Policy Advisor On Energy in India, Energy Program

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) is an award-winning independent think tank working to accelerate solutions for a stable climate, sustainable resource management, and fair economies. Our work inspires better decisions and sparks meaningful action to help people and the planet thrive. We shine a light on what can be achieved when governments, businesses, non-profits, and communities come together. IISD’s staff of more than 120 people, plus over 150 associates and consultants, come from across the globe and from many disciplines. With offices in Winnipeg, Geneva, Ottawa, and Toronto, our work affects lives in nearly 100 countries.

**About the position**

Key areas of responsibility will include but not be limited to:

- Contributing to the management of research projects and relationships with partners and policy stakeholders.
- Representing IISD and building IISD’s networks among the policy research community in India through engagement and outreach, including meetings, interviews, events, webinars, and outreach on traditional and social media.
- Conducting qualitative and quantitative research on the economic, social, health, and environmental impacts of existing and proposed policies (subsidies, taxes, regulations, and others) related to fossil fuels, renewable energy, and electric vehicles in the form of reports, articles, policy briefs, and blogs
- Establishing and strengthening IISD’s relationships with various national and state government officials, public enterprises, and legislative and industrial bodies.
- Contributing to strategic planning and the design of engagement, research, and communications activities, including through contributions to proposals for fundraising and collaboration with IISD’s communications and design team.

**Required skills and qualifications**

**Qualifications**:

- A minimum of a master’s degree in energy, economics, social science, politics, environment, or a relevant interdisciplinary program or equivalent.
- Indian nationality, residence, or work permit is required.

Experience
- At least 5 years of relevant professional experience in energy policy at a national or an international level.

Technical skills
- Ability to demonstrate excellent written and verbal English communication skills through policy publications for a range of different audiences. An ability to work professionally in Hindi and in other regional languages is not required but will be considered an asset.
- Excellent computer skills, including in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and automated referencing software
- Ability to work with data manipulation and visualization tools like Microsoft PowerBI would be considered an asset.

Core competencies
- Familiarity with sustainable development and the policy theory and current agenda on climate and energy.
- Ability to work independently to produce analysis and writing that is “publication-ready” with a limited degree of oversight and editing.
- Confidence in working collaboratively with IISD staff, affiliates, partners, and consultants.
- An entrepreneurial approach to work, taking the initiative within the team, and ready to develop new skills, increase responsibility, and build experience in fundraising.
- Excellent organizational, presentation, and planning skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously, manage workload, and produce deliverables on time and within budget.
- Results-focused, with an ability to prioritize and work quickly and accurately over a range of tasks.
- Availability to travel nationally on a regular basis and potentially internationally as required.
- Strong existing professional networks on energy and/or policy in India.
- Prior experience engaging with state and central government officials on energy, environment, and climate change issues.
- Prior experience working on fiscal, industrial, energy, climate, or health in India, particularly with respect to subsidies, PSUs, public finance, trade agreements, or electric vehicles.
- Practical knowledge of approaches to major economic reforms, including political economy aspects, social protection/safety net reform for lower-income groups, complementary policies, structural adjustment for industries, and just transition.
- Quantitative research methods, such as dataset management, subsidy estimation, household surveys, economic modelling, poverty and social impact assessments, impact analysis, use of statistical software such as R or STATA, and project financing models.
- Qualitative research methods, such as stakeholder mapping, political economy analysis, the design of questionnaires, interviews, focus group discussions, and methods for structuring and facilitating discussions among different ministries or non-government stakeholders.

**Location**: Delhi NCR, India

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**Application Procedure**

All submissions must be in English. Accommodations for job applicants with disabilities are available on request.

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