Consultant (Member and Partner Relations)

Overview of the Role : The Governance & Partnerships Unit at the International Solar Alliance Secretariat is seeking an experienced and highly skilled Consultant with specialized expertise in intergovernmental and inter-agency relations, stakeholder outreach and relationship management. The Consultant will serve as a critical interface between ISA and its Member States and Partners, particularly in facilitating smooth communication, information sharing, and alignment of initiatives, ensuring that ISA's offerings and engagements remain responsive to stakeholder needs.

Reporting structure : The Consultant shall report to the Chief of Unit - Governance & Partnerships, while also providing cross-functional support to the other Units and Clusters within the ISA Secretariat. The Consultant must be comfortable working in a collaborative environment with the larger Governance and Partnership Unit.

Duties and Responsibilities :

• Facilitate communication with Member States and institutional partners of ISA, ensuring timely responses and follow-up on queries, inputs, and requests for information. This also extends to prospective Member Countries of ISA and prospective Partners.
• Coordinate with external agencies to provide language services, including translation and interpretation for ISA's interactions with its stakeholders.
• Maintain the list of all stakeholders along with their contact details as a relationship database to be referred in all outreach programmes and activities. This also includes preparation of data subsets to be used for specific purposes.
• Maintain institutional memory and documentation on ISA's engagements with its Member Countries and Partners, including the Governance Body Meetings of ISA.
• Assist in organization of ISA's Governance Body Meetings through mobilization of participation from Member Countries and Partners through effective communication across channels and maintain records of participation.
• Collaborate with communications and program teams to streamline partner related messaging and visibility.

Required Qualifications and Skills :

Skills Required

Relationship Management, Communication, Microsoft Office Suite