Associate - Green Skilling

Swaniti Initiative is a social enterprise that is working at the intersection of climate, governance and last mile delivery. We believe that while the willingness and resources exist, there are fundamental gaps in the execution within communities that is the biggest crisis in the climate movement. Accordingly, Swaniti works with subnational governments to conduct microplanning exercises with consultations with community and key stakeholders to understand the pathways forward, provide technical assistance to subnational governments to provide support in program implementation and support in monitoring and delivery of programs. A significant focus of our work within climate and governance is on preparing the private sector and communities for the energy transition. Therefore, green skilling becomes key to our work. We are working with key industry players and communities to map out the opportunities and gaps around the skilling ecosystem. This has included providing technical assistance to subnational on policy support for providing skilling. Accordingly, Swaniti is looking to build up its team around green skilling and is looking for experienced professionals working on the intersection for the same. 

Job Overview:

We are looking for an experienced professional who is keen on taking up the role in a project focused on green skilling. The professional will be expected to further Swaniti’s vision on understanding the gaps and opportunities on green skilling and then work with state governments on operationalizing them. The current areas of “green skilling” include solar, hydro, geothermal, wind and domestic waste management. Given the technical requirements of the space, the following qualities would be favourably looked upon for the candidate.

• The candidate must have demonstrated experience in the skills sector. This can include conducting skill assessments, working with skilling departments, and managing skilling work.
  
• Past experiences of working on sustainability and climate would be favourably looked upon, including on state and central government initiative.
  
• Demonstrated experience of working with state/central government would be advantageous
  
•  A strong understanding of the skilling ecosystem would support the candidacy.
  
• Strong efficiency in conducting on-field surveys, FGDs s and household interviews 
  

We are looking for Associates who can support in a.) ground level analysis through primary data and research, b.) assistance to state governments on policy planning and program identification and c.) requisite monitoring and program implementation support on ground. Therefore, the Associate will be working as part of a larger team to be able to -

• Develop high-quality research documents, along with need assessment, situation analysis, data analysis, brainstorming with relevant stakeholders.
  
• Coordinate, manage, and draft a comprehensive research paper on community readiness for green skilling.
  
• The Associate will be expected to come up with critical research inputs and support in policy formulation document.
  
• Work with the state administration to operationalize the feedback that is being collected within communities.
  
• Organize and execute events, seminars, and roundtable discussions, etc., that are needed for the green-skilling process.
  
• Provide any additional support to build out capabilities around green skilling.
  
• Conduct on field surveys and analyse large-scale data sets
  

Qualifications-

• Candidates must have at least 2-3 years of experience working in skilling, energy and livelihoods
  
• Prior experience in handling large-scale government data sets and working with state departments
  
• A post-graduate degree in any field with a preference for those possessing a degree in environment, climate and sustainability, energy, skilling related field, etc., is strongly preferred.
  
• Prior experience working with government and grassroots organizations in the space of skilling and livelihoods
  
• Proficiency in Telugu (spoken) will be preferred, as the role involves engagement with stakeholders in the Andhra Pradesh region.