Programme Associate

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
Programme Associate - Risks and Adaptation, Air Quality

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**At CEEW, we build careers in public policy.**
- We offer strong visionary leadership - with emphasis on research and impact at scale
- We actively promote leadership by initiative
- We celebrate talent and ambition
- You will be surrounded by smart people who will challenge you and help you grow
- You will learn faster than your peers in other organisations
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- We provide a safe space for all
- At CEEW, your life is your example for others

**Designation offered**: Programme Associate
**Reporting to**: Programme Lead, Risks and Adaptation, Air Quality
**Location**: Lucknow, India

**Purpose**

The Air Quality team at CEEW aims to strengthen air quality management in Uttar Pradesh’s non-attainment cities by
- Plugging critical data and information gaps,
- Building technical and enforcement capacity of institutions, and
- Equipping citizens with information that can transform them into agents of change.

**Job Duties and Accountabilities**:
**_ Research and programme assistance_**
- To understand the requirements from DoEFCC in all works related to implementation of clean air action plans in the state
- To track and document best practices being adopted by cities across the globe to mitigate air pollution
- To understand the existing regulations and guidelines governing management of air pollution.
- To set up a mechanism for collecting and analysing relevant data from different departments to track Uttar Pradesh’s progress towards meeting its clean air goals.
- To conduct research on innovative technical solutions for air quality improvement.
- To assess the economic implications of deployment of identified solutions
- To assess the barriers in deployment of identified solutions
- To quantitatively assess the potential impact of identified solutions on a city’s air quality
- To design data solutions and administrative tools for strengthening the enforcement of existing regulations and improving coordination among various departments within the cities as well as state.
- To supervise regional teams engaged in on-ground implementation of the project.
- To provide research content for the organisation's web pages, blogs, issue briefs, etc
- To help younger staff members build capacity on working with big data sets
- To engage with relevant stakeholders from industries, policy experts, academicians and other stakeholders
- To assist CEEW’s Air Quality team’s outreach efforts at the state level. This will also include conceptualisation of training modules and organisation of training workshops.
- To participate in relevant conferences, workshops, training programmes for a comprehensive understanding of air quality management in India and globally

**Shortlisting Criteria**

**_ Education and experience_**
- Masters’/Ph.D in Civil/Mechanical/Environmental Engineering/Environmental Policy with a focus on air quality
- Prior experience of working on city-wide emission modelling, and running dispersion/chemical transport models

**_Main skills_**
- Strong analytic skills including quantitative research skills
- Ability to handle large datasets
- Good oral and written communication skills

**_Personality_**
- Willingness to learn new (research and project management) skills
- Ability to adapt to the new environment and deliver under tight deadlines in a professional environment
- Striving for rigour in research and quality in work output
- Ability to effectively work in a team while being able to independently drive research with minimum assistance, when time demands
- Ability to dig deeper into details, while also keeping a sense of the broader objectives and big picture
- Willingness to learn, grow and develop at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning curve
- Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment

**Compensation**
Competitive compensation - commensurate to the experience and matching the best of standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.

**Application Process