Corporate Climate Action and Industry Decarbonization Specialist

4 weeks ago

Delhi, Delhi, India WRI India Full time

About the Role

WRI India's Climate Program is seeking a dynamic candidate to advance the program's engagement with the private sector, catalyzing low-carbon industry growth by working on topics ranging from corporate decarbonization strategies, value chain engagement, GHG reporting and management, science-based targets, sectoral decarbonization roadmaps, just transitions, and carbon pricing.

Key Responsibilities

  • Build and nurture engagement with the industry sector in India, large corporates, industry associations, MSME associations, and other key stakeholders, including government and policymakers, think tanks, educational institutions, academia, and sectoral experts.
  • Provide strategic inputs to the program on opportunities and levers for accelerating sustainable and inclusive low-carbon industrial growth in India, enhancing business preparedness and capacities towards low-carbon policies and trends, and supporting voluntary climate action in India.
  • Build projects, develop them to achieve the desired outcomes outlined above with impact at scale.
  • Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research, with quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform policies and actions needed for advancing industrial decarbonization and addressing barriers to decarbonization.
  • Facilitate impactful dialogues, convenings, workshops, roundtables, and events with partners.
  • Lead coordination and dissemination of capacity-building activities.
  • Write compelling research products, articles, and blogs, and provide research and content development support, as needed.
  • Keep abreast of industry and technology trends, policy and financing landscape, and sectoral developments.

Qualifications and Skills

  • Postgraduate degree/master's degree in engineering, economics, management, science, technology, or public policy.
  • 7-10 years of cross-sectoral industry or consulting experience in climate change, sustainability, and industrial decarbonization.
  • Demonstrated experience in GHG accounting, target setting, climate scenario analysis, financial/cost-benefit analysis, corporate sustainability reporting, and ESG disclosures, and development of corporate sustainability strategy.
  • Experience working on Science Based Targets, internal carbon pricing, and value-chain decarbonization are desirable.
  • Knowledge of the domestic and international climate policy and business climate action landscape, issues, and trends.
  • Knowledge of important technological interventions needed for deep decarbonization, especially in hard-to-abate sectors, along with an understanding of barriers and challenges in adoption.
  • Experience working with and coordinating across multiple partners.
  • Passion for change and high impact in corporate climate action and industrial decarbonization.
  • Collaborative, respectful, and responsible.
  • Fluency in English is essential, and fluency in regional languages is desirable.

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