Job Description: Sustainability Lead

Department: Dholakia Foundation

Location: Dholakia Foundation, Surat, Gujarat

About us:

Founded in 1992, Hari Krishna Group (HK) is a global leader in diamond manufacturing and exports. The Dholakia Foundation serves as its philanthropic arm, driving large-scale environmental and social transformation across India. Founded by Padma Shri awardee Savji Dholakia and his family, the Foundation is globally recognized for its commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)—specifically through water conservation (rejuvenating 208+ lakes and conserving 39.4B+ liters of water), afforestation (4M+ trees planted), education, and community empowerment.

Job Purpose:

Dholakia Foundation is looking for a full time Sustainability Lead to strengthen its strategic partnerships, resource mobilisation and engagement with organisations working in sustainability, climate action and environmental conservation.

The role requires a professional with a strong understanding of sustainability, the ability to build institutional relationships, and a proactive approach to identifying emerging concepts, funding mechanisms and opportunities that can advance the Foundation’s work and expand its impact.

Duties & Responsibilities

Strategic Partnerships & Engagement

- Build and maintain relationships with national and international organisations, government institutions, development agencies, philanthropic foundations and sustainability networks.

- Represent Dholakia Foundation at relevant conferences, forums, meetings and platforms focused on sustainability, climate action, water conservation and ecosystem restoration.

- Work with project teams to understand on-ground requirements, document impact and develop relevant partnership and resource mobilisation opportunities.





Resource Mobilisation & Proposal Development

- Identify funding opportunities, potential donors, grants and in-kind support, including equipment, technology and other resources required for the Foundation’s projects.

- Prepare partnership proposals, concept notes, presentations and other documents to communicate the Foundation’s work and secure institutional support.

Sustainability Research & Innovation

- Stay informed about evolving sustainability frameworks, environmental markets, climate finance mechanisms and nature-based solutions.

- Research emerging concepts such as carbon credits, water credits and other relevant environmental financing models to assess their potential application to the Foundation’s work.

- Research global best practices, innovative initiatives and emerging funding mechanisms to identify opportunities for new projects, collaborations and resources that can strengthen the Foundation’s long-term impact.

- Monitor developments related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, climate action and environmental conservation, identifying relevant programmes, networks and partnership opportunities.

- Translate new sustainability developments and research into practical recommendations that can help the Foundation expand its initiatives, improve its approach and explore new opportunities.

Required Qualifications:





- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Sustainability, Environmental Studies, Development Studies, International Relations, Social Sciences or a related field.

- 3–5 years of relevant experience in sustainability, institutional partnerships, resource mobilisation, fundraising or international development.

Required Skills:

- Understanding of the UN SDGs, climate action, environmental conservation and emerging sustainability frameworks.

- Ability to research new sustainability concepts, assess their relevance and identify practical opportunities for the Foundation.

- Experience in stakeholder engagement, partnership development, proposal writing or identifying funding and resource opportunities.

- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare proposals, concept notes and presentations.

- Proficiency in English and Hindi; Gujarati would be an advantage.

- Willingness to travel for meetings, conferences and partnership engagements as required.

Why join us?

At Dholakia Foundation, you will drive large-scale climate action and social transformation alongside visionary leadership. Supported by the Hari Krishna Group, your work will directly power UN SDG-aligned initiatives—like restoring water bodies, conserving billions of liters of water, and planting millions of trees—improving the water security of rural families. Join us to build a meaningful, high-impact career dedicated to lasting environmental change.

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Pay: ₹30,000.00 - ₹60,000.00 per month

Benefits:

- Cell phone reimbursement
- Food provided
- Health insurance
- Internet reimbursement

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Ichhapore, Surat, Gujarat

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