Roles and Responsibilities:

1. Build organization's presence in the state from scratch

2. Understand City Action Plans and reports to identify key areas of action in the short and long term that can be implemented and measured

3. Create an implementation plan based on City Action Plans which has details on goals, resources responsible for the tasks, deliverable timelines

4. Ensure implementation of the identified steps/ deliverables by supporting relevant city authorities to address any resource and capacity gaps

5. Ensure early and accurate identification of issues in the cities through processes such as survey of the city and third-party research

6. Hire and lead high-quality, motivated teams in cities that organization expands to in the state, starting with Lucknow/ Patna

7. Actively build relationships with various internal teams, policymakers, government partners, vendors, and other relevant third party organizations/bodies to leverage the best support for the implementation of the City Action Plans

8. Carry out sensitization of Urban Local Body (ULB) officials on the importance of their daily work to instill ownership and accountability

9. Build and run citizen awareness campaigns to mobilize citizens to contribute towards the goal

10. Put in place a review and monitoring method to track progress on the agreed actions by using tools such as an online dashboard created by the organisation

11. Ensure timely escalation of unresolved issues to the relevant authorities

Eligibility:

- Masters- or equivalent degree in relevant fields, including business or development sector management, environmental studies or public policy with a strong track record of outstanding academic performance

- 8-12 years of work experience with managerial responsibilities, demonstrating excellent project delivery and relationship development with Government officials

- Experience working in the space of environment preferred

Skill sets required:

- Experience in managing internal as well as external team members; Ability to work and coordinate with teams remotely

- Strong planning, project management and organizational skills and an ability to set priorities, plan timelines and meet deadlines

- Strong verbal and written communication skills, especially report writing

- Great interpersonal skills and ability to interact and understand the needs of internal and external stakeholders

- Comfortable working in ambiguous environments; self-starter that can use good judgment and resourcefulness to take action in the absence of clear guidance

- Have displayed instances of quick thinking and entrepreneurial nature in previous projects/work assignments

- Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills

- Basic knowledge of Excel and other statistical tools; ability to quickly grasp and build knowledge on technical aspects

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