VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT
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Reference #
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121/10/2026/Jr.CCA/IFP/NewDelhi
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Project
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IKI Interface Project (IFP)
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Position
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Junior Climate Change Advisor
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Band
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Band 3
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Location
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New Delhi
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Documents to be submitted:
- CV and a statement of suitability for this position
- A maximum of 2 pages note on any one of the topics given below:
What is Germany’s interest in financing IKI projects in India and how does the IKI India portfolio currently look?
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Conduct policy analysis to identify signals provided by Indian policy landscape on Industrial Decarbonisation?
Last Date of Application: 31st October 2026
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A. About GIZ India
B. Project Background
India, through its NDC targets, aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its GDP by 47%, create a carbon sink of 3.5 to 4.0 billion tonnes of CO? equivalent, and achieve the goals outlined in its NBSAP. The project supports the Government of India by strengthening the capacities of carbon-intensive public and private sector industries, such as iron and steel, construction, and cement, for low-carbon transition and build a case for low-carbon investments. In addition, the project enhances enterprises’ ability to assess biodiversity, and ecosystem impacts and mitigate them through nature and ecosystem-based solutions. Furthermore, it fosters youth engagement and education to enable their meaningful participation in climate and biodiversity action. All this as an interface project, it promotes political dialogue between India and Germany on climate change, biodiversity, and their interlinkages, while facilitating knowledge exchange and networking among all IKI India projects and beyond.
C. Responsibilities
- Supports technical lead and project director in planning, implementation and monitoring of project activities.
- Provides coordination support to the project with implementing partners.
- Contributes to knowledge products, policy dialogue, technical studies, workshops and capacity-building activities related to the project.
- Performs other project-related tasks as assigned by the Project Director or Technical Lead of IKI Interface Project.
D. Core scope of Tasks:
- Undertakes research and analysis on climate-related policies with a focus on UNFCCC and CBD at the interface of Indo-German Climate Co-operation.
- Supports the project team in implementing activities for industry transition and Youth & Education in the field of climate and biodiversity.
- Supports the preparation of technical notes, policy briefs, background papers, presentations, reports and other knowledge products related to the topic of climate change and biodiversity.
- Supports engagement with project partners such as MoEFCC, state governments, NITI Aayog, research institutions, technical organisations, public sector entities and development partners.
- Supports the team in contractual and administrative processes of GIZ required to implement the project.
- Contributes to project reporting, results monitoring, documentation and preparation of inputs for internal GIZ, MoEFCC and BMUKN.
- Supports in maintaining systematic records of project activities, outputs, stakeholder engagement and knowledge products.
Other duties/additional tasks
- The Junior Advisor performs other duties and tasks at the request of the management.
E. Required Qualifications, Experience and Competencies
- Master’s degree in areas of climate change/Environment Policy or equivalent.
- 2-3 years of professional experience working in climate policy/biodiversity, industry transition, capacity building for climate change.
- Experience of working with international agencies or government is desirable but not mandatory.
- Proficiency in English language and Hindi; knowledge of German language will be an asset.
- Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.
- Excellent command over– MS Office (word, excel, power point), and ability to operate with on-line web-based applications
F. Location: New Delhi
G. Duration of the contract: until 31st July 2029
Application without GIZ application form will not be considered
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
- GIZ supports Work-Life Balance.
- GIZ promotes Gender Diversity – Applications from women professionals are encouraged.
- Please note that those individuals who have completed a consultancy assignment with GIZ in less than 6 months prior to the intended start date for this position will not be shortlisted due to organisational policy.
Disclaimer: As per GIZ’s data confidentiality policy, candidate’s application is stored in our database for six months and is deleted thereafter.