Purpose:

We seek to hire Senior Programme Leads to expand the Sustainable Food Systems (SFS) Programme’s work on systems change in food systems reform, across two distinct but complementary levers – political economy and private sector action.

A. Senior Programme Lead – Political Economy

Purpose:

Systems change in food systems reform is impeded by entrenched political economy dynamics. We are looking for a leader who can not only navigate this political economy, but also orchestrate difficult, real change – rewriting political economy equations and enabling systemic transformation.

They will build and lead a team working at the interface of political economy, public policy, and institutions, and will advance the Council’s research, policy engagement, and impact by helping the programme understand and navigate political economy while actively orchestrating systems-level change in India’s food systems.

Responsibilities and Duties:-

Strategy
- Co-evolve the strategy for the programme’s political economy work, building on existing in-house thinking,



the political economy landscape across food systems reform, our skillset and niche, the evolving sectoral narrative, and emerging government priorities.
- Work closely with the team to bring alignment within the team on the strategy.
- Build a network of contacts across government, political leadership, and public institutions to create sustained pathways for policy and institutional change.
- Spearhead coalition building with public institutions, political leadership, and civil society partners, in coordination with internal project streams, creating a high-leverage venue for catalytic action on political economy transitions.
- Lead the thinking on how policy, institutions, and narratives shape decision-making in food systems; scope and develop current ideas and programmes to shift this political economy towards sustainability transitions.

Research
- Lead research and intelligence-gathering on the political economy of f

📌 Senior Programme Lead- Sustainable Food Systems (New Delhi)
🏢 Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)
📍 New Delhi