About Us
WRI India, an independent knowledge organization registered as India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. 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. Know more: wri-india.org
Program Overview For Sustainable Cities And Transport
WRI India's Integrated Transport Program supports India's decarbonization journey through effective, equitable, and inclusive mobility solutions. The program focuses on advancing sustainable urban transport, including electrification of public transport, clean air initiatives, and hydrogen economy. It emphasizes strategic research, policy support, and capacity building to enable systemic changes at the sub-national level and accelerate electric mobility adoption.
Job Highlight
We are seeking a creative and multi-talented candidate for position of Manager to undertake initiatives on urban development and policy reforms in its WRI India office. Reporting to the Head, Urban Development, you will lead projects, research and engagements that will influence positive transformation of urban areas in the country. The projects will include working with governments, professionals, private sector, civic groups and other stakeholders to formulate the urban planning and urban design interventions focused on solving the problems in a city and can be scaled-up in other contexts. You will consider issues of sustainable development, around socio-economic and environmental well-being of the people as basic approach to solve the problems. You will engage with governments and private stakeholders to collect base material and details to help towards conducting project work.
You should be passionate about Indian urban development and self-driven towards influencing positive change in the real world. You will be involved in leading the work on assigned projects related to integrated planning. This includes conducting research, liaising with partners, government agencies and experts, undertaking analysis and synthesise solutions towards project deliverables. You will develop deep understanding of the local urban development context and help the team identify impactful positive changes that need to be achieved in the context of current urbanization. You should be hands-on and equally good in conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis, prepare clearly written reports and communication material. You should be energetic and agile, willing to respond quickly, outcome-oriented, team player, willing to travel at short notice and able to engage with partners and stakeholders. You will also assist the Urban Development team identify opportunities, levers and set the agenda in the cities of engagement, across other projects or program as relevant.
What Will You Do
Co-ordination of project work
- Manage and lead all the project deliverables related work as per standards and expectations of WRI India.
- Prepare technical documents for projects including data collection, conduct surveys, compilation, analysis, write reports and develop presentations.
- Coordinate with State and Local government agencies, private companies, local communities, experts, NGOs etc. to get inputs for projects.
- Edit reports, prepare drawings, general graphics and infographics, etc.
- Support WRI India in identifying and undertaking new research areas and projects related to urban development as required by the team.
Communications and partnership
- Communicate and engage with stakeholders, partners and collaborators as needed and appropriate from time to time for delivering assigned project goals, outputs and outcomes
- Communicate closely with WRI India internal team members towards meeting objectives of the project and constant progress reporting.
- Coordinate and schedule meetings regarding projects, make presentations and take lead in conducting stakeholder consultations.
- Contribute to internal and external communications and media such as blogs, articles, brochures and web content.
Research
- Lead development of process guides, toolkits, frameworks and or support adapt existing ones
- Incorporate and support attention to gender, poverty, intersectional vulnerabilities
What Will You Need
- Post-graduation in urban studies/ urban planning/ economic development/ urban and infrastructure planning/ public policy/ or related field
- Minimum Master's degree and 9+ years of full-time work experience in relevant field, with experience in project formulation and management
- Familiarity with Indian urban development paradigms, policies, general awareness of environment and climate change
- Comfort in quantitative and qualitative data analysis
- Strong research and writing skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
- Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner
- Ability to work both individually and alongside a team; also, ability to enthusiastically work under short deadlines and deliver quality work
- Willing to travel
Potential Salary and Benefits: INR 18,00,000 to 24,00,000 Per Annum
Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.
Location: Bangalore, India
Duration: 2 Years (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.
Kindly note that WRI India's recruitment process does not involve any payment at any stage. Applicants will never be asked to share bank account or financial information as part of the application. All official communication and offer letters are issued only through authorised WRI India email IDs.
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.
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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. 
