Consultant – Digital Public Infrastructure

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About the Organization

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.

Job Description

SuThe Consultant will lead the design, development, and adoption of open, interoperable digital public infrastructure for mobility under the guidance of the Executive Director - Mobility at WRI India. This strategic role combines technical expertise with ecosystem leadership, responsible for operationalizing DPI architecture, enabling pilot execution, fostering multi-stakeholder collaboration, and driving advocacy and capacity-building efforts.

Job Responsibilities

• Refine and operationalize the technical architecture of the mobility DPI, incorporating use case narratives and real-world scenarios.
• Identify, assess, and support the development, configuration, and extension of key digital building blocks, leveraging existing DPG/DPI solutions (e.g., Beckn, DIGIT) or developing new components.
• Lead phased ecosystem consultations (internal, targeted, public) to validate the architecture, build stakeholder buy-in, and align on priorities.
• Initiate and support pilot planning, partner onboarding, operational frameworks, and troubleshooting.
• Champion DPI principles to relevant stakeholders through workshops, webinars, consultations, and public engagements.
• Collaborate with financial institutions to explore innovative funding models and incentive structures for pilots.
• Contribute to governance frameworks, scaling strategies, and comprehensive DPI playbooks based on pilot learnings.
• Deliver continuous progress reports, updated architecture drafts, pilot updates, and building block progress reports.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Strong technical expertise in system architecture, digital protocols, APIs, and data exchange frameworks.
• Demonstrated ability to engage multi-stakeholder ecosystems – government, private sector and civil society.
• Experience in leading pilot projects, technical workshops, and scaling digital solutions.
• Proven experience in DPI, digital infrastructure, or large-scale technology ecosystems.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Familiarity with existing DPG/DPIs and open-source architectures.
• Experience with capacity building and advocacy initiatives in digital ecosystems.
• Understanding of financial models (blended finance, carbon credits) and governance in digital transformation contexts.

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