Programme Associate

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
Programme Associate - Energy Transitions

At CEEW, we are deliberate about what we stand for (and what we don’t stand for) as an employer. So, if the below description strikes a chord, we would love to hear from you

**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
- Curiosity and irreverence, as well as responsibility, come together at CEEW
- You will get above-market remuneration
- We provide a safe space for all
- At CEEW, your life is your example for others

**Designation offered**
Programme Associate

**Focus area**
Energy Transitions

**Reporting to**
Programme Lead

**Location**
New Delhi, India

**Reporting to**
Full-time

**Programme Description**

CEEW seeks to hire a Programme Associate for its Just Transitions Programme. This workstream is driven by the mission to work on policies that make India’s energy transition citizen-centric, especially its transition from fossil fuels. We will be examining and building evidence for this transition to be socially just through objective research and cutting-edge analytical approaches.

A successful applicant will work closely with the team to solve complex citizen-centric challenges in India’s energy transitions and the transitions of associated sectors like thermal power plants. These challenges include designing and deploying targeted skill development programmes for affected communities, governance mechanisms and financial estimations for a citizen-centric transition, identifying and estimating alternative livelihood opportunities in the form of green jobs.

We are looking for an experienced professional with hands-on experience of working in India’s

**Job duties and accountabilities**

**Primary Responsibilities**

**Research**
- Mentor research assistants on designing, collecting and analyzing quantitative data on the socio-economic impacts of the energy transition in the context of India (experience in qualitative research is a bonus).
- Mentor research assistants on analysing existing government datasets like the PLFS.
- Conceptualise and take ownership of research relevant for a just energy transition.
- Travel to project sites across multiple states for both primary research and state government engagement
- ability and willingness to travel is desired.
- Co/lead on specific projects and overall plan of activities in CEEW’s just transition workstream.
- Regularly track important developments nationally and internationally (policy and technical) in the sector through rigorous literature review and share summaries with team members to promote mutual learning.
- Lead on writing high-quality research reports and co/lead on research dissemination activities such as seminars, roundtable discussions, webinars with support from the team.
- Proactively building knowledge leadership by working towards - blogs, reports, op-eds, and policy briefs in regular intervals.
- Prepare presentations, fact sheets, briefing notes and other research communication material.

**Other responsibilities**
- Mentor research assistants and interns to build them as public policy professionals over and above excellence in research methods.
- Participate in relevant conferences, workshops, and training programs as necessary to communicate research findings and gain insights on new research in focus areas.
- Assist in building strategic partnerships and collaborations with peer organizations and government departments for ensuring continued learning, growth, and impact at scale.

**Selection Criteria**

**Educational Qualification**
- A postgraduate degree in economics, development economics, energy economics, political science, governance, public policy, sociology or related disciplines is a prerequisite. A Bachelor’s degree in engineering combined with a postgraduate in any of the aforementioned disciplines is acceptable.

**Work experience and requirements**
- At least 3-5 years of relevant work experience in designing quantitative research (for instance through monitoring and evaluation of any social/ public policy) and working with government datasets. (experience in qualitative research is a bonus).
- Deep knowledge of India’s governance structures, capacity building mechanisms, political economy of livelihood generation, community engagement.
- A good foundation in socio-economic concepts, macroeconomics, fiscal reviews and the coal economy in India and globally is a bonus.
- Extensive experience in conducting high quality field work for primary data collection.
- Excellent and proven abilities for stakeholder engagement including government officials and donors.
- Prior experience in designi