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Job Description
Note: This opportunity is available across Mumbai, and New Delhi
About us
WRI India, an independent knowledge organization registered as 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. Know more: wri-india.org
Program Overview for Energy
The objective of the WRI India energy program is to inform and guide India’s transition to cleaner energy through strong research, ground-level implementation experience, partnerships with key stakeholders and communicating our work. The 5 pillars of the energy program focus on increasing clean energy demand, increasing clean energy supply, supporting sub-national energy transitions, raising the issues of materials and circularity for the energy transition and ensuring equitable development through energy transitions.
About IRP:
Under this initiative we work with states on Integrated Resource Planning (IRP) and to support the translation of state energy-transition priorities into implementable plans, infrastructure requirements and investment pathways. By helping states identify the system interventions needed to meet changing demand and integrate clean energy, the work strengthens their capacity to implement reliable and modern electricity infrastructure and supports the long-term transition towards cleaner energy supply for communities.
Job Highlight:
The Energy Program at WRI India is seeking a motivated Program Research Analyst - IRP with a background in regulatory analysis and strong analytical capabilities to support our work on Integrated Resource Planning (IRP). The role involves reviewing policy and regulatory documents, data collection, supporting analysis, and contributing to research on policy and institutional frameworks related to planning.
What you will do:
- Conduct background research and literature reviews on generation and transmission resource adequacy policies, regulations and plans.
- Support the collection, interpretation, and analysis of regulatory/electricity data from various sources including policies, rules, regulations, tariff petitions, etc., ensuring accuracy and consistency.
- Review judgments, regulations, policies, and related documentation.
- Support techno-economic, regulatory, legal and policy analysis.
- Synthesise findings into clear and succinct notes and analytical summaries.
- Support the team with ongoing research tasks.
- Participate in team meetings, discussions, and presentations of research outputs.
What you will need:
- Master’s degree in electrical/power systems engineering, public policy, economics, law or related disciplines.
- At least two years of work experience. Exposure to energy policy or regulatory analysis and data interpretation is desirable.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills. Contributions to technical papers, research reports, online journals/magazines will be a plus.
- Ability to meticulously track, analyse, summarise and record important data and details from policies, regulatory orders, legal documents, and other such sources.
- Demonstrated interest in the energy sector, public policy, and climate resilience.
- Comfort with quantitative analysis involving large data in Microsoft Excel and ability to present key findings using PowerPoint and other tools such as Tableau and Power BI.
Potential Salary and Benefits: INR 9,50,000 to 12,00,000 Per Annum
Salary shall be commensurate with experience, skills and internal parity. WRI India offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.
Duration: 1 year as a term hire (extendable based on performance and project requirements)
Location: Mumbai or New Delhi.
Start date: As soon as possible
List of Documents to be attached:
Cover Letter
Key Requirements & Skills
and investment pathways. By helping states identify the system interventions needed to meet changing demand and integrate clean energy, the work strengthens their capacity to implement reliable and modern electricity infrastructure and supports the long-term transition towards cleaner energy supply for communities.Job Highlight:
The Energy Program at WRI India is seeking a motivated Program Research Analyst - IRP with a background in regulatory analysis and strong analytical capabilities to support our work on Integrated Resource Planning (IRP). The role involves reviewing policy and regulatory documents, data collection, supporting analysis, and contributing to research on policy and institutional frameworks related to planning.
What you will do:
- Conduct background research and literature reviews on generation and transmission resource adequacy policies, regulations and plans.
- Support the collection, interpretation, and analysis of regulatory/electricity data from various sources including policies, rules, regulations, tariff petitions, etc., ensuring accuracy and consistency.
- Review judgments, regulations, policies, and related documentation.
- Support techno-economic, regulatory, legal and policy analysis.
- Synthesise findings into clear and succinct notes and analytical summaries.
- Support the team with ongoing research tasks.
- Participate in team meetings, discussions, and presentations of research outputs.
What you will need:
- Master’s degree in electrical/power systems engineering, public policy, economics, law or related disciplines.
- At least two years of work experience. Exposure to energy policy or regulatory analysis and data interpretation is desirable.
- Excellent analytical and writing skills. Contributions to technical papers, research reports
Benefits & Perks
: INR 9,50,000 to 12,00,000 Per AnnumSalary shall be commensurate with experience, skills and internal parity. WRI India offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.
Duration: 1 year as a term hire (extendable based on performance and project requirements)
Location: Mumbai or New Delhi.
Start date: As soon as possible
List of Documents to be attached:
Cover Letter
Resume
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose.
How to Apply
Qualified applicants should apply online at www.wri.org/careers. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered. Only select applicants will be contacted for interview. There will be a writing test conducted with final candidates. Please do not contact program staff directly for this position.
Kindly note that WRI India’s recruitment process does not involve any payment at any stage. Applicants will never be asked to share bank account or financial information as part of the application. All official communication and offer letters are issued only through authorised WRI India email IDs.
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 incl
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