World Resources Institute

Program Lead - Geo Analytics, Food Land and Water

New Delhi, DL, IN

RemoteFull time roleSenior Level

11 days ago

About the Job

Program Lead - Geo Analytics, Food Land and Water

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 250 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Program Overview for Food, Land and Water:

WRI India’s Food, Land and Water program aims to inform India’s transition towards sustainable and resilient food and land use systems focusing on developing interdisciplinary nature-based solutions like landscape restoration, sustainable agriculture to mitigate climate impacts, enhance jobs and livelihoods and improve nutritional security. To catalyse systems, change with a focus on circular food systems in India, we also focus on developing equitable strategies to reduce food loss and food waste and mitigate climate impacts.

With broader systems change and food systems perspective, we work with diverse stakeholders like governments, businesses, civil society partners and farmer producer organizations to inform and develop land use strategies based on robust evidence and analysis to build the resilience of local communities to mitigate climate impacts, bridge capacity gaps, monitor progress, and inform a pathway to building a restoration economy for people, nature, and climate.

About your role:

The Program Lead, Geoanalytics will be a key member of WRI India’s FLW program and will lead and manage a variety of data driven analyses across our core work areas —sustainable agriculture, landscape restoration, food loss and waste. You will leverage data, information and technical expertise to make informed choices and design solutions. The role involves developing an online digital infrastructure for decision support for nature based solutions (e.g., landscape restoration, sustainable agriculture, riparian restoration) and food loss and waste. You will be able to provide actionable insights and solutions that can transform data and assist our stakeholders to design solutions on the ground that enable sustainable food and land use systems This will entail working with interdisciplinary team and external stakeholders to provide core analytical expertise and customized visualization insights using appropriate spatial modeling tools and methods.

How your day will unfold:

Research and Innovation (60%)
● Lead technology and product development (online platform, apps, tools) by providing technical knowledge to inform decision making for nature-based solutions like landscape restoration, sustainable agriculture, and reducing food loss and waste. You will work closely with WRI India’s Geoanalytics team and food, land and water team,
● Enhance analytical offerings across pillars of work of FLW by conducting innovative analyses using remote sensing and multi-sectoral datasets and leading new data driven methods and research efforts
● Collaborate with internal teams and key client stakeholders towards developing and implementing product vision, roadmap and strategy.
● Contribute to written outputs including knowledge products, like, working papers, technical notes

Project Management (20%)
● Collaborate with teams across pillars and provide subject matter expertise on customized analytical solutions and insights to meet project requirements
● Provide guidance in conducting quantitative research and support internal/external stakeholders on end-to-end analytics deliverables
● Co-ordinate and partner with teams across sectors to assess and understand project needs, scope requirements and lead execution ensuring timely delivery
● Oversee and provide mentorship to the analytics team on geospatial analyses and spatial modeling across domains

Outreach and Knowledge Curation (20%)
● Co-ordinate and liaise with the core communications team on content development strategies to showcase data driven insights via publications and online platforms
● Establish best practices and institutional guidelines on methods and analytical techniques
● Establish external data sharing partnerships for building the digital product and platforms.

Qualifications and requirements we seek:

● Post-graduation degree in Geography, Earth Sciences, Geomatics, Geoinformatics, Remote Sensing, or other related fields
● Preferred experience in designing data led solutions related to land sector, natural resource management planning, restoration
● Strong communication skills both written and interpersonal with program management experience
● 10 to 12+ years of relevant work experience in the Geospatial industry with expertise in leading teams delivering analytical solutions
● Proficiency in GIS software including ESRI ArcGIS Desktop 10.x, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Online, Quantum GIS, MapInfo or similar
● Experience with coding, particularly Python, R, Javascript
● Experience with Google Earth Engine
● Experience in spatial analysis and modeling (e.g., use of ArcGIS Spatial Analyst tools, Model Builder, Python scripting, SQL or equivalent)
● Experience with MEL systems to track key indicators to assess effectiveness of interventions is a plus
● Experience in handling publicly available GIS datasets, crowd-sourcing platforms such as Open Street Maps and remote-sensing databases
● Business modeling tools such as Tableau and PowerBI
● Good understanding of predictive modeling and forecasting techniques
● Experience with cloud computing and web development is a plus

Salary and Benefits: 25,00,000 to 34,00,000 CTC Per Annum

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

Location: New Delhi, India

Duration: 2 Years (extendable based on performance and project requirements). The start date is 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 centre 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.

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