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Senior Program Associate- Climate Resilience Practice

WRI INDIA

3.6

based on 23 Reviews

5-7 years

Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi + 4 more

1 vacancy

Senior Program Associate- Climate Resilience Practice

World Resources Institute

posted 16d ago

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Job Description

About the Role:

WRI India is seeking a Senior Project Associate to join the Climate Resilience Practice (CRP) team in India. The Associate will support the vision of CRP to help different tiers of the government, civil society, and other relevant stakeholders to mainstream climate change into development planning and policies for the state of Tamil Nadu.

WRI s CRP team engages in a diverse body of work. The current projects build on a foundation of almost 10 years of work on climate change adaptation, much of which was conducted by a prior incarnation known as the Vulnerability & Adaptation Initiative. CRP has developed path-setting knowledge products to assess national institutional capacity and support civil society to enhance resilience efforts at the scale required.

This position is a unique opportunity for those wishing to be at the forefront of cutting-edge research and implementation in the field of climate change planning, institutional capacity building and mobilizing finance for climate action. The Associate will join a team of highly motivated individuals at CRP and work closely with key government stakeholders in the state to train and build institutional capacity to mainstream climate change (adaptation and mitigation) into the state s overall development planning. The candidate will be housed in the department of environment (DoE) with the TN government, and engage in day-to-day coordination to support the state government in planning and implementation of their climate change agenda.

How your day will unfold:

Research & Knowledge

Support in designing a training module and implementing capacity building workshops at state, district and city level on mainstreaming climate change and climate proofing sectoral development plans
Developing frameworks for integrating climate adaptation and resilience actions with district and city plans and budgets, specifically in Tamil Nadu
Support the development of key climate adaptation strategies and investment plans for states
Support research on climate finance and mobilizing resources for adaptation activities
Support the conceptualization and development of concept notes for funding climate change projects for states
Helping pilot test frameworks and tools that help states prioritise climate actions to be mainstreaming with development budgets
Leads the work at the city level with sufficient knowledge on urban planning and budgets
Supporting field visits for the climate smart villages
Undertake field visits as necessary to the relevant priority districts for gathering information and feedback from diverse stakeholders

Providing technical support to states, districts and cities in developing and evaluating nature based solutions for climate action

Collecting and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data
Contribute to knowledge products and working papers

Providing support to other CRP projects as and when required

Administrative

Liaising with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders as well as other key identified partners
Planning and implementing state level training programmes for key stakeholders.
Organizing internal and external meetings, workshops, conferences and other dissemination activities.
Supporting the state Department of Environment in developing relevant government orders. Notifications as per their demand, with support from the team

Qualificati ons and Requirements we seek:

Required Qualifications:

Master s Degree in Economics, Environment, Natural Resource Economics, Climate Change, Development Studies or related discipline.
Between 5-7 years of relevant fulltime research work experience in related domains
Expert knowledge of international, national and sub-national climate change policy landscape (SAPCC, NAPCC, NDC, NAP, city climate action plans)
A good understanding of the government budget planning process and public finance management
Prior work experience at the sub-national level and liasoning with state governments
Prior work experience in the state of Tamil Nadu
Ability to undertake complex quantitative and qualitative analysis of large data sets
Willingness to travel for work and conduct field visits on a regular basis and on short notice
Ability to work independently and shoulder responsibility
An analytical and creative mind who can come up with innovative solutions to tackle complex problems
Fluency in English, Tamil and Hindi required

Preferred Qualifications:

Prior experience in writing reports and publishing papers on climate change policy
Strong, proven track record on climate finance research, in particular a firm grasp on public budgetary processes across different sectors at national and sub-national levels
Prior work experience with research organizations, particularly field level experience
Prior experience in engaging and interacting with governmental agencies and sectors, and networking with other key stakeholders from the environmental and developmental space.
Prior experience with building and reviewing concept notes/proposals for Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund and other avenues of climate finance.

Employment Type: Full Time, Permanent

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