| Designation | Renewable energy research associate |
|---|---|
| Location | Delhi, India |
| Reports to | Director, Renewable Energy |
| Amount of Travel Required | 10-15% of total time |
| On-site Requirement | Hybrid |
ABOUT NRDC INDIA
NRDC India Private Limited is an independent organization based in New Delhi founded to build a healthier and more prosperous future for all Indians.
To attain a healthier and more prosperous future, NRDC India and its partners work with governments and stakeholders at all levels to deliver transformative solutions across the organization’s focus areas. The approach is to collaborate on pilot projects that offer the potential for tangible environmental and public health benefits. NRDC India has a strong proof of concept to bring solutions to scale at the state level – with the goal of informing national policies and unlocking the public investments needed to implement them.
NRDC India also partners alongside Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in the United States, a non-profit environmental advocacy organization. NRDC was founded in 1970 and their people helped write some of America's bedrock environmental laws, including the Clean Water Act and many of the implementing regulations. NRDC uses law, science, and the support of 3.1 million members and online activists to protect the planet's wildlife and wild places and to ensure the rights of all people to clean air, clean water, and healthy communities. In India for over 10 years now, NRDC has been a thought leader and trusted adviser to the partners within the country to tackle climate change and implement energy solution. Since 2009, the India Initiative has combined scientific research and policy acumen to produce game-changing results.
POSITION SUMMARY
NRDC India is hiring a Renewable Energy Associate who will play an active role in advancing our work on clean energy and the climate change domain in India. This role involves implementation and scaling of clean energy access at the local, state and national level. This role will also involve research, investigation, and analysis of various elements of India’s transition to a low-carbon, climate resilient economy. The Renewable Energy Associate will assist the team with direct engagement with partners, government officials, and stakeholders.
The position would also work on other project areas and provide research on other core elements of NRDC India initiatives, including but not limited to accelerating clean energy and energy access, energy efficiency and cooling, clean transportation, climate resilience and health and climate policy.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable a qualified individual with disabilities to perform the following essential functions:
- Support policy and technical research, analysis, writing on climate change and clean energy in India and in the international context (focus on renewables, green hydrogen, energy efficiency, and climate resilience)
- Support with media, industry, and government outreach
- Assist with project planning, implementation, and dissemination with partners for ongoing projects
- Contribute to work area expansion strategies
- Assist senior personnel in stakeholder coordination and communication
- International and domestic travel for meetings, conferences, and roundtables
The above list of duties is not comprehensive but generally demonstrates the types of matters under the position’s responsibility. Other duties may be assigned.
REQUIREMENTS Minimum Education & Experience Required
- A bachelor’s degree in a relevant field of study such as energy systems, renewable energy, energy policy and other related fields will be preferred; master’s degree is a plus.
- 1-3 years of relevant experience in energy/environment/green hydrogen or related policy work in India
- Knowledge on energy issues including renewable energy, green hydrogen, grid infrastructure, energy efficiency, utilities, climate change and relevant policy, finance and legal issues
- Research, writing and analysis skills
- Knowledge of the Indian political system, economic structures, and socio-cultural landscape
- Network of professional contacts and government engagement experience in India will be preferred
- Experience with a variety of implementation tools including communications, legislative and government outreach, and partner coordination will be preferred
- Ability to travel domestic and international and work in a fast-paced environment with demonstrated ability to handle multiple tasks and work well under pressure
- Ability to participate in teams that work collaboratively towards shared outcomes (including remote teams using collaborative software)
- Experience with facilitating networks, coordinating and organizing events and workshops and liaising with grassroot organizations is a plus
- Experience being part of large, cross-sector, multi-partner initiatives is a plus
Skills, Abilities, Competencies
- Leadership
- Ability to take initiative, manage workloads and deliver outputs to agreed deadlines
- Have a high level of drive, energy and a commitment to excellence
- Demonstrated innovative problem solving and conflict-resolution skills
- Ability to work through multiple projects spread across various geographies and interact with multiple stakeholders
- Team player, comfortable working in a multi-cultural environment and cross-cutting thematic areas
- Highly collaborative
- Communication, Networking and Representational Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English. Proficiency in one other Indian language is a plus
- Excellent external representational skills with the aptitude to articulate effectively with senior stakeholders
- Ability to communicate methods, results and recommendations from complex qualitative and quantitative analysis to expert and non-technical audiences alike
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position successfully. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position within the described work environment.
Frequently:
Perform desk-based computer tasks
Frequently:
Ability to interact and communicate with employees and others as necessary
Occasionally:
Ability to attend events and activities in the office or offsite
Work is sometimes performed primarily in the office. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet in office settings and moderate in other situations. Hours of employment may sometimes require working flexible and/or longer hours, including nights and weekends, when necessitated by projects. The job includes work-related situations such as those involving challenging, important, urgent, time-sensitive, or multiple matters.
This job description is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and NRDC India expressly reserves the right to change this position description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as NRDC India may deem appropriate.
NRDC India is committed to workplace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate in hiring or employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by National, state, or local laws. We offer competitive compensation and a pleasant working environment. Compensation for the Building and Urban Cooling Specialist is on a non-profit scale and commensurate with experience.
We offer competitive salaries, excellent benefits, and a supportive working environment. Compensation for the Building and Urban Cooling Specialist is based on a nonprofit scale and is commensurate with skills and experience.
Please send your latest curriculum vitae and a cover letter explaining your interest in the position and working with NRDC India at monica@themerakkizone.com & recruitment@nrdcindia.org. Kindly send your application by December 20, 2024. Please include ‘Application for position of Renewable Energy Research Associate’ in the subject line of the email.