About the Organization:

Swaniti Initiative is a fourteen-year-old 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. Swaniti works with subnational governments to conduct microplanning exercises in consultation with communities and key stakeholders, provides technical assistance to subnational governments toward implementation and supports 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 energy transition.

About the Role:

The Senior Associate for Policy Engagement will independently drive
strategic outreach to Hon'ble Members of Parliament (MPs) and other relevant
stakeholders, taking ownership of research, sectoral insights, and legislative
support across Swaniti's core areas, including climate action, social
protection, livelihood development, and industrial decarbonization initiatives.
The role will focus on engaging stakeholders on diverse policy issues through
research, convenings, and the facilitation of knowledge exchange across
sectors. The incumbent must have 2–4
years of demonstrated experience in research and stakeholder outreach related
to climate change, environmental regulations, decarbonisation or allied issues.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Research
& Legislative Support:

- Independently conduct and strategically design research on policy
issues, world affairs, and government schemes based on different sectoral
issues for Hon’ble MPs

- Develop expert briefings, policy insights, and legislative support
documents based on MPs’ specific requests

- Contribute to drafting of proposals and budgets

- Provide background research for parliamentary interventions,
bills, and standing committee meetings

- Proactively identify critical policy gaps and independently
develop intervention proposals for at constituency and national levels

- High level understanding of geopolitics, climate change, social
protection systems, livelihood policies, industrial policy frameworks including
decarbonization pathways, and their interconnected impacts on development
outcomes

- Thorough understanding of mandates across multiple domains
including social welfare legislation, environmental regulations, industrial
policy frameworks and climate legislation.

- Take initiative to monitor and analyse parliamentary best
practices in key areas of Swaniti's work, particularly climate legislation,
social protection frameworks, and industrial policy developments in relevant
countries,



with specific attention to Global South experiences

2. Stakeholder Engagement:

- Independently manage and strategically develop outreach to
Parliamentarians in India and abroad

- Engage with diverse stakeholders including government bodies,
think tanks, civil society, corporate CSR wings, industry associations
(particularly in sectors relevant to decarbonization such as steel, cement,
textiles), grassroots organizations, and climate finance institutions

- Contribute to drafting of high-level notes for public events and
workshops on strategic topics including social protection, livelihood
development, climate adaptation, air quality, and emerging areas such as just
transition and industrial decarbonization strategies

- Take ownership of and independently coordinate end-to-end public
facing events

· 3. Documentation & Reporting:

- Independently prepare and
strategically develop comprehensive reports, policy briefs, and knowledge
products on issues spanning social protection, livelihood development, climate
policy, air quality management, and emerging topics including energy transition
and industrial sustainability measures

- Document policy
recommendations, administrative reports, and success stories for larger
dissemination

- Comply with all the
internal reporting requirements

- Lead and drive communication initiatives

· 4. Administrative:

- Independently manage
vendor coordination for procurement of goods and services

- Negotiate with vendors for
maximum value

- Manage payment cycle of
vendors and stakeholders for timely release of payment

- Proactively coordinate and
manage cross-vertical project and administrative initiatives

- Coordinate
across verticals for project and administrative purposes

Requirements

Qualifications & Skills Required:

- Education: Postgraduate degree in Economics, Environmental Law/Science, Public
Policy, Political Science, Law, Development Studies or any related
field

- Experience: 2–4 years of demonstrated
experience in research and stakeholder outreach related to climate change,
environmental regulations, decarbonisation or allied issues.

- Skills:

- Advanced
research and strategic interpretation skills with ability to work
independently

- Demonstrated
ability to independently analyze and translate complex policy issues into
explicit,



actionable insights for Hon’ble MPs and stakeholders

- Excellent communication
and interpersonal skills to engage with a wide range of stakeholders.

- Understanding
of the structure and functioning of Union and State governments,
particularly departments related to development, social protection,
environment, energy, and emerging areas such as industrial policy and
climate action

- Knowledge
of parliamentary processes, including standing committee reports across
relevant sectors (development, environment, energy, industry), legislative
procedures, budget analysis, and parliamentary mechanisms for policy oversight
and accountability

Mandatory Attributes:

- Availability to cater to
public representatives on legislative and policy matters

- Demonstrated understanding
of multisectoral policy issues including climate change, sustainability, social
protection systems, livelihood development, and complementary areas such as
industrial decarbonization and energy transition planning

- Self-directed ability to
independently produce high quality work in quick turnaround time while managing
multiple priorities

- Understanding and
demonstrated ability to use qualitative and quantitative software for policy
analysis, including statistical packages, data visualization tools, and
emerging analytical tools for climate and energy policy assessment

- Ability to work on large
datasets to maintain internal project management tools

- Fundamental understanding
of project management

- Advanced level political
intelligence across Swaniti's focus areas, including understanding of
stakeholder dynamics in social protection, livelihood policies, environmental
governance, and emerging areas such as industrial policy and energy transition
politics

Additional desired technical competencies:

- Statistical
Analysis & Data Visualization - Excel, Tableau/PowerBI, R/SPSS

- Digital
Communication Tools - Project
management, webinar platforms, collaboration tools

- Intermediate
understanding of industrial processes and decarbonization pathways in
hard-to-abate sectors

- Familiarity
with climate finance mechanisms and their application to MSMEs

- Knowledge
of just transition frameworks and their implementation challenges

Please note that the role at times expects availability on
weekends and holidays to cater efficiently to the stakeholders as and when
required. Candidates with 2-3 years of relevant experience in policy research,
public policy, or legislative support will be considered for the position of
Senior Associate, whereas candidates with more than 3 years of experience will
be considered for Assistant Manager.

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