Programme Lead/ Senior Programme Lead

Council

on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi

Programme Lead/ Senior Programme Lead – Industrial Sustainability

At

• CEEW, we are deliberate about what we stand for (and what we don’t stand for!)
• as an employer. So, if the below description strikes a chord, we would love to
• hear from you!
• At CEEW, we build careers in public policy
• ·We offer strong visionary leadership –
• with emphasis on research and impact at scale
• ·We actively promote leadership by
• initiative
• ·We celebrate talent and ambition
• ·You will be surrounded by smart people
• who will challenge you and help you grow
• ·You will learn faster than your peers
• in other organisations
• ·Curiosity and irreverence, as well as
• responsibility, come together at CEEW
• ·You will get above-market remuneration
• ·We provide a safe space for all

·At

CEEW, your life is your example for others

Designation offered

Programme Lead/ Senior Programme Lead

Team/ Focus area

Industrial Sustainability

Reporting to

Fellow

Location

New Delhi

Duration

Full-Time

Purpose

The

• Industrial Sustainability (IS) team aims to support India’s low carbon growth
• aspirations by advancing the uptake of green energy and resource efficiency
• practices. The IS team is working on several different initiatives that include
• energy transitions in the oil and gas sector, an assessment of alternative
• fuels like green hydrogen and biofuels uptake across difficult-to-decarbonise
• sectors in industry and mobility applications, developing optimal
• decarbonisation trajectory for the steel and cement sector, assessing the
• prospects on carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) in India and
• characterising the industrial sector value chains to analyse various aspects
• such as carbon footprint, financial strength, resource requirements, and jobs
• supported.

The

• IS team seeks to hire a highly committed candidate to build and expand our
• programme in the above mentioned sectors as well as to support government
• engagements. The candidate should be flexible to work on multiple projects in
• parallel depending on the priorities of the team. This role demands high
• quality research to provide direction, support, and insights to the policy
• planners and industry captains towards decarbonisation options. The candidate
• should have an active and self-directed interest towards the assessment and
• production of alternative fuels including green hydrogen and derivatives,
• biofuels, CCUS, industrial decarbonisation and other related sectors. She/he
• should be able to perform resource assessments, material-energy balance,
• techno-economic analysis, emissions analysis, scenario comparisons, etc. The
• candidate should be willing to collaborate with other researchers in the
• respective domain and independently drive collaboration with international
• experts on the topic. Further, the candidate should have good oral and written
• communication skills and have the capability to independently drive government
• engagements, draft briefing notes and policy documents.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

Research

• ·Conceptualise and implement new
• research projects, methodologies, and market solutions for decarbonising the
• industrial sector and developing new green energy sector.
• ·Develop models for material-energy
• balance, techno-economic analysis, energy systems optimisation and technology
• assessment and forecasting
• ·Conduct comprehensive research,
• utilising primary and secondary sources, to assess various technologies and
• develop business models for their adoption
• ·To be able to induct new tools and
• approaches in the analysis of the said sectors/sub-sectors
• ·Actively monitor and communicate key
• policy and technical developments in the sector
• ·To be able to write high-quality first
• drafts of reports, papers and analyses for internal and external circulation
• ·Publish high-quality research reports,
• policy papers, issue briefs, memos, opinion-pieces, blogs etc.
• ·Support stakeholder engagement and
• relevant convening, including policy and technical exchanges among government
• officials, R&D facilities, subject experts, etc.

·Drive

daily analytical requirements of the team in responding to short-turnaround

requests or studies

Shortlisting Criteria

Qualification

• ·Master degree in chemical, energy,
• industrial, production, mechanical engineering or other graduate courses along
• these lines.
• ·Sound understanding of India’s energy
• markets and policy and regulatory environment

·Strong

• research background with an adequate understanding of research methods and
• quantitative skills
• Work experience
• ·At least 8 – 10 years of relevant work
• experience in the field of research, policy/industry engagement and project
• management in the area of fossil fuels, alternative fuels and industrial
• decarbonisation
• ·Prior experience of writing white
• papers, articles, policy briefs and research reports
• ·Strong track record of team and
• project management including timely delivery of outputs

·Prior

• experience in consulting firms or think tanks would be preferred
• Main skills
• ·Ability and proven expertise to
• conduct techno-economic analysis, cost & benefit analysis, material-energy
• balances, sound knowledge of basic economic principles.
• ·Managing a team and delivering under
• tight deadlines
• ·Basic understanding of industrial
• sector and handling external (including government) engagements
• ·Proficiency in Excel is essential.
• Experience with software programmes such as Python, Matlab is a plus.
• ·Good written and oral communication
• skills.

·Willingness

for occasional travel to stakeholder offices or operations

Personality

• ·Willingness to learn new research and
• project management skills.
• ·Ability to identify creative solutions
• to vexing challenges in taking policy to action.
• ·Ability to adapt and deliver under
• tight deadlines in a professional environment.
• ·Striving for rigour in research and
• quality in work output.
• ·Ability to effectively work in a team
• while being able to independently drive research with minimum assistance, when
• time demands.
• ·Willingness to learn, grow and develop
• at personal and professional front, at a rapid pace with a steep learning
• curve.

·Ability

to work in an interdisciplinary and multicultural environment.

CEEW

operates in a dynamic environment and the candidate will be required to show

flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Compensation

Competitive

• compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best of
• standards adopted by the industry or other similar organisations for similar
• roles.

Application Process

CEEW

• is an equal opportunity employer, and the selection process does not
• discriminate on the basis of age, gender, caste, ethnicity, religion, or
• sexuality. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Applications

• will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested applicants are advised to apply
• at the earliest possible. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We
• appreciate your interest.