Senior Researcher and Team Lead – Green Finance
Organization: Development Alternatives
Location: New Delhi
Industry: Environment
Type: Contract (one year and extendable)
Salary: As per organization’s salary disbursement structure and commensurate with qualifications and experience of the candidate
Description: NA
Responsibilities:
- Anchoring and building the research portfolio: “Financing for green economy transitions in India and the Global South” - with a special focus on financing for green MSMEs and greening the MSME sector.
- The research will contribute to the strategies to fulfil the resource efficiency, decoupling and climate mitigation (and adaptation) agendas of national and sub-national governments in order to achieve the Paris Agreement and SDGs - specifically Goal 12 - Sustainable Consumption and Production, Goal 13 – Climate Action and Goal 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth.
Educational requirements:
- Master’s degree in energy/environmental engineering or sciences from a government recognized educational institution
Experience requirements:
- Five to Eight years of working experience in research with an academic institution or a think tank or a financial institution. An experience of working for at least two assignments of minimum one year duration each, or one assignment of over two year duration in green / climate finance research or product design and delivery. In-depth understanding of policy environment specifically with respect to climate and green finance, sustainable procurement, MSME policies of India and programmes and institutions at national and state levels is desirable.
Desired Skills:
- Practical, problem solver, ready to take initiative.
- Communication and networking skills.
- Organizational skills, ability to work under pressure, and manage multiple tasks.
- Willingness to travel.
- Strong research and analytical skills, good working knowledge of IT tools, statistical research methods and tools.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills in English, experienced in technical report writing and presentation.
- Independent thinking, planning and designing research initiatives, team worker and team builder.
Application Instructions:
Disclaimer:
- Candidates with Requisite Experience Only apply that too with relevant cover letter.
- The openings provided here is meant for information purposes only. Please cross-verify the details before applying.
Date Posted: 2021-04-13
Click here to submit your profile.