Overview
Consultant to advance the mainstreaming of the TEEBAgriFood framework among policy- and decision-makers at national and sub-national levels, and to integrate project findings into government planning and decision-making processes.
Key Responsibilities
- Advance the mainstreaming of the TEEBAgriFood framework among policy- and decision-makers at national and sub-national levels.
- Provide periodic policy advice to the TEEBAgriFood team and research partners on emerging mainstreaming opportunities.
- Engage with state departments to promote the application of TEEBAgriFood evidence in public investment, budgeting, programme prioritisation and resource-allocation decisions.
- Coordinate with policy experts to provide recommendations on pathways for integrating TEEBAgriFood findings into policy processes.
- Facilitation of engagement with key stakeholders in Sikkim to advance the introduction, institutional uptake and implementation of the TEEBAgriFood approach.
- Participate in and contribute to project-supported knowledge dissemination, awareness-raising and capacity-building activities.
- Periodically review and provide substantive inputs to policy briefs, knowledge products and other stakeholder-oriented communications.
- Contribute to project monitoring, reporting and documentation processes.
Required Experience
A minimum of seven years’ experience working with different branches of the Government of India, including at senior level, on issues pertaining to agriculture and the environment is required.
Qualifications
An advanced university degree (Master’s degree or equivalent), preferably with a specialization in environmental geoinformatics, environmental management, law, social anthropology, environment and development, sustainable development, economics, applied economics, agriculture, or related fields is required. A first-level university degree in combination with two additional years of qualifying experience may be accepted in lieu of the advanced university degree.
