Senior Associate, Environment & Climate Change at New Energy Nexus

Position Summary
Clean Technology Hub is seeking a motivated Senior Associate, Environment & Climate Change to contribute to the success and growth of our Organization. As a Senior Associate, you will work as part of a dynamic team to contribute to several initiatives, including research, policy formulation and advocacy.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the CEO and the Manager, Environment and Climate Change – to establish Clean Tech Hub’s position on the environment and climate action generally.
• Assist with other organizational-based operations and logistics as may be needed.
• Develop and implement CTH projects for the Environment and Climate Action practice.
• Carry out Research and content development on global environmental and climate change issues; keeping abreast of the current environment and climate-smart technologies, events and programs within Nigeria, Africa and the world at large.
• Assist specifically with managing stakeholders within the climate and environment sector.
• Represent the organization at events, speak and present at dialogues.
• Building relationships and networks of partners and funders.
• Proposal writing, and grant management.
• Monitor, evaluate and report on project metrics, as well as track data on performance and evaluate impact towards building resilience.
• Must be committed and passionate about CTH’s goal, objectives and mission.
• At least 3-4 years’ experience in a similar role.
• A strategic mind that is focused on execution.
• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Economics, Public Policy or other related fields
• Research skills.
• Communication, interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Substantial knowledge of national and international proposal development concept.
• Familiarity with ongoing debates and initiatives in the field of climate change, environmental sustainability and international development.
• Ability to write clearly and consistently and present to a wide variety of local and international audiences.
• Experience in the usage of office software packages (MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Skype, Zoom, etc.).

Who You Are

• A self- starter who is able to learn, work independently and passionately.
• You seek to take on new types of work, even without supervision.
• You show willingness to work, travel, and do what it takes to get the job done.
• You are comfortable with ambiguity and an ability to operate effectively in a changing context.
• You are able to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response.
• You can build strong relationships with clients and colleagues in a high paced environment.
• You must speak and write well and have a reasonably good command of English language usage and structure.