Program Associate – Electric Mobility, LucknowWho 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 Sustainable Cities and Transport At WRI India Ross Center we focus on 10 integrated solutions to urban challenges. Through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of global experts, we accelerate transformative urban initiatives that have the power to change Indian cities into thriving, equitable and low-carbon places that are good for people and the planet. Working at WRI India Ross Center offers you the unique opportunity to learn and grow as you collaborate with a diverse set of change agents across Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. As India’s biggest urban focused think and do tank, we seek thoughtful, enterprise-minded and sensitive individuals who can help us support this transformation and make a positive difference to citizens’ everyday lives.
About your role: The Electric Mobility team supports Indian cities in their journey to be low carbon through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of Indian and International experts. Making the move to electric mobility requires a carefully planned strategy that envisions the merging of the transportation and energy sectors and re-envisions relationships between people and vehicles.
WRI India seeks a motivated Project Associate to work on diverse projects that will work in various sectors and domains ranging across sustainable transportation. The ideal candidate should possess skills in quantitative and qualitative research, and mapping and spatial analysis. Candidates who have research experience on one or more of the following areas – sustainable mobility, electric mobility, urban and transport policies, and planning frameworks, will be preferred. The goal is to generate new research, analysis, and evidence to inform policy and practice for sustainable mobility.How your day will unfold:
Your responsibilities will include the following:
- Assist the Project Manager for research on electric mobility, and work closely with team members and collaborators within and outside WRI on all aspects of project research, documentation, and administration
- Take charge of various technical aspects of project delivery, such as government interfacing, partner management, people engagement, project documentation, event management, etc
- Organize, review, and summarize relevant literature and data from multiple sources, under the guidance of the Project lead and team
- Synthesize recommendations into clear and compelling presentations and written reports
- Conduct data exploration, quantitative research and provide analytical solutions and insights to meet project outputs
- Support and work on project-related presentations, commentaries, blogs and op-eds, reports, policy briefs, grant proposals, working papers and articles to share and disseminate findings and analysis with different stakeholders
- Contribute and engage with WRI’s research community in India and globally.
- Design and create innovative problem-solving approaches to effectively address key questions and challenges posed by our research goals and program objectives.
- Contribute to written outputs, including peer-reviewed articles, WRI working papers, and blog posts