Intern – Sustainable Water Programme

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About the Organization

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water is one of Asia’s leading not-for-profit policy research institutions. CEEW uses data, integrated analysis, and strategic outreach to explain – and change – the use, reuse, and misuse of resources.

Job Description/Responsibilities

The CEEW’s sustainable water programme informs policy-making for the sustainable development of water resources and their effective management through research in the areas of: mainstreaming circular economy in used water management through planning for treated water reuse and water bodies rejuvenation; enabling water security under changing climate through developing pathways for resilient water systems and assessing policy coherence for inclusive water and allied resources governance; and water accounting based planning.

For its water programme, CEEW seeks to hire an intern having a basic understanding of policies pertaining to the Indian water and wastewater sector. The candidate should be aware of the urban water supply and wastewater management issues and challenges, especially considering the climate

variability and change and the current policy discourse for addressing them. Also, the candidate should possess strong data analysis skills and support the organisation in accessing various existing secondary data sets, such as those from the Census of India, Urban Local Bodies, Central and State Pollution Control Boards, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Ministry of Jal Shakti, India WRIS or any other data sets available in the public domain. The candidate should have proficiency in using statistical tools.

Job Responsibilities

Research:

• Competent in undertaking policy and data analysis
• Assist in the development of the research methodology
• Conduct primary surveys, including sampling design, questionnaire development, and coordination of the field research
• Undertake analysis of primary and secondary water-related datasets using statistical tools
• Assist or preferably independently write high-quality research reports
• Generate knowledge content – blogs, policy briefs, etc. at regular intervals

Project Assistance:

• Assist in preparing presentations, fact sheets, and other research communication material
• Assist senior team members for important meetings and sessions, prepare notes, and conduct follow-ups, as required
• Assist in coordination with the outreach team, engagement with a wider network of stakeholders, and concerned policymakers
• Travel to project sites, if required, to monitor field surveys, conduct interviews or collect data for different research projects
• Any other assistance that may be required

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Pursuing or completed master’s degree in environmental sciences/management/planning, water resources management/engineering, urban planning/management, hydrology, public policy or a related field
• Up to one year of experience. Candidates with no experience can apply

Skills:

• Competent in collecting and analysing data
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Good report-writing skills
• Competent in using MS Office application suite
• Proficiency in GIS will be an added advantage

Personality:

• Willingness to learn new skills in research and project management
• Ability to adapt and deliver work under tight deadlines in a professional environment
• Striving for rigour in research and quality in work output
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment

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