Senior Programme Associate, (Continuous Emission Monitoring Systems)

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About the Organization

iFOREST is an independent not-for-profit research and innovation organisation that was established in 2019 to identify, promote and scale up solutions for pressing environment-development challenges in India and other developing countries in Asia and Africa.

Our work is rooted in regional priorities to accelerate environmental actions at the sub-national level and to improve national policies and plans to support it. Our mission is to address the unique needs of regions by leveraging our resources and expertise to scale up national action and make a global impact. We use our regional knowledge to inform national policy and plans and strengthen international collaboration.

Job Description/Responsibilities

The Sr. Programme Associate will be responsible for the execution of research and engagement outputs pertaining to the Industrial Decarbonization Programme especially on industrial pollution, monitoring and reporting. This would entail conducting impactful research, survey, audit, and multi-stakeholder engagement. In addition, they would also be expected to identify new areas of work to support institutional goals.

Specific tasks to be undertaken are:

• Support and execute the research initiatives of the Programme.
• Contribute to designing research assignments, including developing research strategy and methodology as well as identifying specific activities and tasks.
• Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research including quantitative and qualitative assessments.
• Remain updated with the latest tools and techniques for executing qualitative and quantitative research.
• Write research documents, including analytical reports and policy papers based on evidence.
• Mentor young researchers in the team in executing research assignments.
• Stay abreast with the latest developments and debates in the sector.

Lead the outreach and communication

• Design and manage a comprehensive outreach strategy for the programme as well as for projects therein.
• Enable the generation of policy-research partnerships with government, industry and other stakeholders.
• Author and review articles and other forms of communication materials suitable for the public, government stakeholders, and donors.
• Build and leverage relationships to design and conduct roundtables, convenings, and report release meetings with government, industry, civil society, media, etc.

Additional duties

• Contribute to shaping the overall strategy for the programme, aligned with institutional priorities, sector-specific issues and ongoing work of other key institutions.
• Identify new pathways, initiatives, and partnerships that contribute to programmatic goals.
• Support development of new concept notes, proposals, theory of change and budgets for projects/interventions that further institutional objectives.
• Contribute to the institution’s brand building by representing iFOREST on various public platforms.
• Execute any related assignments that may arise in relation to the tasks or for further enhancement of the programme.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• A Bachelors or master’s in engineering is a must, preferably in Environmental, Instrumentation, Electronics, Civil, or related streams.
• The candidate must have experience of working on real-time monitoring technologies {Continuous Emissions (CEMS) and Effluent Monitoring system (CEQMS)}, Air quality monitoring, lab-based pollution monitoring and reporting system,
• Knowledge of CEMS and CEQMS technologies, CPCB guidelines, CEMS operation and maintenance, and Calibration is also a must.
• A minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience in industrial pollution monitoring, reporting, compliance, and related research, advisory and consulting are required.

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