Senior Program Associate - Industrial Decarbonization

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.

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Program Overview for Energy

WRI India is seeking a Senior Programme Associate to work on Fair and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization and support the Energy team on its work under the four pillars- decarbonized energy consumption, clean energy supply, energy for equitable development and energy materials and circularity.The work will focus on clean energy adoption in industry, equitable transition policies, and strategies for workforce reskilling and upskilling, ensuring social inclusion in the industrial decarbonization process. The candidate will be primarily engaged in technical, socio-economic, and policy research related to the fair and equitable transition of industrial decarbonization, including workforce transition, socio-economic impact assessments, and stakeholder engagement with affected communities. You will be reporting to the Senior Manager in charge of Industrial Decarbonization.

About your role:

WRI India is seeking a Senior Project Associate - Industrial Decarbonisation to work with and support the Energy Program in India. As the Industrial Decarbonisation - Senior Project Associate, you will work with the India Energy team to advance and expand decarbonisation work in the Industry sector, deliver high-quality and impactful knowledge products, engage directly with policymakers and key stakeholders, and help achieve WRI s outcomes. Your work will include analysis of industrial decarbonization opportunities, evidence-based analysis, identification and promotion of supportive policies and incentives, and engagement with key stakeholders.

How your day will unfold:

Support Strategy Development and Stakeholders Management

• Bring knowledge of industrial processes, abatement technologies, and energy needs to support the program s industrial decarbonisation strategy and the broader decarbonized energy consumption pillar strategy.
• Work effectively with WRI India colleagues to ensure insights on India s energy access and transition; identify obstacles to decarbonization, preliminary requirements to establish baselines and benchmarks and foster greater acceptance of low-carbon products throughout the supply chain.
• Manage existing partnerships and engagement in Jharkhand and building new relations with academic and industry contacts.
• Provide insights and thought leadership regarding Industrial decarbonisation and clean energy finance challenges, working through networks, information exchange, data analysis and horizon scanning to identify opportunities for WRI to create positive change; scope, plan, and implement strategies for achieving that impact.
• Participation in stakeholder dialogues, advocacy liaise with civil society, policymakers, business and government stakeholders and multilateral actors active in India s energy transition and representing WRI India on national and state-level Industrial decarbonization platforms.
• Conduct socio-economic impact assessments to analyze how industrial decarbonization affects workers, local communities, and supply chains, identifying strategies for equitable policy interventions.