Location:

Mumbai, India
Salary:

negotiable / YEAR
Job type:

FULL_TIME
Posted:

1 month ago
Category:

Audit and Oversight, Education, Environment and Natural Resources, Evaluation, Management and Strategy
Deadline:

15/04/2024

JOB DESCRIPTION

Who we are and what we do?

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. Our work focuses on building sustainable and liveable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. 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 organisation with more than 400 experts and other staff around the world. World Resources Institute began in Washington, DC, in 1982 to provide cutting edge analysis to address global environment and development challenges. WRI spans more than 50 countries, with offices in Brazil, China, Europe, India, Indonesia, and the United States. In all of these locations, WRI works with government, business, and civil society to drive ambitious action based on high-quality data and objective analysis.

WRI India has the capacity to convene key stakeholders, and forge strategic partnerships with governments, business, foundations, civil society organizations, institutes and NGOs, to scale-up solutions that can bring game-changing results for the sustainable management of natural resources in India.

Program and Position Overview

The Energy Program at WRI India is seeking an expert on PMEL (Planning, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) to work with and support research focused on India’s development, energy for equitable development, electricity governance, industrial decarbonization, a just energy transition.

You will work with the program leadership to strengthen the Energy Program’s PMEL efforts. You will support the institutional understanding and integration of PMEL and to bring in modern thinking and approaches to our work, establishing best practices in monitoring and evaluation. This will include learning from peer organizations, trainings and disseminating knowledge, to build a broad cohort of expertise across the Program.

You will help with the reporting process that is used to set strategy and recommend actions to better measure and capture impact. Main parts of the role include ensuring that monitoring and evaluation frameworks, approaches and methodologies are adopted to understand the outcomes and impacts of our work, and that there are iterative feedback loops to incorporate learning into the strategic planning process.

You will also work directly with select project teams to support integration of PMEL into projects, to improve the robustness of our research how our efforts are achieving desired impact. You will also contribute to topical workshops, team retreats, and learning events.

About your role:

Strengthen Program Strategy

Review the Energy Program’s strategy and annual plans, including the development and strengthening of midyear check-ins and follow-up of main takeaways and action points
Analyse and produce reports for program leadership to evaluate progress against strategic objectives.
Lead the development and tracking of institutional ToC processes with the Managing for Results (MfR) team. Ensure that MEL framework development is aligned to institutional processes.

Improve Project Management and Impact

Help project teams utilize PMEL to inform research methodology development.
Maintain a broad, substantive knowledge of issues related to the Energy Program’s portfolio and its strategic goals to support collaboration with other programs.
Working with the program leadership, provide strategic insights into team meetings and helping focus on stronger impact by reviewing proposed new work and giving rigour to the sunsetting process and supporting ongoing strategy reviews.
Coordinate with MfR for programmatic institutional commitments and improvement.
Responsible for developing trainings and guidance on strategy development and theory of change, including keeping updated on the latest literature on modern thinking and approaches, and best practices in strategy development and project implementation.
Ensure lessons learned through PMEL processes are captured and shared to advance the application of best practices throughout the team.
Ensure data streamlining and process development across project KPIs, donor deliverables and ToCs.

Technical PMEL Support

Establish a cycle of evaluation within WRI India’s Energy Program, and provide leadership for, and support of, ongoing evaluations across the program, including dissemination of lessons learned internally and externally.
Working with thematic teams and projects, identify potential evaluation questions, develop evaluation methodologies and liaise with external evaluators.
Provide targeted guidance and direct PMEL support to project teams, including strategy and program design of theories of change, monitoring and project implementation.
Be an internal reviewer for publications related to monitoring, evaluation and research design.
Serve as support to team to design research/ evaluations ensuring design and evidence gathering.
Conduct proposal reviews to help integrate MEL from the outset and provide guidance on M&E reporting and indicators to subgrantees and partners.

Qualification and Requirements we seek:

7-10 years of relevant, full-time work experience with demonstrated involvement in project design and strategy development
Master’s degree in public policy, economics, political science, environmental studies, or related field. PhD would be added advantage
Demonstrated experience and expertise in program design and monitoring, evaluation and learning, developing theories of change, strategy development, results frameworks, change management, or related subject areas
Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills. Knowledge and experience of using R, SPSS, Atlast TI, NVivo or other similar software desirable. Experience of using MS Excel is a must.
Sector-specific knowledge and experience related to the impact of energy on climate change, agriculture, healthcare, sustainable cities, and electric vehicles is preferred. Intersectional understanding of developmental projects and processes is desirable.
Demonstrated experience conducting gender analyses, political economy analyses, baseline assessments, or other project or program planning assessments.
Extensive experience utilizing good practices in identifying the rationale for the research methodology, developing protocols and safeguards for data collection and management, communicating results transparently, etc.
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
Superb attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team. Self-starter with ability to juggle multiple assignments at one time.
Demonstrated passion for WRI’s mission, including a working knowledge of key issues within WRI’s portfolio

Salary and Benefits: INR 15,00,000-18,00,000

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

Duration:1 year (Extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Location: Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore

List of Documents to be attached:

Cover Letter
Resume

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). Click Here

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 staffmember

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

Health & Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyle

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.

Click here to know more about our benefits Careers | WRI INDIA (wri-india.org)

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.