Research Analyst

Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW),

New

Delhi

Research Analyst– Sustainable Water Programme

• Terms of Reference
• 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

Analyst

Reporting

to

Programme Associate, Sustainable Water

Location

New Delhi

Purpose

• 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: circular water economy for urban resilience;
• climate risk-informed water security planning; climate-adaptive water
• governance; and water accounting-based planning.
• For its sustainable water programme, CEEW seeks to hire a Research
• Analyst with a good understanding of India’s water sector. An ideal candidate
• should have a thorough understanding of urban water management issues and
• challenges, especially considering the climate variability and change, and the
• current policy discourse (supply and demand management, and used water
• treatment, recycling, and reuse) for addressing them. The candidate should have
• prior experience working in the used water management and circular economy
• sectors.
• Along with a policy research orientation, 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. Hands-on
• experience with geo-spatial tools and experience of working in projects
• involving the engagement of urban local bodies will be desirable.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

Research

• ●Undertaking policy and data analysis for
• mainstreaming treated used water (TUW) reuse in local governance.
• ●Assist in the development of city-level TUW
• reuse plans.
• ●Conduct primary surveys, including sampling,
• design and questionnaire development, and undertake field visits to collect
• data and information related to water supply and demand across different
• sectors within the city or specific region.
• ●Analyse primary and secondary water-related
• datasets using statistical tools to estimate the city water balance, assess the
• existing used water management scenario, and identify TUW reuse avenues.
• ●Conduct a financial assessment using various budget
• estimation techniques to assess the financial viability of the proposedcity-level treated used water reuse plan
• ●Conduct life cycle cost assessments of used water
• treatment technologies
• ●Assist in writing 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 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

Selection Criteria

Education and Experience

• ●Master’s degree in environmental
• sciences/management/planning, water resources management, urban
• planning/management, hydrology, public policy or a related field
• ●Prior experience in working with urban local bodies,
• used water treatment technologies and reuse solutions, and the economics of
• used water resource management.
• ●Proven evidence of conducting effective stakeholder
• engagement.
• ●1–2 years of
• work experience

Skills

• ●Competent in collecting and analysing data
• ●Good report writing skills
• ●Good data visualisation skills
• ●Competent in using MS Office application suite
• ●Proficiency in RS/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

Compensation

Competitive

compensation – commensurate with the experience and matching the best of

standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.

Application

Process

• CEEW is an
• equal opportunity employer, and the selection process does not discriminate
• based on age, gender, caste, ethnicity, religion, or sexuality. Female
• candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Interested candidates are requested to send their applications to [email protected] with ‘Application – Research
• Analyst –Water’ as the subject line. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling
• basis, so interested applicants are advised to apply at the earliest possible.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. We appreciate your
• interest.