Country Representative

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The CR will maintain and elevate GGGI’s profile in India through identification and prioritization of opportunities, engagement with Government stakeholders, securing of program resources, developing compelling programs and ensuring consistency in high quality delivery. The CR will manage the cross-component technical coordination within the India program, ensuring synergies and leverage between all activities and information sharing between HQ, national level and subnational level activities. S/he will be responsible for overseeing several thematic areas of work within the country program, especially Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Landscapes and cross-cutting aspects such as social inclusion, communications, and capacity building. S/he monitors and evaluates the performance of team members as well as being a key point of technical advice and escalation for problem solving within the context of output delivery. Furthermore, the CR will lead program reporting, monitoring, and evaluation of GGGI’s India country program. The CR will be responsible for the programmatic and operational management of one of GGGI’s most dynamic country programs, which is currently implementing several large, innovative projects supporting the country’s green transformation and working with major development partners.
S/he will take a major role in developing the country planning, overseeing development of work plans and budgets, and reviewing and monitoring of the country strategy. S/he will support cross learning and fertilization of knowledge across the country program. S/he will also contribute to the identification of resource mobilization opportunities and support the development of in-country resource mobilization strategies and their execution.
In India, GGGI is engaged with the government at central and state level as a trusted advisor in the focal areas such as Clean Energy (including Renewables, BioCNG and Green Hydrogen), Electric Mobility, Green Buildings, and Sustainable Landscapes and aims to expand its activities to Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (DSM) areas. GGGI collaborates with various central and state governments through Memoranda of Understanding, with local organizations in the public and private sector and multilateral and bilateral organizations like USAID, World Bank, Government of Denmark for the successful implementation of projects.
GGGI will not be able to facilitate work permit/visa therefore candidates must have the existing right to live and work in India.
Develop an integrated and quality-assured Biennium WPB that is aligned with GGGI Strategy 2030 as well as the Asia Regional Strategy 2021-2025, and aligned with India’s development plans and post-COVID green recovery actions
Deliver results on the ground based on the WPB for respective country program
Oversee the development and implementation of annual country budgets as per approved WPB
Resource Mobilization:

Develop and foster strong relationships with donors, development partners, key government institutions, relevant academic institutions, non-governmental organizations and/or private sector as key stakeholders of India’s green growth programs towards 2030 NDC goals and net zero targets
Undertake responsibilities for new proposal development for funding from earmarked sources, in close consultation with the Asia Regional Office and HQ
Keep abreast of the trends within the donor environment in the Country
Be aware of donors’ and GGGI specific procedures and monitor compliance

Management And Administration:

Provide oversight to all finance and administrative services in line with GGGI financial regulations
Ensure that adequate internal control mechanisms are in place and review and minimize significant expenditure variances
Facilitate annual and project-specific audit processes
Ensure the preparation, accuracy, and timely submission of monitoring reports for internal and donor reporting
Comply and consistently use all networks and systems established within GGGI (Enterprise Resource Planning – ERP, Constituent Relationship Management – CRM, GGGI Online, etc.) for managing operations and reporting, including familiarity with online platforms for organizing virtual events and meetings
Effectively manage national staff of the India team as per GGGI’s staff rules and regulations in collaboration with HR department
Manage several of GGGI’s focal sectors, especially related to Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Landscapes, and cross-cutting aspects such as gender equality and social inclusion, communications, and capacity building
Support Regional Director in all aspects of managerial, technical, and administrative matters as and when required

Engagement:

Actively engage with the Government of India and its designated nodal ministry to strengthen GGGI’s support on India’s green energy transition and net-zero activities
Assume representation responsibilities with the Government of India, designated nodal Ministry and partner Ministries at national and sub national level
Develop Country Planning Framework in coordination with Nodal Ministry aligned to GGGI Strategy 2030 as well as the Asia Regional Strategy 2021-2025
Develop networks and partnerships with development partners, national/regional institutions, and lead in-country donor collaboration in thematic areas of interest to GGGI
Enhance GGGI’s branding and footprint through strategic partnerships (with Government, think-tanks, Financing Institutions, technology providers, donors, developmental organizations, etc.), and advocacy and public outreach (representation in seminars, conferences, committees, consultation meetings, etc.)
Lead, direct and mentor the country teams in line with the organizational strategy
Keep abreast on socio-economic and political changes in the environment and undertake timely strategic review of GGGI’s country program ensuring continued relevance
Maintain close communication with the HQ on relevant factors
Ensure country program implements GGGI policies, procedures, operational guidelines, and standards
Ensure coordination with other divisions of GGGI for prompt support services as well as with Asia Regional office
Ensure strong external communications through media engagement, social media, and participation in events
Manage technical staff members supporting the country program from the region and/or HQ

Delivery:

Identify core issues and opportunities for program/project development
Conceptualize and design new programs through adequate stakeholder consultations aligning with GGGI’s mandate
Ensure a strong and systematic impact focused efficient and timely operation of the country program and a regular monitoring and evaluation of program results and impacts
Organize regular meetings with the senior management team and all staff for the purpose of exchanging information, coordination, and learning
Ensure that the country team is effective, mutually supporting and sufficiently involved in decision making
Ensure that the country program is maintaining a coordinated and agreed information exchange internally and externally
Ensure that key country documents are internally shared with the Regional Office and HQ and agreed upon before communicating to donors
Ensure that experiences and best practices are documented and shared across the organization.
Oversee program-related outsourcing and procurements and ensure that the workstream activities that you manage result in quality products, strong government and private sector engagements, and well-designed projects
Assess effectiveness of ongoing program delivery and recommmend improvements to meet long term outcomes

Requirements:
Qualifications:

Advanced university degree in international development, environment, economics, engineering, law, social sciences, or other related fields in green growth.
Professional certification in energy, financing, business administration, or international law is an advantage
Relevant professional experience of at least 12 years with managerial and budget responsibilities in an international organization, a large multinational business or consultancy, a large non-profit organization or government is a requirement. Substantive experience in leadership positions is required.
Experience identifying, prioritizing, scoping, and implementing green growth opportunities in one or more relevant sectors such as clean energy, industries, green buildings, landscape, water, sustainable mobility, climate adaptation, waste management, and urban and peri-urban development
Demonstrated expertise within the above thematic areas of climate change adaptation and mitigation would be an added advantage
Demonstrated budgeting and program planning abilities and past performance, including experience of development and successful project proposals with donors, and subsequent delivery and reporting
Experience with result-based portfolio and project cycle management, monitoring & evaluation methodologies and principles and facilitation skills
Demonstrate good proposal writing skills with solid track record in conversion rates
Familiarity in operating in developing countries is a requirement, experience of working in India is highly desirable
Proficient written and spoken English is an absolute requirement, ability to speak Hindi an advantage

Source: https://careers.gggi.org/vacancy/country-representative-india-country-program-547222.html

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