Job Description

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 Energy

The objective of the WRI India energy program is to inform and guide India\'s transition to cleaner energy. The program focuses on three inter-related aspects of this energy transition: enhancing energy access, scaling renewables among specific consumer categories, and achieving higher levels of energy and buildings efficiency. Our energy access work is specifically aimed at ensuring access to affordable and clean energy so as to improve socio-economic development in rural and remote regions of India. Through strong research, ground-level implementation experience, partnerships with key stakeholders and communicating our work, we seek to achieve impact at scale.

About your role:

WRI India is seeking a Manager - Wind Energy to work with and support the WRI India Energy Program in the country. The government notified the \'National Offshore Wind Energy Policy\' in 2015 providing the basic framework for developing the offshore wind sector. The government, through the National Institute of Wind Energy, has also issued \'Guidelines for Offshore Wind Power Assessment Studies and Surveys\' to enable private investors to carry out offshore wind resource assessments. Offshore wind resource assessments and related studies through the National Institute of Wind Energy are also going on to validate the potential in identified locations off the coast of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu. The Ministry has formulated a committee to finalize a roadmap for offshore wind development in the country, including upcoming offshore projects. WRI India is supporting the policy-makers and relevant stakeholders in developing state specific policies and roadmaps, which will ensure clarity on clearances, incentives, infrastructure, visibility on capacity targets, and who would be the off-takers of offshore wind power

How your day will unfold:

• Drafting, reviewing, negotiating different types of contracts including for supply, technical support service and operation and maintenance of off-shore wind turbines
• Carry out regulatory and policy impact analysis to help the partner/institute to develop the appropriate framework for offshore wind in India. Understand the Government of India\'s perspectives on the indigenization of manufacturing for offshore wind; subsidies to offset the initial high cost of electricity from auctions.
• Critically review contract and legal documents, and develop Requests for Proposals (RFP), with functional teams to ensure that the RFPs are technically sound.
• Lead and manage existing partnerships and engagement with government organisations in New Delhi/Chennai/Gandhinagar and building new relations with academic and industry contacts working in wind sector.
• Provide strategic insight and thought leadership regarding the offshore wind sector 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.
• Lead stakeholder dialogues, advocacy liaise with civil society, policymakers, business and government stakeholders and multilateral actors active in India\'s energy transition and represent WRI India in public forums.
• Work effectively with WRI colleagues to ensure insights on India\'s transition; identify obstacles to decarbonization, preliminary requirements to establish baselines and benchmarks and foster greater acceptance of low-carbon products throughout the supply chain.
• Lead WRI research, developing knowledge products, and internal/external communications material and tailored briefings on recent data and analysis, disseminating these to relevant stakeholders and events.
• Ensure effective and timely implementation of project deliverables according to funder requirements, grant agreements, and project scopes of work and support funder communication, including required reporting.

Specific deliverables and milestones will be mutually discussed and agreed upon with the selected candidate. Qualification and Requirements we seek:

The manager should have a good understanding of legal contracting and liaising in the renewable energy sector and be able to talk about developing strategies and the practical implementation of them within existing renewable energy policies. The candidate should be able to take responsibility immediately and able to deliver high quality outputs.
Required Qualifications:

• Master\'s degree with specialization in economics/legal or related field.
• Minimum 8-11 years of relevant full-time work experience in the renewable energy sector, especially understanding of the wind energy sector.
• Experience in project implementation, contracts, trade and taxation is desirable.
• Excellent strategic understanding of India\'s electricity and renewable energy policy and its interplay with the broader geopolitics and financial aspects of the energy transition.
• Relevant professional experience and a track record of activity in international energy policy, broader foreign policy, renewable energy or a related field.
• Excellent networking, analytical, writing, and presentational skills -develop strategic messages and convey them convincingly to key audiences, both in writing and verbally.
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, able to work effectively as part of an international team as well as independently

Salary & Benefits: INR 15,00,000 to INR 18,00,000 CTC Per Annum

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

Location: Delhii, India

Duration: 1 year as term hire (extendable based on performance and project requirements)

List of Documents to be attached:

• Cover letter explaining how your academic background and skills meet the requirements of this position.
• Curriculum vitae
• Writing samples
• Reports

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).

People-centric to the core:

We keep our people at the centre of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.

Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get:

Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs

Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member

Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance

Digital healthcare service: Online doctor consultations for your primary healthcare needs

Flexible work schedule: Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job

Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities

Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.

Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.

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Equal employment @WRI India

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

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