Support C40 s South and West Asia cities in their implementation of key priority actions from their Climate Actions Plans and C40 current programmes and activities, aligned to the Leadership Standards.
Support implementation of C40 climate action delivery programmes in the region, with a particular focus on climate action planning, mainstreaming activities and regional implementation programmes in the region.
Supervise all the contracts and procurements related to the Climate Implementation and Mainstreaming work in South and West Asia
Work with C40 s Regional Director and Senior Manager - City Engagement in developing and executing strategies to ensure alignment with national and sub-national policies and with support programmes from other development partners to further accelerate the implementation of city climate actions.
Coordinate the identification and establishment of critical partnerships for delivery of key priority actions.
Elicit learnings and best practice examples from implementation processes and provide input to ensure that this knowledge is exchanged and available in the C40 Knowledge Hub and other relevant platforms for cross learning.
Ensure the collection of data for and reporting on all programme related KPIs.
Work with the Regional Director to ensure coordination and linkages with all other C40 teams, including City Solutions and Networks, City Diplomacy, Finance, etc. towards a unified and coordinated city support strategy for the region.
Person Specification:
Extensive experience in implementation roles related to climate action and sustainability.
Experience in environmental/ climate science, public policy, environmental engineering, urban/ environmental planning, urban design, development, or related subjects or/and Post graduate degree.
Strong interpersonal, relationship building, and negotiation skills as well as written and verbal communication skills, combined with English fluency.
Proficiency in speaking and reading at least 1 regional language is preferred
Excellent problem-solving, and strategic thinking capabilities.
Advanced MS Office ( Excel, Word, Powerpoint), data management and analysis skills
Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
Significant experience in government, business or NGO sectors with a focus on sustainability and/or climate change, and experience working with or within municipal governments
Knowledge of stakeholders, institutions and agencies working in Indian cities on climate and sustainability issues.
Technical expertise in climate change and city-wide GHG emission inventories
Technical knowledge of emission reduction measures in Indian city context.
Demonstrable problem-solving, budget and people management experience, including working with third party delivery teams, and ability to manage multiple parallel tasks;
Experience of coordinating and facilitating interactive and enquiry-based workshops.
International experience, working across different cultures, languages and time zones.
