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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. 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 450 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.
Our mission and values:
Our 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.
Our values are shared ideals that bind us together:
Integrity, Innovation, Urgency, Independence and Respect.
Our culture:
We are committed to advancing gender and social equity for human well-being in our mission including equal opportunities in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, national origin, age, caste, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, or protected Veteran status.
Job Highlight:
The position of the consultant is to advance the integration of the heat resilience agenda in Tamil Nadu. The work will include liaising and working closely with government agencies, professionals, private sector, civic groups, and other stakeholders to shape research, analysis, and interventions that address the growing impacts of extreme heat across sectors. You will work independently and engage with government and other stakeholders to collect base material and details to help towards building evidence, strengthen the framework for identifying key heat projects and establishing connections with donor agencies and multilateral banks that can potentially fund the pipeline of projects within the state.
We are seeking a consultant for supporting heat resilience in Tamil Nadu. You should be passionate about climate-resilient urban and rural development and self-driven towards influencing positive change in the real world by bridging theory and practice. You will work closely with the Government of Tamil Nadu—particularly the Tamil Nadu Green Climate Company (TNGCC), the Department of Environment and Climate Change, Tamil Nadu State Planning Commission, and allied departments, to operationalize the Heat Resilience Centre and strengthen institutional, policy, and financing mechanisms for heat mitigation.
This will include gathering data, conducting research, liaising with partners, government agencies and experts, undertaking analysis and synthesising solutions towards project deliverables. You should have considerable domain knowledge and understanding of urban and rural development and climate change relationships to help the team identify impactful positive changes to be achieved in the local context. The candidate should be hands-on and adept at developing research design and methodology, in-depth knowledge, and hands-on experience in using climate-related risk assessment and resilience frameworks, tools, and data sets, conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis, and prepare clearly written reports.
They should also be willing to learn in short spans, basics around financing frameworks and heat resilience concepts across varied geographies. The candidate should be energetic and agile, willing to respond quickly and travel within the city and state, outcome-oriented, a team player and able to engage with other team members, partners, and stakeholders. The person will have to report and have periodic check-ins with the relevant WRI India staff.
What you will do:
Research
- Data collection, policy review, and systems review for heat resilience planning, financing, and vulnerability assessment.
- Support documentation of best practices, case studies, and knowledge products related to heat risk mitigation.
- Synthesize and convert research…
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