Location: Remote

Company Overview

The organisation is an international non-profit working at the intersection of climate policy, industry, and advocacy. They collaborate with businesses, investors, civil society, and policymakers to accelerate action on hard-to-abate sectors and unlock large-scale emissions reductions. The organisation focuses on shaping policy outcomes by convening experts, building coalitions, and designing targeted strategies that influence national and regional climate action across Asia and Europe.

The client is seeking a Programme Manager – Chemicals (India) to support and lead initiatives focused on decarbonising India’s chemicals and fertilisers sector, with a strong emphasis on green ammonia. The role sits within the India programme and involves strategy development, stakeholder engagement, convening experts, and translating technical insights into actionable policy strategies. This is a contract role with potential for extension and requires close collaboration with internal teams and external partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with internal teams and partners to craft policy solutions and recommendations that advance India’s transition to green ammonia and low-carbon fertilisers, and position these insights to guide policymakers and influencers.
• Engage and convene civil society organisations working on these issues including think tanks, academic institutes, etc. to determine collective strategies for decarbonisation.
• Build knowledge in the field of decarbonising fertilisers and chemicals, with a specific focus on green ammonia and relevant policy mechanisms such as SECI tenders and industrial subsidies, especially on hydrogen and chemicals more broadly.
• In collaboration with partners, strategically engage C-suite executives and senior business leaders from the ammonia and fertiliser industry, including fertiliser companies, green ammonia producers, and trade associations in support of programme objectives, drawing on your network and the networks of other colleagues and partners as relevant.
• Engage and manage subject-matter experts, consultants, and researchers as necessary to support strategies.
• Represent the organisation at relevant events and forums organised by partners and business associations

Requirements

• At least five years of demonstrated experience in engaging businesses or civil society towards policy advocacy relating to climate change or industrial decarbonisation.
• Direct professional experience and technical understanding of the fertiliser, ammonia or broader chemicals sector in India.
• Experience engaging with Indian policy-making processes.
• Experience in strategy consulting, communications, event management or campaign design, with the ability to translate insights into practical strategies.
• Experience of working in multi-disciplinary teams to deliver on organisation-wide strategies.
• Strong initiative and an ability to work both autonomously as well as within a team.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to distill complex issues for a lay audience.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with civil society organisations, industry associations, and progressive businesses.
• Awareness of the potentially diverse opinions and voices of partners and ensuring they are taken into account in policy positions and recommendations.