State Coordinators

Three state-level policy coordinators required for Orissa, Karnataka, and Maharashtra

The Climate Parliament is a global network of parliamentarians working to accelerate the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy. We raise awareness among MPs of the dangers of global warming and of the risks of relying on finite supplies of fossil fuels. We support parliamentarians in taking political, legislative, policy and budgetary initiatives to promote solar, wind, small hydroelectric, biomass, geothermal and other forms of renewable energy.

In India, through our advocacy we highlight the country’s vast potentials in renewables, advocating more ambitious national targets for renewable energy, and promoting stronger policy, legislative and financial incentives for the development of this sector. We also stress the importance of new grids to enable the transition to renewables. For off-grid villages, mini-grids can enable people to harness local energy resources such as solar, biomass and small hydro. A large-scale regional supergrid can connect everyone who is on the grid to the areas with most abundant renewable resources.

Climate Parliament in India has had substantial success in the recent past in raising the national targets and initiating policy interventions for renewable energy. Climate Parliament is now extending its network to State Legislators to have a positive impact on the Renewable energy development/implementation in Indian States. In the current phase we have chosen the States of Orissa, Karnataka and Maharashtra.

 

We're looking to hire three State Co-ordinators, who will be based in Bhubaneshwar, Bangalore, and Mumbai respectively. They will work in coordination with our existing Indian team, who are all based in Delhi. 

 

Person specification: 

• A personal commitment to urgent action on climate change. 

• Basic understanding of issues related to renewable energy and climate change. 

• A knack to follow political developments in the State 

• Fluent in written and spoken English and regional language of the state. 

• Good university degree in a relevant discipline. 

• Familiarity with programme management, monitoring, reporting, sector engagement and advocacy, capacity development, documentation and learning. 

• Experience working with legislators and parliamentarians is helpful. 

• Experience of working in development sector/NGOs. Minimum three years of experience in the relevant sector. 

• Co-operative, team worker. 

• Women candidates are encouraged to apply. 

 

Job description:

• Building the network of MLAs in respective states – Building the Climate Parliament network of MLAs in the state capital, to develop legislative actions on the promotion of renewable energy in their state.

• Interaction with MLAs and MPs - Regular interaction, capacity building, co-ordination, management and liaison with Climate Parliament network of MLAs in the State. The successful candidate will also be expected to provide assistance in identifying new MLAs and increasing the strength of the network.

• Programme and Budget Management for the State Chapters - Developing and implementing programme plan, budget management for all activities planned in the State.

• Co-ordination with central and other offices - Regular interaction, communication, and reporting to the Climate Parliament Team located in Delhi and other States.

• Organisation of events and management of logistics - Responsiblity for organising State and National events in coordination with India and International Programmes.

• Sector Engagement and Advocacy - Assisting Delhi Team for critical and strategic inputs on the power sector and renewable energy scenario in the State and support policy advocacy works and networking. Organising and interacting regularly with relevant players in the State, such as State Nodal Agency, Civil society, renewable energy investors etc. Facilitating convergence and leverage of support from other sources.

• Fundraising - Exploring possibilities of fundraising at the state level and preparing funding proposals. Supporting the national team in fundraising.

• Media Co-ordination – Identifying, connecting and co-ordinating with relevant media agencies and channels for dissemination of news about renewable energy and Climate Parliament’s work.

• Documentation and Learning - Documenting project results and outcomes, analysing project issues and disseminate the learning from the projects.

• Carry out any other tasks the Climate Parliament may require.

To apply, please send a CV (resumé), as well as a covering letter explaining your suitability for the position (both as .PDF attachments), to recruitment@climateparl.net, with the name of state you are applying for and the post “State Co-ordinator” as the subject line of the email. Please ensure your CV contains full contact details, including a telephone number.

Kindly note that we cannot respond to applicants individually - if you are shortlisted, we will contact you within 15 days of the closing date.