District Cooling Consultant

About the role

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is seeking a District Cooling Consultant to support its Mitigation Branch and UNEP India Office. The consultant will help accelerate investment, knowledge sharing, and adoption of district cooling solutions across India, contributing to climate‑friendly building cooling strategies.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise for UNEP projects scaling district cooling in India.
• Support the design, advocacy, and operationalisation of a District Cooling Knowledge Hub.
• Engage with government agencies, state bodies, public‑sector undertakings, cities, private players, academia, and industry.
• Drive stakeholder engagement, fundraising, and strategic communications to build awareness and buy‑in.
• Collaborate with UNEP Asia‑Pacific Office, UNEP Paris, and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre.

Required profile

• Strong background in climate‑friendly cooling technologies or energy‑efficient district cooling systems.
• Experience working with multi‑stakeholder networks, especially in the public and private sectors.
• Ability to produce policy advice, project support, technology transfer, training, and capacity‑building materials.

Required skills

• District cooling systems knowledge
• Energy‑efficiency and climate‑change mitigation expertise

What we offer

• Remote work arrangement for a six‑month consultancy.
• Opportunity to influence national climate policy and sustainable infrastructure development.
• Collaboration with a global UN network and leading climate‑action stakeholders.