Research Analyst – Foresight Team (CEO’s Office)

Council on Energy, Environment and Water; New Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) in New Delhi seeks a Research Analyst for the Foresight team (CEO’s Office). The role focuses on rigorous research, data-driven analysis, and strategic outreach across energy, environment and policy domains.

You will contribute to governance and policy inquiries, coordinating with international partners and embassies where needed. The successful candidate will work on quantitative and qualitative analysis, data compilation, and development of

Qualifications

• Completed an undergraduate degree; ideally focusing on economics / public policy / finance / law / international relations / development studies
• Demonstrated excellence in course-work/capstone projects in quantitative research is an added bonus

Responsibilities

• Assist CEO’s office with rigorous qualitative and quantitative analysis across diverse subjects
• Collate and review large data sets, using interdisciplinary methodologies
• Co-author reports, briefs and outreach content based on research findings
• Accompany the CEO and team to meetings with stakeholders and prepare meeting minutes

Skills

Quantitative analysis

Qualitative analysis

Data handling

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Undergraduate degree in economics / public policy / development studies

Masters degree advantageous

Job description

Council on Energy, Environment and Water | Full time

Research Analyst – Foresight Team (CEO’s Office)

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi

Terms of Reference

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

At CEEW, we build careers in public policy

• We offer strong visionaryleadership – with emphasis on research and impact at scale
• We actively promote leadershipby initiative
• We celebrate talent andambition
• You will be surrounded by smartpeople who will challenge you and help you grow
• You will learn faster than yourpeers in other organisations
• Curiosity and irreverence aswell as responsibility come together at CEEW
• You will get above-marketremuneration
• At CEEW, your life is yourexample for others

Designationoffered : Research Analyst

Reporting to : Chief of Staff

Purpose:

CEEW seeks to hire a Research Analyst who would work in the Foresight team . CEEW offers anintellectually challenging and conducive work environment, with a focus onresearch rigour, innovative thinking, and strategic outreach. We are lookingfor an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual who would be excited to workon a diverse range of subjects and contribute to the dynamic researchenvironment at CEEW.

CEEW has an interdisciplinary research cultureand its value comes from adopting different methods and connecting dots acrosspolicy and industry verticals. T he ResearchAnalyst would work on a range of cutting-edge governance and policyissues: energy transitions, sustainablefinance, AI, resource security, climate governance,international negotiations , and academic writing. The candidate willalso support the team in organising high-level diplomatic engagements withinternational organisations, embassies, and global partners. They will getsupport, opportunity, and learning from a team of dynamic colleagues.

The successful applicant will assist the Chiefof Staff with robust quantitative and qualitativeanalysis. In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined below, s/heshould be prepared, as and when necessary, to take on additionalresponsibilities and respond to events and developments that cannot beanticipated easily.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

Research

Successfulcandidate is expected to assist the CEO’s office in the following:

• Undertake rigorous qualitative and quantitativeanalysis on a range of subjects as described above
• Collect, collate and review large amounts of dataand analyse information using a variety of mathematical tools andinterdisciplinary methodologies
• Reach out to organisations (government andprivate) and sectoral experts to identify and explain trends in technologies,finance, policies and citizen behaviour
• Track technological and political developmentsand engage with government, industry, investors and other stakeholders
• Track global developments related to environmentalissues viz-a-viz international governance, trade, fin ance andtechnologies through both primary and secondary research
• Co-author reports, issue briefs and developideas for blogs and other outreach submissions based on research
• Write short memos for research and policyaudiences
• Actively engage with industry stakeholders andgovernment officials to communicate and create impact with research findings
• Contribute to other teams’ research objectives tothe extent that their skillset adds value to the output, on request orotherwise

Programme Assistance

• Assist with projectimplementation, including preparing presentations, factsheets and othercommunication material
• Respond to research requests, and synthesiseinformation is salient formats
• Assist with programme implementation, includinghelp with preparing presentations and policy recommendations
• Assist with building a database and relationshipswith a wider community of experts, scholars, institutions and potential donorsin the energy, environment and water domains
• Assist with planning and executing events such asreport launches, consultation workshops, round table discussions, etc.
• Contribute to reports and other research productsas part of the research team
• Participate constructively in weekly teammeetings
• Accompany the CEO and other team members formeetings with other stakeholders; prepare minutes of the meetings and assistwith relevant follow up

Selection Criteria

Education

• Completed an undergraduate degree; ideallyfocussing on economics / public policy / finance / law / internationalrelations / development studies; a Masters’ degree in these domains is anadvantage, but not mandatory
• Demonstrated excellence in course-work/capstoneprojects in quantitative research is an added bonus

Workexperience

• 0 -2 years of relevant work experience
• Experience in dealing with public and privateinstitutions within and outside India is desirable, particularly at founder’soffices / public policy think tanks / MP’s office / law firms
• Superior analytical abilities, effective oral andwritten communication skills are necessary prerequisites
• Ability to analyse information and present in aclear and compelling manner
• Comfortable with numbers and ability to makesense out of large data sets
• Excited by a multidisciplinary role
• Ability to manage time effectively to handlemultiple requests at the same time
• Ability and willingness to work in a dynamic andfluid environment
• Ability to communicate and coordinate effectivelyas a team member
• Ability to work in multicultural teams

Compensation

CEEW offers acompetitive compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the bestof standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similarroles.

Application Process

CEEW is an equalopportunity employer, and the selection process does not discriminate on thebasis of age, gender, caste, ethnicity, religion, or sexuality. Femalecandidates are encouraged to apply.