Senior Program Associate- Air Quality

India Clean Air Connect; Delhi; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

An environmental organization in Delhi seeks a candidate to enhance air quality through supporting city governments. Responsibilities include developing air quality strategies, engaging stakeholders, and conducting research. The ideal applicant will hold a Ph.D. or Master's degree in a related field and have 4+ years of relevant experience in emissions inventories and project management. Strong communication and analytical skills are essential, along with the ability to travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of work experience in emissions inventories and air quality action plans.
• Strong communication skills, both oral and written, in English and vernacular languages.
• Ability to independently lead and draft research proposals.

Responsibilities

• Support City governments in implementing policies to enhance air quality.
• Engage with stakeholders and prepare detailed project reports.
• Conduct research on air quality and prepare technical documents.

Skills

Analytical research skills

Strong communication

Quantitative and qualitative data analysis

Interpersonal skills

Project management

Education

Ph.D./Master's degree in Atmospheric Science or related

Job description

The selected candidate will work with WRI India in supporting City governments to implement policies and projects focusing to enhance air quality in cities. The candidate will work closely with City and State government officials and other stakeholders, support framing air quality strategies and enable implementation. In overall, will provide all the support required in enabling municipal action for improving air quality such as monitoring systems, identification, and source attribution, emissions inventories, activity analysis, air pollution modeling, collect and analyze data for preparing action plans and sectoral action plans, engage for citizen participation, prepare detailed project reports, support implementation, measure impacts, evaluate and communicate the learnings.

The candidate will actively undertake research to further the understanding on air quality in Indian cities, will prepare technical documents, presentations, data analysis tools, communicate in the public domain, engage with partners and other stakeholders to support the agenda for clean air. The candidate will be required to work independently and in coordination with team members and partners to achieve the deliverables.

Qualifications

• Ph.D./master’s degree in Atmospheric Science, Environmental Sciences, Urban/Environment Planning or a related discipline.
• Minimum 4 years of highly relevant, full-time work experience in developing emissions inventories, activity analysis, source apportionment study, developing air quality action plans. Prior working with municipal corporation generating DPRs will be useful with program implementation and project management experience.
• Strong communication with an exceptional ability (through published work, articles, etc.) to write and comprehend effectively.
• Strong analytical research skills – ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, both orally and in writing, with fluency in English and understanding of vernacular languages.
• Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data analysis is a requirement.
• A highly organized and detail-oriented thinker who can juggle multiple competing priorities.
• Ability to understand and transfer skills and knowledge to a breadth of specialty areas.
• Ability to independently lead, design and draft research proposals and studies.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to build a strong network of professional relationships.
• Comfort working with the staff at all levels of experience.
• Willingness to travel whenever required in short notice.

About the organisation

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. WRI India’s mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth’s environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. 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 organization. Currently over 150 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.