Manager - Climate Action

United Way Mumbai is hiring a Manager - Climate Action in Mumbai, responsible for managing environmental projects focused on pollution control, energy management, and sustainability. The role involves project planning, stakeholder engagement, team management, and reporting. Candidates should have a Master's degree and 6-8 years of relevant experience. Fluency in English and Hindi is required, and travel within India may be necessary.
Reporting to:Senior Manager, Climate Action

Job Overview:The Manager is responsible for efficiently managing diverse projects related to environmental initiatives, focusing on pollution control, energy management, sustainability, the circular economy, carbon credits, and other important environmental topics.

Job Responsibilities:
• Understand and develop the project objectives, deliverables and create the execution plan for the project in accordance with the logical framework
• Oversee the execution of the project in alignment with the overall project timelines and maintain track of the same
• Identify and build partnerships with sector expert organizations/ agencies and relevant stakeholders (from government, private agencies, NGOs, etc.) to create strategic alliances and successful execution
• Manage the team in terms of division of responsibilities, development and monitoring of their Key Result/ Performance Areas
• Develop, train and manage the team to enhance their efficiency and performance
• Liaise and manage relationships with the internal and external stakeholders of the project such as; Government agencies, expert agencies, civil society groups (colleges, NSS, University of Mumbai, NGOs, citizens groups, etc.)
• Develop expert knowledge on the subject matters of various projects in order to be able to provide suitable guidance and directions to the relevant project teams
• Document the project activities and outcomes on regular basis and submit the project status reports to the donors as per the committed timelines
• Maintain track of fund utilization and submit fund utilization reports to the donors as per timelines agreed

Profile Requisites:
• Masters degree in Social Sciences/ Management/ or any other relevant stream
• Minimum of 6-8 years of work experience- especially in project design, on-ground implementation and management of large scale projects, monitoring and evaluation, etc.
• Demonstrable knowledge of various tools for project management such as; project design and planning, logical framework, stakeholder mapping, liaison with external stakeholders (such as; government agencies, corporates, citizens groups and NGOs), conducting need assessment, baseline assessment, developing implementation plan, monitoring and evaluation, documentation and reporting of impact as well as find utilization, etc.
• A dynamic and versatile person who can easily connect and effectively work with internal and external stakeholders of the project
• Efficient in Community Outreach and Mobilization
• Must be fluent in communicating in English and Hindi with excellent written & oral skills (efficiency in Marathi will be an added advantage)
• Candidate must be a team player and should be willing to travel anywhere in India, if required, for implementing program activities

Remuneration:Subject to relevant qualification, experience, & merit. Salary range is INR 9 LPA to 15 LPA

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