Consultant – Carbon Finance, MRV for Feeder-Level Solarisation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in India.

📋 Description

• Create a technically sound and feasible framework that allows Feeder-Level Solarisation projects under PM-KUSUM to engage in carbon markets.

• Establish a Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) framework for accurate quantification, monitoring, and validation of GHG emission reductions stemming from FLS initiatives.

• Develop a transparent, fair, and financially viable carbon revenue-sharing structure for farmers, DISCOMs, implementing agencies, and other relevant parties.

• Analyze carbon market standards and methodologies pertinent to FLS projects and identify effective carbon credit generation strategies.

• Formulate emission accounting methodologies, monitoring protocols, reporting standards, verification necessities, and institutional frameworks.

• Determine the technical, institutional, and policy requirements necessary to activate carbon finance for FLS.

• Draft and submit inception, draft, and final versions of the MRV and carbon revenue-sharing frameworks.

• Deliver presentations of outcomes to IWMI and project collaborators while integrating feedback from IWMI and stakeholders.

• Assist in the creation of a scalable carbon finance model for feeder-level solarisation projects in India.

⛳️ Requirements

• A postgraduate degree or a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Energy, Renewable Energy, Power Systems, Environmental Sciences, Economics, or a related discipline.

• At least 15 years of relevant professional experience in the energy/power or renewable energy sectors.

• Proven experience in project management, policy development/advisory roles, and implementing extensive energy/renewable energy initiatives.

• Significant experience collaborating with the Government of India, State Governments, utilities/DISCOMs, regulators, and high-level stakeholders.

• Experience providing strategic counsel and engaging with senior bureaucrats, technocrats, and institutional partners.

• Comprehensive knowledge of power systems, renewable energy, solar energy, energy efficiency, and sustainable energy transitions.

• Solid understanding of the energy–water–agriculture nexus and rural energy systems.

• Exceptional strategic advisory, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, networking, and communication skills, especially with senior government and institutional representatives.

• Capability to provide high-level technical and policy advice and convert research/evidence into practical recommendations.

• Strong leadership, coordination, and project management skills.

• Desirable: experience in solar irrigation, feeder-level solarisation, PM-KUSUM, or similar renewable energy initiatives.

• Desirable: familiarity with carbon markets/carbon finance policies, emissions reduction, and climate-resilient development.

• Desirable: a history of technical publications, policy reports, or presentations in the energy/renewable energy sectors.

• Applications should include a CV, cover letter, and three references.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive remuneration for the assignment.

• Two-month consultancy contract.

• A multicultural, multi-faceted, multi-generational, and multi-disciplinary work environment.

• An inclusive organization dedicated to promoting gender equity and diversity.