Job Description

Program Manager-Decentralized Renewable Energy and Climate Change

About PCI India

PCI India, a registered Indian society, has been working in India for the past 26 years. We drive interventions to transform the lives of communities at scale by solving complex development problems. In the past year, PCI India reached more than 1.7 crore, i.e. 17 million people in 204 Districts in 15 States.

Our Vision and Mission

Vision – A happy, healthy, safe and a sustainable world for all.

Mission – Rooted in community realities, we co create and scale sustainable solutions to complex development problems.

Our Values

• Excellence – Quality in everything no matter how small, is paramount.
• Respect – There is inherent value in all people for who they are and what they contribute.
• Collaboration – Only through collaboration we can address complex development problems.
• Boldness – Boldness requires disruptive thinking backed up by courage and conviction.
• Creativity – Creativity ensures dynamic responsiveness, relevance and impact.
• Integrity – Integrity is non-negotiable in both personal and professional domains.

PCI is an Equal Opportunity Employer

PCI is committed to providing equal opportunity to all working for it and in creating an inclusive work environment. We respect the diversity of our people and follow a fair, non-discriminatory approach in terms of gender, age, nationality race, caste, religion, community, marital status, physical challenge, and sexual orientation.

We promote diversity in the workplace and ensure a culture of zero tolerance to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment whether sexual, physical or psychological.

PCI provides equal opportunity in recruitment, appraisals, promotion and career progression. Our people policies are fair, objective and non-discriminatory and everyone is expected to adhere to them.

About the Position

• Job Title: PM-DRE & Climate Change
• Number of Position: 01
• Reporting: Associate Director, Uttar Pradesh
• Location: Lucknow
• Duration: Till March 2027
• Qualification required: Post-graduate degree in Environmental Science, Sustainable Development, Renewable Energy Technologies, Public Policy, Entrepreneurship Development or Business Administration or Social sciences or Mechanical Engineer with 5 years’ experience related to DRE and Climate Change.

• Experience required:

• At least 6 years of experience in managing field programs in Social Entrepreneurship, Decentralised Renewable Energy and Climate Change.
• Brings relevant experience of leading successful interventions to scale and generate impact.
• Experience of working with women entrepreneurs/SHG women from rural geographies on Livelihoods, DRE and Climate Change.
• Understanding India’s energy landscape, policy and regulatory environment.
• Previous work experience of working closely with Government Departments/ Agencies preference will be given to candidates having experience of working with SRLMs along with DRE projects.

• Skills and Competencies:

• Strong sense of professional commitment and maturity.
• Attention to details and ability to multi-task.
• Ability to work under pressure and against tight timelines.
• Brings visibility and sensitize decision makers to relevant emerging issues.
• A self-starter, who has attention to detail and works proactively, independently and is comfortable working with other teams.
• Excellent oral and written Hindi and English skills.
• Ability to negotiate with multiple stakeholders to secure a buy-in for best practices, newer products/services.

Application closure date: 02^nd April 2025

About the Role

Key Responsibilities:

• Will be responsible to support supervisor in anchoring DRE and Climate Change vertical. As part of the embedded team in UPSRLM will be responsible for implementation of DRE and Climate Change related projects including DEWEE project at SRLM level.
• Will be responsible to design and compile concept notes, project proposals around DRE and Climate Change and compile pitch decks for Donors and funders. Will support Supervisor in implementation of the projects related to DRE and Climate Change.
• Will be responsible for organising capacity building programs related to DRE and climate change Coordinate with stakeholders, including UPSRLM and vendors who provide solar installations to ensure on-time installations and as per the requirements.
• Will be required to devise and design strategy for implementation of the DRE and Climate Change interventions in consultation with supervisor.
• Track and monitor the progress of DRE and Climate Change Projects and compile project reports.
• Will be required to undertake field visits on a regular basis for assessing the gaps in the field and ensuring corrective measure for strengthening interventions at the field level.
• Assist in the design and structuring of all major knowledge products (incl. market scoping reports, lesson learnt documents and workshop reports, etc.)
• Will be required to coordinate with different government departments and agencies in leveraging funds from government for scaling and strengthening of field implementation.
• Oversee and offer technical insight to improve business performance of women enterprises in terms of the impact generated by DRE and climate change on business income.
• Maintain cordial and productive relationship with all key stakeholders, to ensure the fulfilment of program objectives.
• Contribute towards keeping team motivated and work towards achieving program objectives and further organizational goals.
• Report potential roadblocks to program team/supervisor to ensure project outcomes are on-track.
• Provide support in preparation of progress reports, attend meetings/discussions with relevant stakeholders, as required.
• Carry out any other work as required and assigned by the Supervisor.

About the Project:

PCI India is implementing DEWEE initiative which aims at enhancing income and livelihoods 10,000 self-help group (SHG) women entrepreneurs through adoption and implementation of decentralized renewable energy (DRE) in the state of Uttar Pradesh. With support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC), and Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP), PCI India is providing technical support to Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihoods Mission (UPSRLM) in, (i) identifying 10,000 different women enterprises under the fold of SHG women households, (ii) developing financial products for each type of enterprise through convergence with different govt. schemes/departments and microfinance institutions, (iii) ensuring availability of affordable finances, (iv) identification of competent vendors and supporting the enterprise owners in solar PV installation, and, (v) tracking the technical performance of the solar installations and financial performance of the enterprises to ascertain the evidence of the DRE interventions. PCI India has already identified the decentralized Take Home Ration (THR) production and distribution initiative of the UPSRLM, wherein the SHG women have setup 204 THR manufacturing units with the production capacity of 5MT/day. These manufacturing units are women owned and operated by the SHG women and serve dual objective of providing nutritious food to the vulnerable rural population (specifically 0-6 years old children and pregnant and lactating women) and providing income opportunities to 4,000 SHG (20 women per THR unit) women. Additionally, the program aims to identify additional 10,000 women enterprises and extend the benefit of renewable energy to enhance their business income.

What can you expect in PCI

• A warm, inclusive and happy work environment.
• Performance driven reward mechanism.
• Best of class benefits with competitive remunerations.
• Health Insurance coverage for self, spouse & Children.
• Group Terms Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance for Self.
• All other statutory benefits.
• Regular Recognition of performance and PCI Value display in work
• An empowering organisation structure which values individual’s skills, competencies and potential.
• Opportunities to operate in cross functional role.
• Higher responsibilities and larger roles are merit based.
• Young Talent Programs for developing future leaders.
• Leadership roles for women is encouraged and given preference in selection and training.

Recruitment Process

1. Applications will be shortlisted based on the specified criteria mentioned in the Job Description.
2. Shortlisted candidates will appear for a written assignment (if required).
3. Group Discussions may be part of the interview process for certain positions.
4. The process could also include presentation of the assignment.
5. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend one or more rounds of panel interview/s.

The complete process usually takes 2 to 3 weeks. If your application is not shortlisted, you will receive a mail from the People & Culture team. Those moving to the final round of interviews will be hearing from the People & Culture team. We prefer in person meetings but in case of location distances, we are happy to meet you virtually.

After the final round, if you are not selected for the position advertised, we will inform you over a mail. However, we invite you to apply to other open positions. We always look forward to engaging with talent that add value to our endeavors in various capacities.

PCI is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behavior at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct.