MITRA Climate Resilience Specialist Recruitment 2026

About This Job

MITRA is hiring 1 Specialist - Environment / Climate Resilience for the KM-PMU under MUWREP in Mumbai. If you have a post-graduate degree in Environment, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Planning, Water Resources, Sustainability, Natural Resource Management or a related field, you can apply online. The last date to apply is 10 June 2026. Salary is Rs. 3,00,000 per month on a consolidated contract basis.

Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA) Climate Resilience Specialist Recruitment 2026 - 1 Post

Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA), Planning Department, Government of Maharashtra, has released a Terms of Reference for 1 Specialist - Environment / Climate Resilience under the World Bank-assisted Maharashtra Urban Water Supply, Sanitation and Reuse Program (MUWREP). This is a senior environment and climate specialist role in the Knowledge Management PMU at MITRA, Mumbai, with travel and coordination as needed. The role focuses on environmental assessment, climate resilience and sustainable urban water and sanitation policy for MUWREP.

Key Work Areas

The specialist will support environment and climate resilience work so MUWREP policies, indicators and reviews include practical sustainability evidence.

• Results framework: Provide environment and climate resilience inputs for MUWREP indicators and policy support work.
• Report review: Check environmental data, climate data, risk assessments and consultant reports from PMUs and PIUs.
• Monitoring support: Track climate resilience indicators, mitigation measures and sustainability outcomes.
• Good practices: Collect examples of climate-resilient urban water, sanitation and wastewater reuse systems.
• Policy material: Prepare policy notes, issue briefs and presentations for MITRA, UDD, DEA and World Bank discussions.
• Evaluation support: Help with mid-term and end-programme evaluation and third-party assessment design from the environment and climate side.

Who Can Apply?

Educational Qualification

• Essential qualification: You need a post-graduate degree in Environment, Climate Change, Environmental Engineering, Urban or Regional Planning, Water Resources, Sustainability, Natural Resource Management or a related field.

Experience Requirement

• Normal requirement: You should have at least 15 years of relevant experience in environmental assessment, climate resilience, urban infrastructure, water and sanitation, safeguards or sustainability advisory.
• Experience exception: The minimum experience can be 5 years if you have worked with or for a Multilateral Development Bank, an MDB-funded programme, an equivalent development-finance institution, an Institute of Eminence, an Institute of National Importance, a reputed institution or if you have extraordinary domain ability for the assignment.

Useful Skills

• Safeguards knowledge: Experience with World Bank environmental and social frameworks, ESMF, ESMP, ESCP, climate co-benefit assessment or resilient infrastructure will help.
• Sustainability areas: Experience in wastewater reuse, circular economy, flood or drought resilience, energy efficiency or carbon and climate finance is desirable.
• Government coordination: Strong analytical writing and coordination skills are important for this role.
• Languages: Excellent English communication is expected. Working knowledge of Marathi or Hindi will be an advantage.

Salary

• Selected candidate will get a consolidated salary of Rs. 3,00,000 per month.
• The salary is inclusive of routine allowances unless MITRA or the Government of Maharashtra separately approves anything else.
• This is a contractual engagement, so the TOR does not mention a regular pay level or grade pay.

Contract Terms

This is a purely contractual role under MITRA and Government of Maharashtra terms for MUWREP. The contract gives no right to regular appointment in MITRA or the Government of Maharashtra.

• Continuation: Further continuation depends on performance, programme need, fund availability and competent authority approval.
• Reporting: The selected specialist will report to the Deputy Programme Director, Joint CEO MITRA or any officer designated by CEO MITRA.
• Coordination: The role needs coordination with PMU-1, PTMU, PMU-2, PIUs, the Urban Development Department, DEA, World Bank teams and consultants.
• Final decision: MITRA can modify, cancel or withdraw the selection process as per competent authority decision.

Selection Process

Selection for this MITRA environment and climate specialist role will be handled by a committee headed by Joint CEO, MITRA and approved by CEO, MITRA.

1. Application Screening: MITRA will check your application, CV, educational certificates, experience certificates and suitability statement.
2. Interview, Presentation or Written Assessment: Shortlisted applicants may be called for interview, presentation or written assessment as decided by the Selection Committee.
3. Document Verification: Original documents will be checked before final contract engagement.
4. Final Approval: The final selection needs approval from CEO, MITRA.

How to Apply

1. Go to the MITRA recruitment page at mahamitra.org.
2. Open the application link for the MUWREP specialist posts or use the official Google Form linked by MITRA.
3. Fill in your personal, education and work experience details carefully.
4. Upload or attach your CV, educational certificates, experience certificates and brief suitability statement if the form asks for them.
5. Submit the form before 10 June 2026.
6. Keep a copy of the submitted form and documents for interview or document checking.

Important Dates

• Application Start: Not mentioned in notification
• Last Date to Apply: 10 June 2026
• Interview / Assessment Date: To be announced

• Review environmental and climate data, risk assessments and consultant reports
• Prepare climate resilience inputs for MUWREP indicators, dashboards and policy work
• Monitor mitigation measures, sustainability outcomes and climate resilience indicators
• Collect good practices in climate-resilient urban water, sanitation and wastewater reuse
• Prepare policy notes, issue briefs and presentations for MITRA, UDD, DEA and World Bank discussions
• Support evaluation design and third-party assessments from an environment or climate viewpoint
• Coordinate with PMUs, PIUs, government departments, World Bank teams and consultants