Senior Program Associate - State Coordinator

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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

You will work with WRI India in leading Strategic engagement for the program of Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge with various State and City level agencies and relevant stakeholders. Reporting to the Program Coordinator, you will provide technical support to selected States in India for implementing various measures towards healthy development of young children and wellbeing of their caregivers in the cities. This engagement will primarily involve landscape assessment of policies and stakeholders (govt and non-govt), outreach and buy-in from State departments, conducting capacity building program for government officials and formulating drafts/inputs around relevant policies and guidelines to achieve long-term sustenance of the program.

You will identify and lead discussions with State agencies and departments along with WRI internal team and prepare technical reports, project presentations and involve ecosystem stakeholders in the program activities. You will conduct research on relevant topics such as policies and mandates around inclusive public spaces and transport, early childhood development, private sector engagement and identify potential opportunities towards program objectives. You will be required to work independently and coordinate with team members and partners to achieve the deliverables. The candidate needs to be energetic and agile, outcome oriented, team player and available to travel at short notice.

Job Responsibilities

You will handle a range of program responsibilities. Some of the key responsibilities will include:

Program development and Co-ordination

• Responsible for developing Network of NN cities along with all day-to-day engagement with MP State government and relevant stakeholders to coordinate towards achieving program objectives.
• Prepare technical documents including data collection and survey report, baselines reports, policy drafts and inputs on statutory documents.
• Formulate capacity building programs for State departments and relevant officials as well as lead discussions with potential private sector stakeholders to form partnerships.
• Lead strategic conversations with key policy actors in the ecosystem to support institutionalization of solutions.
• Support WRI India in any other research or projects related to urban development related areas.
• Communications and partnership
• Coordinate and schedule meetings with State and relevant agencies, assist in conducting State convenings and workshops and onboard relevant partners.
• Identify potential partners at State and city level to accelerate achieving program objectives.
• Communicate closely with WRI India internal team members towards completing program deliverables and constant progress reporting.
• Research
• Focus on statutory frameworks, policies centered around early childhood development, public spaces and city planning with attention to vulnerable groups, gender and poverty.
• Support development of knowledge products for the program such as training modules, toolkits, guidebooks, capacity building modules, etc.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Post-graduation in Urban planning/ Urban design/ Public policy/ Environmental/Transport planning or related discipline.
• Minimum 4-7 years’ experience in relevant field around public infrastructure, planning and policies. Experience of working with government stakeholders or State or central programs is essential.
• Passionate about enhancing quality of life for children through inclusive and sustainable development principles, public policies, general awareness of environment and climate change.
• Strong analytical research skills – ability to communicate complex concepts clearly, both orally and in writing, with fluency in English.
• Fluency in English and Hindi required, additionally knowledge of Marathi, Kannada or Oriya may be beneficial. (written and spoken).
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint and Excel) is a requirement. Working knowledge of GIS is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of a team. Strong interpersonal skills with ability to build a network of professional relationships.
• Willing to travel extensively.

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