Grids of the Future Director, India

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. About the role 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 nation...