Program Associate – Energy Access (Aizawl, Mizoram)
JOB DETAIL
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. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. 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 150 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Position Overview
WRI India is seeking a Project Associate for the Energy for Equitable Development work housed in the Energy Program in India. The Project Associate will support the vision of WRI India to improve access to reliable, affordable and sustainable energy for all in the state of Mizoram. We have a multi-pronged energy strategy that looks at directing our tools, research, expertise, and partnerships in ensuring universal access to reliable, affordable and sustainable electricity.
WRI India is working with development partners who operate in remote rural areas where access to electricity is limited. We help them identify the challenges, design the roadmap to implement the solutions and help assess the impact of clean energy solutions. The interventions with the partners will feed into the scaling up efforts for reducing energy poverty and achieving development outcomes. The Project Associate will join a team of highly motivated individuals across multiple continents, including members of senior leadership, to support the energy access work.
- Monitoring the changing landscape of policies, technologies and innovations in the energy access and development space in Nagaland to guide and inform the Energy team’s strategies
- Liaising with stakeholders: government and non-governmental organizations for setting up consultations and conducting them, implementing project activities as well as building long-term relationships
- Play an integral role in implementing energy interventions and collecting data for expanding energy access opportunities in the livelihood, health and education sectors
- Conducting research and effectively documenting it to inform team’s objectives of working in the state
- Organizing workshops, conferences and other dissemination activities in Mizoram
- Organizing site visits and working on logistics for planning the site visits – including trip planning
- Performing other tasks as assigned by the pillar Lead and Energy Program Director in India.
- Master’s Degree (or equivalent work experience) in development studies/agriculture/social sciences or energy-related discipline with at least 3-5 years of relevant experience
- Self motivated, having confidence and independence to take initiatives, with the awareness and judgement to seek help when needed
- Strong commitment to and understanding of the energy and development space
- Good communications skills for communicating with the team and external stakeholders
- Willingness to engage with the team members with a strong sense of respect for the team
- Willingness to travel to remote locations within the North East on a regular basis and on short notice
- Ability to organize demanding schedules and logistics around travel for work
- Fluency in English is a must, knowledge of local dialects is preferable.
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- Resume
People-centric to the core:
Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs
