Program Associate

Job description Description Who we are and what we do? WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. WRI India s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. We are inspired by and associated with World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization. Currently over 400 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru. WRI India s Energy seeks to inform and guide India s transition to cleaner energy through strong research, ground-level implementation experience, partnerships with key stakeholders and communicating our work. The 5 pillars of the energy program focus on increasing clean energy demand, increasing clean energy supply, supporting sub-national energy transitions, raising the issues of materials and circularity for the energy transition and ensuring equitable development through energy transitions. WRI India s Energy Program is seeking a Program Associate for its work on Energy for Equitable Development. The Energy for Equitable Development pillar supports access to sustainable, affordable, and reliable energy for development services in rural and underserved areas, currently in the states of Jharkhand, Assam, Nagaland and Mizoram. About your role: The role involves contributing to research at the intersection of energy and various rural and urban development nodes. More specifically, conducting research on the use of energy for the improvement in health, livelihoods and education sectors as well as other social and productive outcomes. The individual will also be involved in contributing and exploring other areas of research to expand and sharpen the overall research portfolio of the program. This position is a unique opportunity for those wishing to be at the forefront of cutting-edge research and implementation in the field of energy, climate, health, livelihoods, governance and equity considerations. The Program Associate will join a team of highly motivated individuals in the energy for equitable development team and get an opportunity to work with other teams working on the various initiatives at the nexus of people, nature and climate. How your day will unfold Research and Knowledge Support in leading and conducting secondary and primary research on topics at the intersection of energy, health, agriculture, livelihoods, governance, climate vulnerabilities and overall socio-economic development. Analyse international, national and sub-national policies, programs, schemes and procurement practices on adopting Distributed Renewable Energy (DRE) and identify potential opportunities and barriers for energy access and DRE policies, programs, schemes and projects. Conduct secondary mapping of organisations/players at this intersections and the stages of their engagement across various sectors mentioned above. Contribute in producing high quality research products and data visualisations to inform stakeholders and create awareness in policy makers. Data collection and analysis from diverse sources Support team coordination in other tasks as required and as determined. Contribute to the ongoing project activities. Participate in stakeholder consultations, convenings and workshops and document learning Review and summarise the papers and articles provided by the team. Support the team on capacity building activities as required. Qualifications and Requirements we seek: Master s Degree in Policy, Development studies, Energy, Economics, Environment science, Climate Change, or related discipline. Between 2-4 years of fulltime relevant work experience including experience and exposure in the energy se