Senior Program Associate - Industrial Decarbonization

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Program Overview for Energy

WRI India is seeking a Senior Programme Associate to work on Fair and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization and support the Energy team on its work under the four pillars- decarbonized energy consumption, clean energy supply, energy for equitable development and energy materials and circularity. The work will focus on clean energy adoption in industry, equitable transition policies, and strategies for workforce reskilling and upskilling, ensuring social inclusion in the industrial decarbonization process. The candidate will be primarily engaged in technical, socio-economic, and policy research related to the fair and equitable transition of industrial decarbonization, including workforce transition, socio-economic impact assessments, and stakeholder engagement with affected communities. You will be reporting to the Senior Manager in charge of Industrial Decarbonization.

About your role:

WRI India is seeking a Senior Project Associate - Industrial Decarbonisation to work with and support the Energy Program in India. As the Industrial Decarbonisation - Senior Project Associate, you will work with the India Energy team to advance and expand decarbonisation work in the Industry sector, deliver high-quality and impactful knowledge products, engage directly with policymakers and key stakeholders, and help achieve WRI s outcomes. Your work will include analysis of industrial decarbonization opportunities, evidence-based analysis, identification and promotion of supportive policies and incentives, and engagement with key stakeholders.

How your day will unfold:

Support Strategy Development and Stakeholders Management

Knowledge production

Qualification and Requirements we seek:

The Senior Programme Associate should have a good understanding of decarbonization within the industrial sector and be able to talk about developing strategies and the practical implementation of them within an industrial setting. Senior Project associate should be agile in their approach bouncing from engaging with stakeholders and able to deliver high quality outputs.

Required Qualifications:

Salary and Benefits: 140 0 000-1800000 INR CTC Per annum

Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

Duration: 1 years as term hire (extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Location : Ranchi

Start date: As soon as possible.

List of Documents to be attached:

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.

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