Job Description

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.

What is FOLU?

The (FOLU), co-led by the World Resources Institute seeks to accelerate a transformation of the world\'s food and land use systems to better protect our natural environment; provide nutritious and affordable food; strengthen the resilience and enhance the prosperity of people; and meet the SDGs and the Paris Agreement. FOLU aims to provide the practical connections, the evidence bases for action and a vision for change to drive a food and land use system transformation. We do this by:

• Partnering with those best-placed to develop and deliver messages regarding food and land use systems transformation within a given political economy;
• Working with national partners to develop compelling, evidence-based analyses, strategic land-use planning frameworks, pathways towards sustainable land-use and food systems, and policy recommendations; and
• Creating platforms and partnership models to encourage multi-stakeholder collaboration, both nationally and globally.

Food and Land Use Coalition in India

The Food and Land Use Coalition in India is a coalition of institutions working to support the Government of India\'s efforts to bring about a more sustainable food and land use economy for the country. The aim of the Coalition is to convene and inspire key Indian stakeholders with a view to accelerating globally significant action which addresses the important development, climate, environment, biodiversity and health/nutrition challenges India faces in the coming decades.

The Food and Land Use Coalition in India supports policy research, engage directly with the Indian Government and other stakeholders to support the shift towards sustainable land use and food systems, and enables India\'s rich experience and diverse perspectives to be shared with the international FOLU community.

The Food and Land Use Coalition in India comprises high-level policy engagement with national and sub-national decision-makers in the public and private sector. FOLU Coalition in India includes Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), Revitalizing Rainfed Agriculture Network (RRAN), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and WRI India, and with a detailed integrated country modelling effort, led by the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIM-A) with support from International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-arid and Tropics (ICRISAT).

Position Overview:

Food and Land Use Coalition India country platform is working with a food system approach to develop strategies to support the country to attain nutrition security with sustainable, regenerative and inclusive agriculture production, efficient supply system and developing responsible citizenry. As its activities are expanding both in thematic and geographic terms FOLU India is looking for a Programme Associate who can support secondary research, support the FOLU India lead and FOLU India coordinator in management of FOLU India platform etc. The candidate must have a post graduate degree in environmental science, natural resource management, development studies, or other related field with at least 3 years or more years of work experience, at least 3 of which is in a project coordination role.

Key responsibilities will include support the coordination of FOLU India activities, and reporting, developing research and analytical frameworks for programmes, facilitating engagement with partners and stakeholders at national and sub-national levels, research driven communication, and supporting overall programme development and strategy. The candidate is expected to bring strong organizational skills and be comfortable with interdisciplinary, inter-programmatic, and geographically dispersed teams. The position holder must be willing to travel within the country, including in remote areas with difficult terrain, when it\'s safe to do so.

Responsibilities:

• Working closely with FOLU India partners to source information and package content for two of the FOLU India websites (currently under development), together with the communication team
• Responsible for writing good quality content - project descriptions, knowledge product briefs, event briefs, etc for the websites
• Optimise new and existing content for search engines using keywords, meta tags and other SEO techniques
• Collaborating with other teams like designers and developers to align content with the organisation\'s brand
• Create and execute a content calendar for the website in close collaboration with FOLU India Communication team to ensure regular content updates on the website
• Measure the content\'s success by tracking KPIs like website traffic and conversions; create quarterly reports and present to the FOLU India team

Qualifications and Requirements

• Graduate with proven experience in content creation and curation.
• Strong writing and editing skills with an emphasis on clarity and creativity.
• Knowledge of SEO best practices and experience with SEO tools.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Familiarity with content management systems (CMS).
• Knowledge about Google Analytics
• Ability to manage and execute a content calendar effectively.
• Analytical mindset with the ability to derive insights from data.
• Understanding of brand consistency in content creation.
• Previous experience in a similar role or domain is a plus.

Fees shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.

Duration: 4 Months

Location: Delhi, India

List of Documents to be attached:

• Resume
• Writing Samples

Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.

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).

World Resources Institute