Overview:

The World Resources Institute seeks to hire a Strategy Manager for Research and Policy Practice for our EMBARQ Center for Sustainable Transportation located in Mumbai, India.

Job Purpose:

• To lead the Research and Policy practice (RPP) area for EMBARQ India
• To be accountable for the delivery of all projects in the RPP domain in India
• To work with the EMBARQ India Director to shape the strategy for EMBARQ India across all domains in India
• To work with EMBARQ Research & Practice manager to provide research support on global EMBARQ initiatives

Dimensions:

• Annual budget: USD 500,000 USD to 750,000 USD
• Staff: External Consultants plus New Hires

Responsibilities:

Scope of the role

1. Lead the research and policy (R&P) practice for EMBARQ India
2. Program Manager for all R&P projects
   1. Catalyzing New Mobility (Rockefeller Foundation)
   2. Training and Skills Development Programme under SUTP-India
3. Program Manager for some global (across EMBARQ network) projects
4. Client relationship management
   1. Own the relationship on behalf of EMBARQ with all projects in the R&P area
   2. Be responsible for maintaining and advancing the relationships
   3. Create high visibility for EMBARQ India with all relevant stakeholders
5. Capacity building
   1. Structure, create capacity building programs and materials for all EMBARQ work in India

Strategic Responsibilities

1. Overall Strategy
   1. Work closely with EMBARQ India director to create EMBARQ’s strategy for India
   2. Create points of view for EMBARQ India based on the direction of public policy, and macro trends in Sustainable Urban Transport and Development in India
   3. Participate actively in shaping EMBARQ India’s ambitious and innovative growth strategy along with the EMBARQ India director
   4. Be known as the EMBARQ R & P expert in India and the go-to person for all strategic inputs
   5. Create a global program that provides research support to all nodes of the EMBARQ network
2. Human Resource Development and capacity building
   1. People management, performance management, career planning, capacity building and career development of all EMBARQ India staff in the Research and Policy
   2. Guide existing and new staff towards successful delivery of research reports and policy papers
   3. Organize; facilitate workshops and/or similar events to develop ideas and approaches to work in this practice area
   4. Engage with other members of the EMBARQ Network in particular Dario Hidalgo, to bring international experiences on the practice area to India
   5. Regularly author, co-author with other strategy managers and present reports and papers to external audiences in India
3. New Hiring
   1. Building a team of young research associates to lead the creation of a body of research, and points of view in the Sustainable Transport and Development domain in India
4. New Opportunities
   1. Identify and develop new areas for research and policy work in sustainable transport and development, establish relationships with agencies or private sector partners implementing them and define EMBARQ India’s role to make them better
   2. Leveraging existing relationships, establishing new ones with public and private sector partners across India to create a body of research reports and policy papers

Day to Day Responsibilities

1. Reporting (QPR Template, Traffic Lights)
   1. Accountable for delivering all internal and external reporting on all research and policy work in India
2. Project Management
   1. Accountable for the timely delivery of all research and policy projects in India
   2. Provides leadership, creative direction and oversight to others who conduct research
   3. Provide sound technical assistance/advice, build relationships of trust and contribute substantively to the projects
   4. Develops direction for and designs parameters of research projects
   5. Lead several major research projects in EMBARQ India which produce significant findings
   1. Lead research projects across the EMBARQ network which produce significant findings
   6. Directs research in highly controversial, unique or valuable areas in Sustainable Transport and Development
   7. Oversee project management activities performed by staff of all research and policy projects
3. Budget Management
   1. Accountable for all R&P being delivered to budget including man-month and revenue tracking
   2. Accountable for all R&P management on WRI planning and reporting systems
   3. Owning the donor budgets for all RPP projects and ensuring that time, budget and quality expectations of donors are met

Qualifications:

• 10-15 years work experience
• Experience of strategic planning, program management, and team management preferably in the areas described in the preceding roles and responsibilities
• Degree, in planning, engineering, architecture or related fields
• Post Graduate/Master’s degree in Transport Planning, Traffic Engineering, Urban Planning, Urban Design, Architecture or equivalent.
• Proven track record of managing staff and partners on complex projects
• Be willing to work in start-up environments, and on projects that have ambiguity
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Good computer skills in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint) and the Internet
• Capability to learn and use software applications for budgeting, financing, and reporting that are used by EMBARQ and WRI
• Excellent written and oral communication skills in English. Hindi and other Indian regional languages skills will be beneficial.
• Detail-oriented, highly organized
• Ability to juggle multiple priorities and work under pressure with tight deadlines
• Commitment to EMBARQ’s mission as well as WRI’s mission and values
• Passion for and commitment to sustainable transport and urban development

Salary and Benefits: Depending on qualifications and experience

Start Date: The position is available immediately.

About WRI:

The World Resources Institute’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.

Every project undertaken by WRI seeks to contribute to one or more of the following goals:

• People and ecosystems. Reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services.
• Climate change. Protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.
• Markets and Enterprise. Harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.
• Access. Guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.
• Institutional excellence. Support and enhance WRI’s ability to achieve results.

In all of its policy research and work with institutions, WRI tries to build bridges between ideas and action, meshing the insights of scientific research, economic and institutional analyses, and practical experience with the need for open and participatory decision-making.

WRI’s work is carried out by a 150 member interdisciplinary staff augmented by a network of advisors, collaborators, partners, and cooperating institutions in more than 50 countries.

EMBARQ, the WRI Center for Sustainable Transport, was launched by WRI in 2002. EMBARQ helps to catalyze and implement environmentally and financially sustainable urban transportation solutions to improve quality of life in cities. EMBARQ works with local and national governments in the developing world on issues related to integrated transport, climate change and air quality, land use & urban development, and public health & road safety.

In 2002 EMBARQ founded its first Center for Sustainable Transport in Mexico (CTS-Mexico) and has subsequently created a global network of Centers in Brazil, the Andes, India and Turkey. The EMBARQ Network employs more than 100 experts in fields ranging from architecture to air quality management; geography to journalism; and sociology to civil & transport engineering.

To Apply:

Send cover letter and resume to:

World Resources Institute
Attention: Madhav Pai
mpai@wri.org
Godrej and Boyce Premises,
Gasworks Lane, Lalbaug, Mumbai – 400012
Phone: +919868453595
www.EMBARQ.wri.org

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World Resources Institute is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is WRI’s policy to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, parental status, or disability.