Openings – Development Alternatives (DA)

Headquartered in New Delhi, India, Development Alternatives (DA) is the world’s first social enterprise dedicated to sustainable development.  We are a research and action organisation striving to deliver socially equitable, environmentally sound, and economically scalable development outcomes. Over the past 40 years, our green technology and delivery system innovations for habitat, water, energy and waste management have reached millions of families, empowering communities through strengthening people’s institutions and enhancing their access to basic needs goods and services; enabling economic opportunities through skill development for green jobs and enterprise creation; and promoting low carbon pathways for development through natural resource management models and clean technology solutions.

Our Mission is to create models that generate sustainable livelihoods in large numbers and fulfil Our Vision of a world where every citizen can live a secure, healthy, and fulfilling life, in harmony with nature. Our Theory of Change is to work across the value chain of Innovation of technologies, institutional systems and business models, Incubation of high potential systemic solutions, Implementation to demonstrate practical and scalable approaches and solutions and influence public policy, market systems and societal behaviours and build capacities for creating impact at scale.  Our Operational Strategy is to work through partnerships with a diverse range of stakeholders to build resilient futures for all together.

1.Deputy Manager

Qualification: Master of Social Work/ Master’s Degree in Rural Development Management/ Rural Development Studies/ Public Policy/ Environmental Management/Other relevant background

Job Type: Regular after 6 Months’ Probation or a company contract updatable annually

Location: Bundelkhand

No. of Position: 01

Professional Experience: 2 – 8 years’ experience

Our work addresses three global challenges namely,

• Resource Efficiency and Circular Economy-Accelerating the transition to inclusive and circular modes of production and consumption by reducing carbon and material footprints across the lifecycle of economic activity while promoting local value and wealth creation.
• Climate Resilience and Ecosystem Restoration-Regenerating lost biodiversity and degraded ecosystems and building resilience to climate change and extreme events in a manner that also generates prosperity.
• Livelihood Security and Inclusive Entrepreneurship-Innovative business models and institutional ecosystems to empower local entrepreneurs for creating businesses that generate jobs and deliver basic needs.

Job Description:

• Manager / Deputy Manager will execute the field activities of the project in the thematic area of natural resources management including agriculture, water management, IVD etc.
• Implement which include design financial planning, resource management and quality of deliverables.
• Develop knowledge products with new knowledge management and non-project resources.
• Outlay and evaluation of existing projects.
• Strengthen partnership and establish new partnership.
• Business development of projects in Bundelkhand and providing inputs for BD to all domains.
• Ensure financial probity at all times.
• Any work assigned by the senior management.

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2. Green Building Expert – Manager or Senior Manager : Green Building Expert

Position:– Manager or Senior Manager : Green Building Expert

Qualification:– Masters in Building Sciences/ Design and Construction Technology/ Architecture/ Urban or Regional Planning/ Urban Systems Engineering/ Environmental Management

Job Type :- Regular after 6 Months Probation or Company Contract for one year

Location :- New Delhi (HQ)

No. of Position :- 01

Qualification Post Graduation
Domain PPD
Location DA (HQ)
No. of Positions 1
Experience 5 – 8 Years

Experience :- 5 – 8 years of experience relevant to the sustainable buildings and construction sector

About the Vertical: Based in New Delhi, India, Planning and Policy Domain (PPD) of DA Group has a mandate to influence and support public policy in the transition towards sustainable development by connecting practice with policy. It develops innovative policy and practice oriented research to guide policymakers and domestic/international leaders, who develop high-impact policies that will address our national/worldwide most pressing Natural Resource Management/ Climate change related challenges.

Our focus area are Sustainable Consumption & Production (water, green building materials and waste management); Climate Change Resilience (Climate Change Adaptation : water/Agriculture, Climate Finance & SDG-CC Inter Linkages); and Inclusive Development (Agriculture and FPOs, Access to Housing, Eco-Tourism, Green MSMEs and Jobs, Equity and Resource Efficiency)

Job Description:

We are looking for a green buildings expert to join our team. This position will work directly with the Programme Officer at Development Alternatives to strategically anchor and develop the organisation’s work on Green Building Materials & Technologies towards mainstreaming resource efficiency and circular economy principles in policy as well as praxis, with the broad objective of generating responses towards building ecological resilience and improving the living conditions of local communities.

Your primary responsibility would be to support the Planning and Policy Domain in managing and leading project activities for conducting policy and technical research on green building materials and capacity development work related to sustainable buildings, starting from design and strategy for project planning up to project completion. You would work in a highly interdisciplinary team in a very dynamic environment. You would be encouraged to look at possible synergies across systems, sectors and scales to design and implement cross-cutting projects. You would be expected to further our ambitious efforts to advance the organization’s agenda by disseminating our work and message to a wide variety of stakeholders nationwide, including researchers, policymakers, practitioners, and institutions of higher education.

Responsibilities:

• Leading and managing projects related to policy and planning research for green buildings and sustainable habitats, including project management, financial and human resource management, guiding team to conduct research and ensuring timely completion of project deliverables.
• Contribute to the growth of the organisation’s work portfolio related to Resource Efficiency and Circular
• Economy (RE-CE), particularly with respect to green buildings and sustainable habitats, through strategic planning, fundraising and business development, team management, financial management, communications and networking with clients and other partners, under the direction of the Programme Officer.
• Manage, guide and contribute to all project activities, including primary and secondary research, field data collection, data compilation and analysis, compiling technical reports and knowledge products, preparing presentations, event planning and coordination, stakeholder engagement, capacity building activities, and other responsibilities as assigned.
• Develop reports, policy/advocacy briefs, and other knowledge products as required for projects and DA communication materials and publication in journals, books, other platforms and media.
• Strengthen the RE-CE vertical’s position and portfolio related to urban-environmental planning and governance and sustainable/climate/municipal finance.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of online and offline training products for the RE-CE vertical.

The applicant should have:

• Experience working in the climate-resilient green buildings and construction sector in providing technical and advisory support as well as capacity building support/training; implementing sustainability research projects.
• In-depth understanding of low carbon impact green building design principles, energy efficient building policies, Green Building Certification systems and state-of-the-art knowledge of upcoming material technologies and innovations, sustainable and municipal finance, especially for affordable housing.
• Prior experience in the management of large projects, including management of project deliverables, human resources and financial management.
• Skills in stakeholder management and client management. Prior experience in networking & working with various stakeholders, including state departments, ministries, multilateral organizations, and CSOs would be preferred.
• Experience in independently planning and designing research initiatives along with the implementation of projects on the ground.
• Willingness to travel for field work (travel may include smaller towns, villages and remote locations for community interactions).

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in technical report writing and academic research, excellent writing, editing & presentation skills.
• Excellent working knowledge of MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and online tools for collaborative working.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD, Autodesk Revit, Google Sketchup, and Adobe Suite would be an asset.
• Knowledge of tools & methodologies for Life Cycle Assessment, Material Life Cycle Assessment (LCA),
• Building Information Modelling (BIM), and Environmental Impact Assessment would be considered a bonus.

Desirable Attributes:

• Creative and critical thinker with the ability to comprehend, critique, analyse and articulate.
• Ability to guide and lead the group work, draw conclusions and present the same at national and international forums.
• A national perspective of development work and ability to network.
• Highly professional attitude with excellent organizational skills, ability to work under pressure, and manage multiple tasks.
• Ability to function effectively as a team member.

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