least 15+ years of experience in the field of narrative
building, strategic communications, design thinking or in designing behavioural
policies and campaigns.

●Sound understanding of the relevant fields of study, and related
policy environment.

●Extensive experience having
designed high impact narratives with evident on-ground impact.

●Strong writing,
networking and communication skills

Other Skills

●Ability to effectively
work in a team while being able to independently drive ideas.

●Ability to dig deeper
into details, while not losing sight of the broader objectives.

●Ability to work in an
interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.

●Strong drive and
initiative, a self-starter and a good mentor.

If
you are passionate about solving the people-problem in India’s decarbonization journey, we would like to speak to
you. If you can conceptualise and communicate clear research on the issue, then
we would definitely consider hiring you! If you have led high impact strategic
communications and can collaborate closely with
others to make this happen, you are probably the candidate we are looking for.

CEEW
operates in a dynamic environment and the candidate will be required to show
flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Compensation

Competitive
compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best of
standards adopted by industry or other similar organizations for similar roles.

Application Process

CEEW
is an equal opportunity employer and the selection process does not discriminate
on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or caste. Female candidates
are encouraged to apply.

Applications
will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested applicants are advised to apply
at the earliest possible.

Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your interest.