Coordinator/Sr. Coordinator- Green Careers and Livelihoods

About the role

India's transition towards a greener economy is reshaping jobs, skills, and livelihoods across sectors. Green opportunities are emerging not only in renewable energy and electric mobility, but increasingly within traditional trades and occupations through changes in technology, regulations, business models, and consumer demand.

We are looking for a Coordinator / Senior Coordinator – Green Careers & Livelihoods to help bridge the gap between technical education systems and emerging green opportunities for young people.

The role will focus on identifying and validating green pathways across trades, strengthening industry engagement, translating labour market insights into actionable learning experiences, and supporting learners to transition into meaningful green work opportunities.

This role sits at the intersection of industry engagement, skills development, employability, systems change, and the future of work.

Key responsibilities

Green pathways and labour market intelligence

• Map emerging green occupations, skills, and livelihood opportunities relevant to ITI and VTI learners.
• Develop trade-specific and region-specific pathway intelligence across sectors such as clean energy, electric mobility, sustainable manufacturing, circular economy, construction, waste management, and climate adaptation.
• Identify green opportunities embedded within traditional trades and occupations rather than focusing only on specialised green jobs.
• Translate labour market signals into actionable recommendations for programs, curriculum and learner journeys.

Industry engagement and ecosystem development

• Build relationships with employers, startups, industry associations, social enterprises and ecosystem actors working in green sectors.
• Facilitate trade-specific employer consultations and working groups.
• Develop partnerships for learner exposure, apprenticeships, projects, mentoring and placement opportunities.
• Support the creation of long-term industry engagement mechanisms within institutions and states.

Curriculum and program integration

• Work closely with learning experience and program teams to ensure green pathways are reflected within the curriculum and project-based learning experiences.
• Support the development of trade-linked case studies, projects, and exposure opportunities.
• Ensure learning experiences remain aligned with evolving industry realities.
• Transition systems and learner pathways
• Support institutions to strengthen green career guidance and livelihood planning.
• Identify barriers preventing learners from accessing green opportunities and propose solutions.
• Document transition journeys, emerging pathways, and evidence of learner outcomes.

Knowledge products and ecosystem influence

• Develop pathway maps, employer insights, case studies, and guidance materials.
• Represent the organisation in relevant ecosystem forums and sector conversations.
• Contribute to evidence generation and thought leadership around green transitions within TVET.

Who we are looking for

We are looking for someone who combines systems thinking with implementation ability and is equally comfortable speaking with employers, educators, and young people.

Ideal candidates may come from:

• Industry engagement and employer partnerships
• Skills and workforce development
• Livelihoods and employability programs
• Green economy or climate transition sectors
• TVET and vocational education
• Workforce research and labour market intelligence

Desired experience

7–12 years of experience in one or more of:

• Industry engagement
• Workforce development
• TVET
• Livelihoods and employability
• Green economy sectors

Experience working with employers, industry bodies or ecosystem actors.

Strong understanding of labour markets, skills and career pathways.

Experience translating insights into practical interventions and programs.

Experience working with government systems, skilling ecosystems or educational institutions is desirable.

Familiarity with emerging green sectors and climate transition trends is desirable but not mandatory.

Skills and capabilities

• Industry and ecosystem relationship management
• Labour market analysis and synthesis
• Program design and implementation
• Partnership development
• Facilitation and stakeholder engagement
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Ability to work across strategy and execution

Success in the role after 12–18 months

• Trade-specific green pathways identified and validated across multiple sectors and geographies.
• Strong ecosystem of employers and partners contributing to learner transitions.
• Green opportunities are integrated into learner journeys and career guidance processes.
• Evidence generated on emerging green livelihoods and transitions within TVET ecosystems.
• Practical models have been developed that can be adopted by states and institutions.