Job Opportunity for Manager – Corporate Climate Action and Industry Decarbonization at WRI India in * Mumbai, India* New Delhi, India

## Job Title: Manager – Corporate Climate Action and Industry Decarbonization, Climate Program

**About WRI India:**

WRI India is a leading environmental research and policy organization committed to promoting environmentally sound and socially equitable development.  We work towards creating transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. Our mission is to move human society towards sustainable living, and we achieve this through applied research, policy recommendations, and partnerships with governments, businesses, and communities. 

**Job Location:**

* Mumbai, India

* New Delhi, India

**Experience Required:**

* **Postgraduate degree/ master’s degree** in engineering, economics, management, science, technology, or public policy.

* **7-10 Years of cross-sectoral industry or consulting experience** in climate change, sustainability, and industrial decarbonization. 

* Demonstrated experience in **GHG accounting, target setting, climate scenario analysis, financial/cost-benefit analysis, corporate sustainability reporting, ESG disclosures, and development of corporate sustainability strategy**.

* Experience working on **Science Based Targets, internal carbon pricing, and value-chain decarbonization are desirable**.

* Knowledge of the **domestic and international climate policy and business climate action landscape, issues, and trends**.

* Knowledge of **important technological interventions needed for deep decarbonization**, especially in hard-to-abate sectors, along with an understanding of barriers and challenges in adoption.

* Experience **working with and coordinating across multiple partners**.

* Passion for **change and high impact in corporate climate action and industrial decarbonization**.

* Collaborative, respectful, and responsible.

* Fluency in **English** is essential, and fluency in **regional languages** is a plus.

**Job Description:**

The Climate Program at WRI India is looking for a dynamic individual to advance our engagement with the private sector, focusing on catalyzing low-carbon industry growth. This role will involve working on topics ranging from corporate decarbonization strategies, value chain engagement, GHG reporting and management, science-based targets, sectoral decarbonization roadmaps, just transitions, and carbon pricing. 

**Responsibilities:**

* Build and nurture engagement with key stakeholders in the industry sector in India, including large corporates, industry associations, MSME associations, government and policymakers, think tanks, educational institutions, academia, and sectoral experts.

* Provide strategic insights to the program on opportunities and levers for accelerating sustainable and inclusive low-carbon industrial growth in India, enhancing business preparedness and capacities towards low-carbon policies and trends, and supporting voluntary climate action in India.

* Develop and implement projects aimed at achieving the desired outcomes outlined above with impact at scale.

* Conduct in-depth primary and secondary research with quantitative and qualitative analysis to inform policies and actions needed for advancing industrial decarbonization and addressing barriers to decarbonization.

* Facilitate impactful dialogues, convenings, workshops, roundtables, and events with partners.

* Lead coordination and dissemination of capacity-building activities.

* Write compelling research products, articles, and blogs, and provide research and content development support as needed.

* Keep abreast of industry and technology trends, policy and financing landscape, and sectoral developments.

* Perform other tasks as needed to achieve the Climate Program’s vision.