India Communications Consultant

Contract type: 4-day per week contract till end of December 2026 (with potential for renewal) 

Day rate: INR 11,000

Start date: February 2026

About Climate Catalyst 

Climate Catalyst is a U.S. based non-profit dedicated to galvanizing the collective power of business, investors, and civil society to influence and accelerate policy change in Asia and Europe. Our vision is a just, prosperous world in which global warming is limited to 1.5°C.

Climate Catalyst works to strengthen collaboration and mobilise new actors on pivotal climate challenges to build power and compel political leaders to act at the speed and scale needed to tackle the climate crisis. We do this by: 

• Working behind the scenes with stakeholders in Europe and Asia to identify critical climate issues where action to date has been limited and the potential for collaboration is high. 
• Bringing together renowned experts and new entrants to share ideas, and design and deliver creative campaigns that secure decisive changes in national and regional policy to deliver sectoral tipping points and secure significant emissions reductions. 
• Advising on strategy, offering grants and bringing creative communications, advocacy and business expertise to build power across the climate community and catalyse action. 

To date, we’ve used this model successfully to mobilise the business community in support of the EU Nature Restoration Law, the first legislation for peatlands protection across Europe, and spark collective action in India that led to commitment from the Ministry of Steel to develop a green steel roadmap. Our vision is of a just, prosperous world in which global temperature rise is limited to 1.5°C. 

About the role

We’re looking for an India Communications Consultant to work with our India Programme Team, Global Communications Team and regional partners to help grow our communications function in India and support our work building the communications capacity of Indian civil society, developing an ambitious narrative around steel decarbonisation in the country, and supporting the launch of our new programme on Chemicals.  

The Communications Consultant will help to develop and carry out the communications strategies for our work in India. This will involve working closely with colleagues to help strengthen our communications activities. This will include leading on strategic communication and narrative building activities, communications capacity building. The ideal candidate will have a broad range of communications experience. They will have strong media and press relations experience and be a great writer, able to quickly synthesise complex topics into press releases, blogs, opinion pieces and online content. Having experience of narrative development and digital content creation is also highly desired. We are also looking for candidates with experience working in collaboration with partners and coalitions.

What you will do:

Communications strategy development

• Refresh our Steel communications strategy for 2026, ensuring all communication activities support our broader programme goals.
• Support the team to identify the role for our communications and narrative building function in our new Chemicals programme, and develop relevant communication strategies.

Network coordination and capacity building:

• Working closely with the Global Communications team and India Network Manager to plan and deliver a learning series for the India Green Steel Network (IGSN), including sourcing relevant speakers, setting agendas and facilitating discussions. 
• Working with the Global Communications Team, India Programme team and IGSN members to develop and craft a narrative for accelerated steel decarbonisation in India - in line with IGSN priorities. 
• Engage with IGSN members to ensure the widest pick up for our collective narrative, including developing relevant materials and hosting relevant workshops to socialise the new narrative with partners.  
• Leading the coordination of the IGSN communications working group to promote collaboration amongst members and deliver traditional and media communication activities in line with agreed upon priorities. 
• Monitor public narratives as they relate to this work to evidence examples of narrative pick up. 
• Explore the potential to mirror such work for our new programme on Chemicals. 

Content Creation & Dissemination:

• Create compelling and impactful communication materials to reach target audiences, translating complex materials into understandable and attention grabbing content. 
• Lead on creation of written content, including press releases, opinion pieces and blog content, as well as supporting our Digital lead to develop content for priority social media platforms. 
• Support wider India Programme team with development of materials for events, including slide deck presentations. 
• Ensure all content is aligned with Climate Catalyst branding. 

Media Engagement:

• Collaborate with India Programme and Global Communications teams to develop and maintain press lists and journalist relationships in India, as well as more broadly in the region and globally. 
• Monitor media coverage and narratives to identify opportunities to strengthen our media work and ensure broader pick up for our priority narrative and messages. 

Requirements

What you will bring:

• At least five years experience of working in a communications, media or journalism role. 
• Strong track record in delivery communication strategies and activities to deliver policy impact. 
• Traditional media experience including strategy development, writing press releases and opinion pieces and pitching stories to the media. Existing relationships with Indian media - including trade, industry and climate journalists - is a plus. 
• Experience creating written communications materials. Experience creating creative and visual materials is a plus.  
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills and ability to translate complex information into easily digestible content. 
• Experience leading on narrative development and messaging projects, particularly in collaboration with partners and stakeholders. 
• Familiarity with climate and energy policy in India and regionally - direct experience of heavy industry decarbonisation is a significant plus. 
• Experience working with coalitions and collaborating with partners is a plus, as is experience working with industry and private sector actors. 
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse set of partners and team members with different working styles and across timezones. 

How you will work:

• Results-driven with a strong focus on achieving programme impact through communications. 
• A team player, who thrives in collaborative environments, is low ego and focused on delivering the best results for the team and partners.
• Strategic thinker who can actively listen, synthesise complex information, and contribute to elevating the overall thinking and strategy of the team.
• Committed to our values of courage, collaboration, diversity and learning

Benefits

Additional information:

• Currently our main working language is English. Fluency in other languages is a plus.
• This position is being offered on a 4-day contract until the end of December 2026, with a possibility of extending at the end of this period. 
• The date rate for this role is INR 11,000
• We would consider job share agreements for this role. Please let us know if this is something you would like to discuss. 
• This position may require some national travel. 
• If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment tasks or otherwise participating in the interview process, please inform us of that in the relevant application section.

For more information about working with us at Climate Catalyst visit our website at https://climatecatalyst.org/get-involved/work-with-us/.

Diversity at Climate Catalyst:

Climate Catalyst aims to design inclusive strategies to meet our objectives. We recognise that the only way to deliver on this is to build a diverse team composed of individuals with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We encourage applicants from historically marginalised and currently underrepresented groups in the climate movement to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunities: 

Climate Catalyst is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable employment opportunity laws prohibiting discrimination. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

How to Apply

To apply, please upload a cover letter of no more than one page outlining interest in the role, your CV and three to five examples of your work to this application page.