Programme Associate – Governance, Partnerships Unit

Reporting to the Chief of the Governance Unit, this role will support the successful deliverables of governance programs of the unit. S/he will support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of various activities ensuring that all governance and partnership goals, objectives, and outcomes are met. They will also communicate with external partners, stakeholders, and beneficiaries to provide information, feedback, and assistance.

Scope of work:-

• The Programme associate shall support the deliverables under the Governance and Partnerships unit at the ISA Secretariat.
• The Programme associate shall provide support with Governance body meetings, ISA events including international events including preparation of the agenda, coordination support, working documents, briefing, and background notes, etc. with relevant stakeholders.
• The Programme associate shall support outreach, communication, and other activities with representatives from member states, non-member states/partners, corporate partners, and other relevant stakeholders.

Key Accountabilities:-

• Support in conducting of ISA’s Governance body meeting including, but not limited to, logistics & communication support, brief & talking points, background notes, agenda notes, draft letters, a database of member/prospective member countries & partner/other organisations, and preparation of meeting summary reports as and when needed.
• Support in conducting ISA strategic events and technical sessions/webinars including, but not limited to, logistics support, summary reports of meetings, communication material such as agenda, background notes, etc.
• Support in the operationalisation of the Country Partnership Framework of the ISA encompassing, inter alia, liaising with international/local stakeholders, readiness assessment of member countries, development of implementation strategy, and annual work plan.
• Support in Coordination with Countries, NFPs, Contact Points, Partners, Corporate Partners, and Special Invitees organisations.
• Supporting the reporting officer in any other matter relevant to the scope of work.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Key Challenges:-

• Support global best practices in the governance unit at ISA by assisting the unit head with cost-effective use of all resources entrusted to the unit in keeping with the ISA regulations, rules, and policies and
• Support the unit’s efforts towards developing strategies and processes to foster and ensure that key governance risks are identified, assessed, and managed to contribute to achieving agreed results and that risk management is embedded in all core governance processes/procedures and functions of ISA
• Support with strategies for the unit, including (external)relationships –
• Support the team optimise the use of resources for achieving results

Education:-

• A Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Economics/Business administration/ Humanities. A Master’s degree in Engineering/ Renewable Energy/ Economics/ Business administration/ Humanities is preferable.
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• A minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience which should preferably include a multilateral or an international organization (including UN), Government, public sector, private, academia, non-governmental sector, and corporate),
• Should have managed and delivered long-term financial strategy aligned with a set of (matrix) organizational goals.
• S/he should have also provided effective governance support that ensures that quality decisions are made at a (multi-country level) governance body.
• Should have played an active role in supporting governance excellence in a unit similar to that of ISA.
• Ability to engage and support partners (internal and external)

Languages & IT skills:-

• The role demands a very high level of writing and verbal communication skills. As English is the official and working language of the Organization, excellent command of both written and spoken English is required.Knowledge of other languages (i.e., French, Spanish, and Arabic) would be advantageous. The role demands substantial writing and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of other languages (i.e., French, Spanish, and Arabic) would be advantageous.
• Satisfactory skills in ERP, ICT implementation project management systems/software, Outlook, MS Office products, and experience with the various ERP systems required to manage this role is required.

Location:-

• Gurgaon/Delhi.

Company Overview:-

The International Solar Alliance (ISA) is an international organization headquartered in Gurgaon, National Capital Region of India. The vision and mission of the ISA is to provide a dedicated platform for cooperation among solar resource rich countries where the global community, including bilateral and multilateral organizations, corporates, industry, and other stakeholders, can make a positive contribution to assist and help achieve the common goals of increasing the use of solar energy. Thereby, help ISA Member States to meet their energy needs in a safe, convenient, affordable, equitable and sustainable manner.