Grids of the Future Director, India

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The Grids of the Future (GOTF) India Lead is a senior country-level role responsible for shaping, leading, and delivering GEA's grid modernisation portfolio in India. Working closely with the VP, India and the Global GOTF team, this role translates GEA's global strategy into an India-specific programme anchored in utility transformation, grid digitalisation, renewable energy integration, battery energy storage (BESS), and demand-side flexibility. The role demands deep familiarity with India's power sector - DISCOMs, regulatory frameworks at state and central levels (SERCs/CERC, MoP etc), smart metering, grid modernisation technologies (ADMS, DERMS, GIS, SCADA, digital twins, AI analytics), and blended finance models - alongside the ability to build coalitions across government, utilities, private sector, and philanthropies. The GOTF India Lead will build and manage a portfolio of projects and partnerships, oversee grantees and delivery partners, and anchor GEA's thought leadership on grid modernisation in India. Accountabilities Strategy & Portfolio Development Translate GEA's global GOTF priorities into an India-specific portfolio strategy aligned with national and state-level goals on grid modernisation, RE integration, BESS, and utility digitalisation. Build and manage a pipeline of projects and partnerships with DISCOMs, state/central agencies, MDBs, development partners, philanthropies, and private sector actors. Lead portfolio budgeting, planning, and prioritisation; author concept notes, terms of reference, and briefing memos for scoping, approval, and fundraising. Support the VP, India and Partnerships teams in shaping funding strategies, articulating the India GOTF opportunity, and cultivating new donor and DFI relationships. Utility & Government Engagement Serve as GEA's senior point of contact with DISCOMs, SERCs, CERC, MoP and relevant state and central agencies. Lead utilities in identifying priority use cases: grid digitalisation, BESS, DERMS, smart metering/AMI, outage management, loss reduction, and RE integration. Lead or commission techno-commercial assessments for BESS and grid modernisation - evaluating tariff structures, demand profiles, ancillary services (peak shaving, arbitrage), and revenue-stacking opportunities. Facilitate stakeholder workshops and consultations to validate needs, shape project designs, and secure alignment on implementation priorities. Negotiate and support development of MoUs, data-sharing protocols, and NDAs; represent GEA at external forums and industry events. Project Design & Delivery Oversee end-to-end project delivery: from scoping and partner selection through implementation, monitoring, and institutional capacity building. Select and onboard local delivery partners through competitive processes; supervise grantees, consultants, and contractors against agreed workplans, budgets, and risk plans. Manage grant lifecycle - compliance, milestone tracking, budget monitoring, reporting, and course corrections - in coordination with GEA's Finance and Operations teams. Ensure projects move beyond assessments toward implementable pilots, scale-up pathways, and lasting instit

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The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (Global Energy Alliance) The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (Global Energy Alliance) works for a world where everyone has access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity and the means to use it to improve their lives. Our Alliance builds transformative public, private, philanthropic partnerships to end energy poverty and accelerate green economic opportunity. Founded in 2021 by The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, we design innovative projects/programs, unlock finance, strengthen institutions and transform markets, delivering progress anchored in deep community engagement. By uniting actors across the value chain, from households to heads of state, we go beyond individual projects to drive lasting systems change. With work in more than 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, our Alliance aims to reach 1 billion people with clean electricity, prevent 4 billion tons of carbon emissions and create or improve 150 million jobs. Position Overview About the Global Energy Alliance The Global Energy Alliance (GEA) works for a world where everyone has access to affordable, reliable, clean electricity. We build transformative public-private-philanthropic partnerships to end energy poverty and accelerate green economic growth. Founded in 2021 by The Rockefeller Foundation, IKEA Foundation, and Bezos Earth Fund, GEA designs innovative programmes, unlocks catalytic finance, strengthens institutions, and transforms markets - anchored in community engagement. Operating in 30+ countries across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, our targets: 1 billion people with clean electricity, 4 billion tons of emissions prevented, 150 million jobs created or improved.

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