Manager – Climate Resilience Practice, WRI India

Institution Overview

World Resources Institute (WRI) is an independent, non-profit global research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, World Resources Institute puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.

WRI India has the capacity to convene key stakeholders, and forge strategic partnerships with governments, business, foundations, civil society organizations, institutes and NGOs, to scale-up solutions that can bring game-changing results for the sustainable management of natural resources in India.

Program Overview for Climate Resilience Practice

The Climate Resilience Practice, or CRP, works to help individuals, communities, and governments at all levels to adapt to the negative effects of climate change. Climate change impacts can look very different in different places – they can manifest as floods in one area and droughts in another. But whatever the impact, they affect the poorest and marginalized communities the worst. CRP’s work focuses on these most vulnerable communities and helps various stakeholders, ranging from state governments to donors, enable better adaptation.

CRP India’s main focus areas include mainstreaming adaptation into development plans and policies, enhancing readiness to access climate finance and promoting locally led adaptation. CRP provides technical assistance, training, and capacity building as well as evidence-based research to accelerate adaptation and resilience efforts.

Position Overview:

WRI India is seeking a Manager to join the Climate Resilience Practice (CRP) team in India. The Manager will support the vision of CRP to helps governments and civil society to leverage different avenues of climate finance, particularly the Green Climate Fund (GCF), for adaptation action and resilience activities.

WRI’s CRP team engages in a diverse body of work. The current projects build on a foundation of almost 10 years of work on climate change adaptation, much of which was conducted by a prior incarnation known as the Vulnerability & Adaptation Initiative. CRP has developed path-setting knowledge products to assess national institutional capacity and support civil society to enhance resilience efforts at the scale required.

This position is a unique opportunity for those wishing to be at the forefront of cutting-edge research and implementation in the field of climate finance for adaptation and resilience. The Manager will join a team of highly motivated individuals at CRP and work closely with key government stakeholders to provide technical support in developing clear and compelling concept notes to access funding from the Green Climate Fund (GCF). The position will also involve research in the domain of climate finance- including supporting sub-national entities to develop better financing strategies for adaptation, and engaging with market players for floating resilience bonds in India.

Key Responsibilities:

The candidate’s main areas of responsibility will include the following:

Research & Knowledge

• Provide technical support to design concept notes to access GCF funding for the states of Madhya Pradesh & Sikkim.
• Lead stakeholder engagement and continuous interactions with government counterparts for the concept note development.
• Collect and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data.
• Research and support on enhancing access to climate finance for adaptation and resilience in India, and tapping the market potential for resilience bonds.
• Contribute to knowledge products and working papers
• Providing support to other CRP projects as and when required

Administrative 

• Liaising with governmental and non-governmental stakeholders as well as other key identified partners.
• Organizing internal and external meetings, workshops, conferences and other dissemination activities.

Required Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Finance/Management, Economics
• 8 to 10 years of relevant full-time work experience
• Familiarity and good understanding of the GCF process
• Expert knowledge of national and international climate finance landscape
• Knowledge of climate change adaptation and resilience, familiarity with international and national climate negotiations and working plans (SAPCC, NAPCC, NDC, NAP)
• Ability to undertake complex quantitative and qualitative analysis of large data sets
• Willingness to travel for work to different states in India on a regular basis and on short notice
• Ability to work independently and shoulder responsibility
• An analytical and creative mind who can come up with innovative solutions to tackle complex problems
• Fluency in English and Hindi.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience with building and reviewing concept notes/proposals for Green Climate Fund, Adaptation Fund and other avenues of climate finance.
• Prior experience in research on climate smart agriculture
• Prior experience in engaging and interacting with governmental agencies and sectors, and networking with other key stakeholders from the environmental and developmental space.
• Prior experience in writing reports and publishing papers on climate finance
• Strong, proven track record on climate finance research
• Prior work experience with research organizations, particularly field level experience

Duration: 1 year 

Location: New Delhi, India 

Potential Salary: 15,00,000 to 18,00,000 INR CTC PA

Start date: At the earliest

To Apply:

Only Qualified applicants should apply online at https://jobs.jobvite.com/wri/jobs. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered. 

List of Documents to be attached:

• Cover Letter/ Resume/ Writing Sample/ Reports/

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose. Finalized candidate will be required to take a writing/analytical test.

We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability.

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