About the Organization

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 sub national governments to conduct micro planning exercises with consultations with community and key stakeholders to understand the pathways forward, provide technical assistance to sub national governments to provide support in program implementation and support in monitoring and delivery of programs.

Swaniti has been working across multiple geographies in the global south to unlock capital. Our three-core metrics include unlocking public capital, ensuring last mile communities are directly benefited and creating systemic changes in the public service systems. While we are continuing to focus on impact, it is critical to have a lead who has a deep understanding about monitoring, evaluation and learning.

Our intention is to create an institutional capability to measure and document the scale of our impact and look at how learning can be replicated across the institution.

Position Overview

We are looking for an enthusiastic and versatile professional to support our Industrial Decarbonization team in research, analysis, stakeholder coordination, and program implementation. The ideal candidate should have a strong interest and/or professional background in industrial energy transition, energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate policy, clean technologies, and sustainability, with the ability to undertake research and translate findings into clear, high-quality knowledge products.

The role offers the opportunity to work closely with state governments, DISCOMs, industry stakeholders, development partners, and technical experts on initiatives focused on accelerating low-carbon transitions in industrial sectors, particularly MSMEs. The candidate will contribute to research, policy analysis, data collection, stakeholder consultations, pilot programs, capacity-building initiatives, project monitoring, and preparation of technical and policy-oriented outputs.

Key Responsibilities The candidate will support the industrial decarbonization team in research, analysis, stakeholder coordination, and program implementation activities,



including but not limited to the following:

1. Research & Analytical Support

· Conduct secondary research and analysis on industrial decarbonization pathways, energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, and clean technology adoption in industrial sectors, particularly MSMEs.

· Support preparation of policy briefs, background notes, technical summaries, literature reviews, and knowledge products related to industrial energy transition.

· Assist in data collection, quantitative analysis, benchmarking studies, and development of analytical frameworks relevant to industrial decarbonization and climate policy.

2. Program & Policy Support

· Support ongoing engagements with state governments, DISCOMs, industry stakeholders, and development partners through research inputs, meeting documentation, and coordination support.

· Assist in the design and implementation of pilot programs, capacity-building initiatives, and policy interventions under guidance from senior team members.

· Contribute to the preparation of concept notes, presentations, and technical documentation for internal and external stakeholders.

· Support assessment of policy and regulatory frameworks related to renewable energy deployment, industrial energy efficiency, and low-carbon transitions.

3. Stakeholder Coordination & Project Support

· Participate in stakeholder consultations, workshops, and discussions with government agencies, industry associations, academic institutions, consultants, and experts.

· Assist in project monitoring, reporting, documentation, and tracking of deliverables across multiple workstreams.

· Coordinate with internal teams, consultants, and external partners for timely execution of project activities.

· Coordination with the state utilities/other stakeholder /State Departments to get the data or input as and when required.

4. Knowledge Development & Learning

· Track emerging national and international developments related to climate policy, industrial decarbonization,



energy transition, and clean technologies.

· Demonstrate willingness to build domain expertise in industrial decarbonization through continuous learning, training, and guided exposure to sectoral work in next six months.

· Undertake additional research and analytical assignments aligned with organizational priorities.

Requirements

Qualification

1.Master’s degree in Energy, Environmental Science, Climate Studies, Sustainability, Public Policy, Economics, Development Studies, Engineering, or a related field.

2.At least 2–3 years of professional experience in research, energy transition, industrial decarbonization, energy efficiency, renewable energy, climate change, sustainability, or related areas. Experience working on MSME-focused energy efficiency or energy conservation programmes will be preferred.

3.Demonstrated experience in secondary research, data analysis, literature reviews, policy analysis, benchmarking, and preparation of research/technical outputs.

4.Proven ability to develop policy briefs, concept notes, technical reports, presentations, background papers, and other high-quality knowledge products.

5.Good understanding of industrial decarbonization pathways, energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, clean technologies, and climate/energy policy and regulatory frameworks.

6.Experience in coordinating with or engaging government departments, state utilities/DISCOMs, industry associations, development partners, academic institutions, consultants, or other external stakeholders will be an advantage.

7.Strong project coordination, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and deliverables.

8.Strong command of English and Hindi is required. Candidates with prior experience in the development sector, climate and energy programs, industrial sustainability, public policy, or government engagement will be preferred.

- The candidate should demonstrate a solid willingness to develop domain expertise in industrial decarbonization and energy transition through continuous learning and hands-on project exposure.

If you do not hear from us within 30 days, please consider your application to be unsuccessful, and your application has been retained in our database for future opportunities.

📌 Associate- Decarbonization (Burhanpur)
🏢 Swaniti Initiative
📍 Burhanpur