Subject Matter Expert 3
Organization: NIUALocation: New Delhi, India
Industry: Climate change and Smart cities
Industry: Climate change and Smart cities
Type: Short term contract- 3 months
Salary: INR 6 lacs
About Climate Smart Cities (CSC) Project: The National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi, along with TU Berlin and DIFU, is implementing the Climate Smart Cities Project in India funded by GIZ.
NIUA is currently looking for a subject matter expert to support the ongoing work under the project.
The objective of the project is to anchor climate-friendly solutions for urban infrastructure projects and area-based development in the planning and implementation of projects under the Smart Cities Mission of the Government of India. It focuses on supporting cities through various instruments (technical handholding, training, peer learning) in implementing smart solutions.
The project works with three Indian Smart Cities of Bhubaneshwar, Coimbatore, Kochi and their respective state governments in the planning and implementation of smart and climate-friendly measures for infrastructure and area based development, and measuring and monitoring of their GHG emissions.
In addition to the technical assistance to the 3 partner cities, NIUA is implementing MoHUA’s ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework for all 100 Smart Cities.
Responsibilities
The Subject Matter Expert will be engage in the area of Water Management as represented within the ClimateSmart Cities Assessment Framework to develop relevant training module which could enable urban local body officials implement relevant climate actions within their respective cities.
The Subject Matter Expert will be engaged to develop and disseminate training material in order to build the capacities of ULB officials to understand and implement actions leading to measurable improvement across CSCAF indicators. The training will also be provided to select training institutes who can further conduct similar training sessions to the officials beyond the project implementation timeline.
The responsibilities of the consultant include, but not limited to the following:
- Development of training sessions, working aids, Training manuals, Training of Trainers (ToT) manuals other required material; as per topics below:
- Urban Water and Waste water Management Practices in India
- Flood/Water Stagnation Risk Management and resilience options
- Waste water Recycle and Reuse practices and options for increasing their efficiency or decreasing the energy consumption
- In addition to delivering the above content, tasks for the SME also include support in rolling out of the training during the workshops-conducting and moderating the relevant sessions; and subsequently finalising the material based on feedback/comments received during the workshop.
- The tasks are divided into 3 main components:
- Waste water Recycle and Reuse
- Flood/Water Stagnation Risk Management
- Energy Efficient Waste water Management System
- To develop a training sessions, working aids, Training Manuals, Training of Trainers (ToT) manuals and other required Material on main three Component I,II, & III;
- Prepare presentation, case studies, handouts, exercises, manuals and reference material;
- Rollout of Training: Conducting and moderation of sessions during training workshops and training of trainers (ToT);
- Prepare drafts structure of materials, pre-final, trial sessions and final material as per the requirement;
Skills and Qualifications:
- The SME must have at least 5-8 years of experience in undertaking research activities and implementation focused on waste water management , reuse and recycle of waste water, storm water management, urban flooding, disaster risk management and climate change and related topics.
- Demonstrate expertise in the following areas: urban flood risk management, waste water management, reuse and recycle of waste water, storm water management, energy efficient waste water treatment.
- Experience of municipal capacity building, training module and working aid formulation is an added advantage.
- Experience of working on standard benchmarks and tracking/rating systems is an added advantage.
- Experience of organizing and conducting training workshops is an added advantage
- Excellent writing, moderation and presentation skills- able to communicate clearly, strategically and sensitively with participants
- Skills in MS-Office, Adobe Suite, relevant planning/implementation tools, Mural, Tablo and mapping tools such as Google Earth
- Relevant experience of working with Central Govt departments, State Govts, Urban local bodies, is an added advantage
- Good social, analytical, inter-personal and planning skills;
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Application Instructions:
- Notification
- Application should contain detailed CV and a covering letter citing current position and expressing interest and suitability for the role advertised.
- It should also include a two page write up on the process that will be adopted for the task.
- Mention ‘Climate Smart Cities: Subject Matter Expert 3’ in the subject line of your application. Applications should reach by 11th January 2021 on the NIUA portal
- For queries, reach out to Ms. Amanjot Kaur at akaur@niua.org
- Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted.
- Last Date to Apply: Monday, 11 January 2021
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: 2021-01-05
