World Resources Institute

Pillar Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity, Energy Program, WRI India

Bengaluru, KA, IN

In-personFull time roleSenior Level

About 2 months ago

About the Job

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.

Program Overview for Energy

The objective of the WRI India energy program is 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.

Position Overview:

WRI India’s Energy Program has a four-pronged strategy to support India’s transition to clean energy - Clean Energy Supply, Decarbonized Energy Consumption, Energy for Equitable Development and Energy Minerals & Circularity (EMC). You will be asked to lead this fourth pillar that wants to promote a range of responsible strategies to meet the demand for minerals, materials and technologies needed in a clean energy transition in India. To achieve the scale of India's climate targets and developmental priorities, energy transition efforts will lean on critical minerals like lithium, copper, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements, which are essential to building clean technologies like wind turbines, solar panels, batteries, and grids. These minerals need to be sourced responsibly, and at their end of life, they need to be managed responsibly, through reuse and recycling. As the EMC pillar lead for WRI India's Energy Program, you will explore what the current state of play is on these issues in India and identify what can be done to ensure India adopts responsible energy transition pathways.

How your day will unfold:

WRI India is looking for a candidate to:

· Lead, conduct, guide and develop research on the priorities of the EMC pillar in relation to (a) responsible energy minerals supply; (b) trade and energy transition; (c) resource efficiency and circularity in the energy transition; and (d) other environmental and socio-economic considerations associated with the energy transition.

Identify and engage with partners in national and state agencies and ministries, academia, private sector, peer research organizations and broader civil society to share research and views on EMC related issues.

· Stay abreast of energy transition issues especially about critical minerals, resource efficiency, circularity, trade, tariff and non-tariff barriers, regulatory and policy trends, industry and finance landscape and sectoral developments.

· Participation in partner dialogues, liaise with research partners, policymakers, business and other actors active in India’s energy transition, and represent WRI India on EMC related issues.

· Identify the development of new research areas, with relevant project plans and raise resources for impactful projects on India’s energy transition about the EMC priorities.

· Mentor and support the EMC team, including coordination with other pillars and teams.

· Ensuring submission of deliverables and regular updates to donors and partners.

· Support coordination and sharing of training and capacity building activities.

· Support the organizing of internal and external meetings, workshops, conferences, and other activities and with project-relevant articles and other communication documents.

Qualifications and Requirements we seek:

· Master’s degree with a specialization in engineering / energy / science / law / management / economics or related field

· Minimum 15 years of relevant full-time work experience in the energy sector with experience with critical minerals, circularity, trade policy, resource efficiency and energy transition issues.

· Strong understanding of materials management and circularity is necessary.

· Demonstrated track record of excellence in analysis, project management and delivering results

· Excellent qualitative and quantitative research and writing skills

· Strong communications and interpersonal skills and the ability to work with teams of individuals and colleagues

· Demonstrated ability to work both independently and as part of a team or teams.

· Experience writing policy briefs/publications and delivering presentations.

Salary and Benefits: INR 35,00,000 - 46,50,000 CTC per annum

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

Duration: 2 years as term hire (extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Location: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore

Start date: As soon as possible.

List of Documents to be attached:

Cover Letter
Resume

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI India

WRI India values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact. It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and development.

Learn more about WRI India’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Click Here

People-centric to the core:

We keep our people at the center of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.

Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get:

Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs

Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member

Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance

Health & Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyle

Flexible work schedule: Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job

Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities

Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.

Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.

Click here to know more about our benefits Careers | WRI INDIA (wri-india.org)

Equal employment @WRI India

We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, parental status, or disability.

About the Company

World Resources Institute

Washington, DC, USA

1001-5000

WRI Overview  <a href="http://www.wri.org/">World Resources Institute</a> (WRI) is an independent, nonprofit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. We are working to address seven critical challenges that the world must overcome this decade in order to secure a sustainable future for people and the planet: climate change, energy, food, forests, water, sustainable cities, and the ocean.  We are passionate. We value our diversity of interests, skills and backgrounds. We have a flexible work environment. And we share a common goal to catalyze change that will improve the lives of people. Our shared ideals are at the core of our approach. They include: integrity, innovation, urgency, independence and respect.  The foundation of our work is delivering high-quality research, data, maps and analysis to solve the world’s greatest environment and international development <a href="http://www.wri.org/about/mission-goals">challenges</a>, and improve people’s lives. We work with leaders in government, business and civil society to drive ambitious action and create change on the ground. Equally important, we bring together partners to develop breakthrough ideas and scale-up solutions for far-reaching, enduring impact.   We have been growing rapidly: our staff has doubled in size over the past 5 years and our operating budget is now $150 million. Founded in 1982, WRI has a global staff of 1,000+ people with work spanning 60 countries. We have offices in <a href="https://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/africa">Africa</a>, <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/china">China</a>, <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/europe">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/india">India</a>, <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/indonesia">Indonesia</a>, <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/mexico">Mexico</a> and the <a href="http://www.wri.org/our-work/topics/united-states">United States</a> as well as a growing presence in other countries and regions.    WRI is committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission and applies this principle to our organizational and programmatic practices.