Program Manager (Transport)
Organization: Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation
Location: New Delhi, India
Industry: Urban Planning / Transport Planning
Type: Regular / Full Time
Salary: NA
Description: Program Manager will support the development and management of a comprehensive sector strategy through research, grant management, and establishing and maintaining effective communication with external and internal stakeholders.
This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to make a difference on the fight against climate change, one of the greatest global challenges of this generation, and to work with a professional and respected team.
Responsibilities:
- Program Planning and Management
- Conduct research and contribute to development of sector strategy
- Develop project concept notes for proposed activities through research
- Conduct research and analysis around follow-on opportunities identified by Associate Director – Transport Programme (the Programme Lead) and those proposed by grantee partners, to establish their relevance
- Develop the Grant Information Summary Table (GISTs) for discussion in Weekly Programme Meetings as per inputs from Programme Lead
- Develop presentations for external interactions (e.g. Government bodies, donors etc.) with inputs from Programme Lead
- Draft Terms of Reference for issuance of Request for Proposals (RFPs) to the Consultants
- Coordinate with Programme Lead and prospective partners, on grant proposal development from concept stage onwards
- Conduct research to track key sector developments, interventions of other actors to inform the Programme lead about potential project opportunities
- Project / Grant Management
- Facilitate completion of a robust pre award process by completing necessary due diligence processes
- Develop evaluation notes based on qualitative analysis of submitted proposals
- Interact and coordinate with grantee partners to track grant progress
- Review grant deliverables, and offer comments, feedback, and support
- Support the Programme Lead and Senior Grants Manager to ensure adherence to reporting and payment schedules
- Ensure all technical, financial, and supporting documents are in place
- Coordinate with the Senior Grants Manager to upload and manage all documents on FLUXX
- Communication
- Draft Application Summaries, Memos, and other Board Book related Communication materials in a timely manner
- Provide programmatic inputs to Communications for brochures, newsletter, and website
- Support Programme Lead in preparation of communication materials e.g. thematic presentations and narratives for external stakeholders (Industry partners, best practice networks, Donors etc)
- Respond to programme related queries from other functions within Shakti (Communications, Finance, Fundraising etc), and external stakeholders
- Support programme lead in completing fundraising efforts through background research and drafting concept notes / proposals / progress report
Educational requirements:
- Master’s degree or equivalent in Architecture / Urban Planning / Transport Planning / Engineering / Energy / Environment or related stream
Experience requirements:
- 2 – 5 years of professional work experience. Experience in Transport Planning or Transport Policy is preferred
- Strong technical knowledge of climate change, air quality and transport policies, regulations, and programs, including vehicle emission and efficiency regulations at international, national, state and city level.
- Ability to interact with a wide variety of external stakeholders including government officials, and representatives from private sector, civil society organisations, and national and international think tanks and research institutions
- Excellent written, verbal communications, and presentation skills
- Superior teamworking and collaborating skills
- Drive, Commitment and Ownership for the delegated responsibilities
Desired Skills:
- Experience delivering GIS training to both technical and non-technical audiences; both in person and remotely.
- Experience developing work plans (project plans) that address all phases of solution delivery and managing project risk and dependencies.
- Good understanding of business analysis and business process mapping (using industry standards); ability to capture as-is and to-be business models.
- Experience with vendor selection and management including developing RFPs, SOWs and managing/monitoring vendor work activities
- Technologies
- Extensive experience using ArcGIS for Desktop version 10.x
- Experience using ArcGIS Online strongly preferred; experience using ArcGIS Pro and Collector for ArcGIS desired
- Demonstrable experience applying core concepts of cartography to quality map production
- Demonstrable experience applying spatial analysis to solve real-world problems
- Strong understanding of relational databases (SQL Server strongly preferred), data modeling and general geodata management technologies.
- Personal/Professional Qualities:
- Ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Excellent interpersonal, presentation and oral and written communication skills.
- Ability to thrive as part of a geographically distributed team.
- Ability to work independently and be self-driven.
- Highly responsive with an attitude of service.
- Attention to detail and organized.
Application Instructions:
- Please send the following documents to hr@shaktifoundation.in
- CV: (maximum three pages);
- Statement of Suitability Please provide a one-page note on why you feel you are competent to take up this role?
- A Powerpoint Presentation, not exceeding 10 slides, covering the following: “Transport sector can contribute to achievement of the carbon emission intensity reduction targets proposed by India in its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) document”
- Notification
- Kindly note:-
- Applications received without Powerpoint Presentation and Statement of Suitability will not be accepted;
- Please mention “Programme Manager (Transport)” in the subject line of your e-mail;
- Last date for receiving applications is 25th September 2020;
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Disclaimer:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
Date Posted: 2020-09-09
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