Programme Associate - Sustainable Water

Council on Energy, Environment and Water; Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Council on Energy, Environment and Water seeks a Programme Associate for its Sustainable Water programme in New Delhi. The role focuses on supporting policy research, data analysis, and urban water management challenges under climate variability and policy discourse.

The candidate will engage with secondary data sources and collaborate with the water team to inform policy-making and planning for resilient water systems in India.

Job description

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi Programme Associate – Sustainable Water Terms of Reference

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 and 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

Reporting to

Programme Lead, Water

Location

New Delhi

Purpose

The CEEW’s sustainable water programme informs policy-making for thesustainable development of waterresources and their effective management through research in the areas of:mainstreaming circular economy in used water management through planning for treated used water reuse; enabling water security under changing climate through developingpathways for resilient water systems; assessing policy coherence for inclusive water and allied resources governance; and water accounting based planning.

For its sustainable water programme, CEEW seeks to hire a ProgrammeAssociate having a good understanding of India’s water sector. An idealcandidate should have a thorough understanding of urban water management issuesand challenges, especially considering the climate variability and change, andthe current policy discourse (supply and demand management, and used watertreatment, recycling, and reuse) for addressing them. The candidate should haveprior experience working in the used water management and circular economysectors.

Along with a policy research orientation, the candidate should possess strong data analysis skills and support the organisation in accessing various existing secondary data sets, such as those from the Census of India, Urban Local Bodies, Central and StatePollution Control Boards, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Directorate ofEconomics and Statistics, Ministry of Jal Shakti, India WRIS or any other datasets available in the public domain. The candidate should have proficiency inusing statistical tools. Hands-on experience with geo-spatial tools andexperience of working in projects involving the engagement of urban local bodieswill be desirable.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

Research:

â Undertaking policy