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Program Overview For Energy Program
WRI India's Energy Program focuses on facilitating India's transition to clean energy by enhancing energy access, promoting energy efficiency, and ensuring reliable energy for health, livelihoods, and education, particularly in rural areas. We collaborate with policymakers, national and state ministries, companies, utilities, regulators, finance, and development institutions to secure a clean energy future for everyone
Job Highlight
As Junior Program Associate, Battery360 you will be at the heart of the multi-stakeholder Battery360 Alliance (battery360.in), helping shape a national ecosystem for battery technologies and commercial adoption. You'll combine outreach, operational ownership, and research to grow and service a diverse membership base, run collaborative working groups, and produce high-impact knowledge products that inform policy and industry decisions. This role offers rapid learning in research, stakeholder engagement, and project delivery: ideal for an entrepreneurial graduate or early-career professional who wants hands-on experience in battery technology, electric mobility, and energy storage.
What Will You Do
- Manage a steady pipeline of prospective partners for the Battery360 Alliance, lead outreach and onboarding activities, and nurture new members to ensure sustainable alliance expansion.
- Lead dynamic working groups from idea to execution: craft sharp agendas, convene diverse experts, capture breakthrough insights, and engage stakeholders periodically to understand gaps in the market.
- Contribute to policy briefs and technical notes to inform policy and market development in the battery ecosystem.
- Prepare alliance communications (newsletters, website updates, event materials) and ensure clear, timely messaging to members and external audiences.
- Maintain project plans, track deliverables, report on KPIs and coordinate with senior leadership to keep initiatives on schedule.
- Plan and execute roundtables, conferences & partner activities.
What Will You Need
- A completed degree in engineering, public policy, business administration, environmental science or a closely related field. Master's degree preferred.
- Strong written research ability, high-quality report/case study drafting skills and confident oral presentation skills.
- Experience interacting with corporate organizations, government agencies, utilities, power market operators.
- Candidates with foundational understanding of battery technologies and energy storage markets, and the commercial / policy issues that affect deployment will be preferred.
- Comfortable with MS Office (especially PowerPoint and Excel); familiarity with CRM/CMS tools and basic data analysis is a plus.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, strong attention to detail, and willingness to undertake some domestic travel.
Potential Salary and Benefits: INR 7,50,000 to INR 9,40,000 Per Annum
Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.
Location: New Delhi, India
Duration: 1 year (Extendable based on performance and project requirements)
Start date: As soon as possible
List Of Documents To Be Attached
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.
How To Apply
Qualified applicants should apply online at www.wri.org/careers. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered. Only select applicants will be contacted for interview. There will be a writing test conducted with final candidates. Please do not contact program staff directly for this position.
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.
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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.
