Intern- Climate, Surat

IT & Telecom Information Management

Overview

Support climate resilience and capacity building in MSMEs

You have:

• Postgraduate degree in environmental/climate science, economics, public policy, engineering, statistics, urban/environmental planning, or related subjects
• 0-1 years of work experience in research roles related to MSME, environmental issues, energy sector, climate policy, or emissions inventory
• Writing experience expressed through published reports or written documentation
• Preferred experience in planning, coordinating capacity building or skilling programs amongst communities, small businesses, women, or entrepreneurs
• Awareness of environment and climate domain – main issues and trends
• Ability to work with and coordinate with multiple partners
• Fluent in English and Gujarati or Hindi is preferred language
• Engage constructively and collaboratively with the team and a sense of respect

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. 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 400 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Program Overview for Climate

At WRI India’s Climate Program we focus on modern, research and integrated solutions that can allow a low-carbon transition in India, while ensuring that the transition is equitable and just for its people and protects natural resources. Through applied research, the use of frameworks and tools, partnerships with partners and ground-level implementation, we want to achieve impact at scale.

About the Role

India has set for itself, decarbonization targets that can put the country on a low carbon development pathway. While this climate ambition must also ensure that India meets its developmental targets and raises the standard of living of all its people, climate change impacts are already affecting communities and must be addressed. Additionally, while low carbon shifts in our energy systems, industries, and transport can bring in better economic, job and development outcomes at the aggregate levels, if not managed well, they could also disproportionately and negatively influence the livelihoods of the most vulnerable – including informal workers, small businesses, low-income households, and women.

Taking cognizance of such potential impacts in developing low carbon/climate policies and undertaking measures to minimize and manage such impacts is important to ensure that the India’s low carbon transition is also just and equitable. In this regard, WRI India India’s Climate program is working to build a successful MSME sector in India by reducing their vulnerability to climate change, building capacity on undertaking climate action, accessing technology and finance for decarbonization, and preparing MSMEs for the low carbon transition though targeted, sector-specific skilling programs.

In this regard, WRI India’s Climate Program is looking for an intern for its ongoing work with the Indian MSME sector to build their resilience towards impacts of climate change, build their capacity to decarbonize and stay in the low carbon economy and support a “just” transition by identifying skilling needs and developing skilling programs and building capacity on accessing climate finance.

How Your Day Will Unfold

• Supporting engagement with textile MSMEs in Surat, local partners, and other relevant stakeholders,
• Assisting in creating knowledge products such as reports, statistical analysis, and data collection.
• Supporting the team with the documentation of key insights and learnings from the engagements with various stakeholders' groups,
• Supporting the team with the pilot-testing of interventions, skill training and other on-ground activities at the cluster and state level.

Requirements and skills that we seek:

• Postgraduate degree in environmental/ climate science, economics, public policy, engineering, statistics, urban/ environmental planning, or related subjects.
• 0- 1 years of work experience in research roles related to one or more of these topics: MSME, environment issues, energy sector, climate policy, emissions inventory, or related topics.
• Writing experience expressed through published reports or written documentation.
• Preferred any experience in planning, coordinating capacity building or skilling programs amongst communities, small businesses, women, entrepreneurs, or experienced/semi-experienced workers is desired.
• Awareness of environment and climate domain – main issues and trends.
• Ability to work with and coordinate with multiple partners.
• Fluent in English and Gujarati or Hindi is preferred language
• Engage constructively and collaboratively with the team and a sense of respect for the team members and partners.

No of Position: 2

Salary and Benefits: INR 25,000 Per Month

Duration: 3 months

Location: Surat

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.

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