Sr. Associate - Renewable Energy

Senior Programme Associate, Clean Energy

The senior programme associate will be responsible for the execution of research and engagement outputs related to the Clean Energy Programme. This would entail conducting impactful research and supporting multi-stakeholder engagement, to enable the growth of RE resources in eastern region states.

Specific tasks to be undertaken by the senior programme associate would include:

Support and execute the research initiatives of the Clean Energy Programme.

• Contribute to designing research assignments, including developing research strategy and methodology as well as identifying specific activities and tasks.
• Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research including quantitative and qualitative assessments.
• Remain updated with the latest tools and techniques for executing qualitative and quantitative research.
• Write research documents, including analytical reports and policy papers based on evidence.
• Mentor young researchers in in the team in executing research assignments.
• Stay abreast with the latest developments and debates in the clean energy sector

Support the outreach and communication initiatives of the Clean Energy Programme.

• Contribute to the design of the institutions/programmes outreach strategy.
• Contribute to building policy-research partnerships with government, industry and other stakeholders.
• Author articles and other forms of communication materials, suitable for the public, government stakeholders, and donors.
• Build and leverage relationships to conduct roundtables, convenings, and report release meetings with government, industry, civil society, media, etc.
• Present research findings on multiple forums, from large convenings to senior policy makers.

Programme building.

• Contribute to shaping the overall strategy for the programme, aligned with institutional priorities, sector-specific issues, and ongoing work of other key institutions.
• Support the identification of new pathways, initiatives, and partnerships, that contribute to programmatic goals.
• Support the development of new concept notes, proposals, theory of change, and budgets for projects/interventions that further institutional objectives.

Required competencies

In line with the listed responsibilities for the successful candidate, she/he is expected to have the following competencies:

Comprehensive understanding of India's clean energy sector.

• Deep knowledge of India's energy policies, programmes, regulations and initiatives at the national and sub-national levels.
• Informed about ongoing discussions around clean energy and climate change at the international and national levels.
• Technical knowledge of the power sector is preferred.

Proficiency in research and writing.

• Authored at least two research publications related to clean energy in the last five years.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative methods of research, utilising software such as Excel, R and QGIS.
• Experience in managing research teams, including building research methodologies and organising structured data collection.

Proficiency in structured multi-stakeholder engagement.

• Capacity to lead presentations and convene discussions to put forward institutional perspectives and research findings.
• Demonstrated ability to build connections and engage with a diverse group of people on research and policy issues on multiple platforms.
• A pre-existing network of stakeholders in the clean energy sector.