India Cooling Expert Consultant

About the role

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is seeking an experienced consultant to support its India Cooling Programme. The role focuses on sustainable urban cooling, providing technical assistance to developers and contributing to knowledge products, tools, and training under the Cool Coalition framework.

Key responsibilities

• Provide technical hand‑holding to real‑estate developers on passive and sustainable cooling solutions.
• Conduct research and develop knowledge products, guidelines, and training materials on passive cooling.
• Perform building energy simulations to assess cooling performance.
• Lead design charrettes and site‑design workshops for efficient active cooling.
• Support the preparation of funding proposals and partnership building.

Required profile

• Advanced university degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Energy Policy, Engineering, Economics, Environmental Sciences, Physics or related field, or a first‑level degree plus two additional years of experience.
• Minimum ten years of relevant experience in energy, cities, or environment, preferably with multi‑stakeholder project development.
• Fluency in written and spoken English and Hindi; French is a working language of the UN Secretariat.

Required skills

• Building energy simulations