Young Professional

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
Young Professional (Power Sector)

Terms of Reference

At CEEW, we are deliberate about what we stand for (and what we don’t stand for) as an employer. So, if the below description strikes a chord, we would love to hear from you

**At CEEW, we build careers in public policy**
- We offer strong visionary leadership - with emphasis on research and impact at scale
- We actively promote leadership by initiative
- We celebrate talent and ambition
- You will be surrounded by smart people who will challenge you and help you grow
- You will learn faster than your peers in other organizations
- Curiosity and irreverence, as well as responsibility, come together at CEEW
- You will get above-market remuneration
- We provide a safe space for all
- At CEEW, your life is your example for others

**Designation Offered**:
Young Professional

**Team/Focus area**:
Power Sector (Vidyut Sakhi PMU)

**Reporting to**:
Programme Associate

**Location**:

- Lucknow or nearby district headquarters in UP

**Duration**:

- 1 years with a possibility of extension depending on work requirements

**Purpose**

CEEW Young Professionals programme equips young early-career aspirants with the skills and experience of action-research to further public policy and its implementation. Launching for the first time, the programme will provide a first-hand opportunity to be exposed to the inner functioning of the government institutions, policy drafting and implementation, and supporting state rural livelihood generation programmes.

CEEW is supporting the Uttar Pradesh State Rural Livelihood Mission (UPSRLM) in the implementation of the Vidyut Sakhi programme - a joint initiative between UPSRLM and UPPCL (holding company of power distribution companies, discoms). The initiative aims to provide income-generating employment opportunities to SHG women in rural areas by way of door-to-door electricity bill collection and in turn improving revenue recovery for the discoms.

Our engagement with UPSRLM entails developing and administering a robust information and communication system for monitoring the activities of Vidyut sakhis and coordinating with the discom officials and other stakeholders to improve the collection efficiency from the electricity consumers and ensure smooth implementation of Vidyut Sakhi model.

**Job duties and accountabilities**

**Project management**
- Undertaking consultation and discussions with Vidyut Sakhis to identify issues and provide insights to help them in a proper manner.
- Developing and implementing a standardised process from recruitment of Vidyut sakhis, their training and providing handholding support to ensure effective troubleshooting on-ground.
- Organising and leading the training programme for Vidyut Sakhis across identified districts.
- Monitoring the activities of Vidyut Sakhis through dashboards and periodical visits and data collection from the field.
- Coordinating with the discom officials and other stakeholders (bank, etc.) to assist Vidyuts Sakhis in improving the collection efficiency from the electricity consumer.
- Providing inputs on the communication strategy to ensure proper assistance to the Sakhis and creating consumer awareness strategy and recognition for Vidyut Sakhis to build consumer trust.
- Assessing the impact, qualitatively and quantitatively and document how on-ground actions are resulting in improved collection efficiency in Uttar Pradesh.

**Outreach and stakeholder management**
- Building awareness around Vidyut Sakhi Programme’s objectives and other related work of CEEW in Uttar Pradesh.
- Leading CEEW’s engagement with the UPSRLM, Discoms, administration officials and other relevant departments at the district level.
- Forging strong relationships and associations with the relevant state/district-level departments and civil society stakeholders and organising public and closed-door stakeholder meetings and consultations to facilitate improved coordination between government and civil society stakeholders.
- Present relevant research in a coherent manner that can be understood by a wide range of audiences.

**Selection Criteria**

**Qualification**
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with specialisation in Rural Development and Management, Livelihoods or related field.
- Understanding of relevant ministries and departments and their schemes promoting livelihoods and microenterprises in India is a plus.

**Work experience and requirements**
- 1-2 years of relevant work experience in the field of programme implementation and project management, preferably in the livelihoods and rural development programmes.

**Key skills**
- Coherent thinking with excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong networking and interpersonal skills with an ability to strike conversations.
- Strong project management skills.
- Ability to adapt to new environment and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment