Research Analyst – Foresight Team – Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) is one of Asia’s leading not-for-profit policy research institutions. The Council uses data, integrated analysis, and strategic outreach to explain – and change – the use, reuse, and misuse of resources. The Council addresses pressing global challenges through an integrated and internationally focused approach. It prides itself on the independence of its high-quality research, develops partnerships with public and private institutions, and engages with the wider public.

CEEW once again featured extensively across nine categories in the ‘2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report’, including being ranked as South Asia’s top think tank (15th globally) with an annual operating budget of less than USD 5 million for the seventh year in a row. In 2016, CEEW was also ranked 2nd in India, 4th outside Europe and North America, and 20th globally out of 240 think tanks as per the ICCG Climate Think Tank’s standardised rankings. In 2013 and 2014, CEEW was rated as India’s top climate change think-tank as per the ICCG standardised rankings.

In over 10 years of operations, The Council has engaged in more than 270 research projects, published well over 200 peer-reviewed books, policy reports and papers, engaged with governments around the world over 670 times, helped state governments with water and irrigation reforms, and organised more than 350 seminars and conferences.

Purpose CEEW seeks to hire a Research Analyst who would work directly with the CEO in the Foresight team (FT). The Foresight team manages most of CEEW’s national and international government, multilateral and institutional relationships through partnerships, projects and collaborative research. Foresight tracks the geopolitics of energy transition and sustainable development, and the global governance and trade of critical resources.

CEEW offers an intellectually challenging and conducive work environment, with a focus on research rigour, innovative thinking, and strategic outreach. We are looking for an enthusiastic and detail-oriented individual who would be excited to work on a diverse range of subjects and contribute to the dynamic research environment at CEEW.

CEEW has an interdisciplinary research culture, and its value comes from adopting different methods and connecting dots across seemingly siloed policy and industry verticals. By working closely with the CEO and the FT, the Research Analyst would work on, among other subjects, energy transitions, water governance, air quality, climate risks, resource security, climate technology governance, governance of global commons, bilateral diplomacy, and international organisations and negotiations.

The successful applicant will assist the CEO with robust quantitative analysis, with a particular focus on econometric methods, as well as extensive writing. In addition to the duties and responsibilities outlined below, s/he should be prepared, as and when necessary, to take on additional responsibilities and respond to events and developments that cannot be anticipated easily.

Job Duties and Accountabilities

A successful candidate is expected to assist the CEO in the following:

Research

● Undertake rigorous quantitative/ econometric analysis on a range of subjects 1

● Collect, collate and review large amounts of data and analyse information using a variety of mathematical tools and interdisciplinary methodologies

● Ability to organise information coherently using structured frameworks

● Reach out to organisations (government and private) and sectoral experts to identify and explain trends in technologies, finance, policies and citizen behaviour

● Track technological and political developments and actively engage with government, industry, investors and other stakeholders to communicate and create impact with research findings

● Track global developments related to environmental issues viz-a-viz international governance, trade, finance and technologies through both primary and secondary research

● Co-author reports, issue briefs and memos, and develop ideas for blogs and other outreach

● Contribute to other teams’ research objectives to the extent that their skillset adds value to the output, on request or otherwise

Programme Assistance

● Assist with project implementation, preparing presentations, factsheets, etc.

● Respond to research requests from the CEO and FT, and synthesise information is salient formats

● Assist with building a database and relationships with a wider community of experts, scholars, institutions and potential donors in the energy, environment and water domains

● Assist with planning and executing events such as report launches, consultation workshops, etc.

● Contribute to reports and other research products as part of the research team.

● Participate constructively in weekly team meetings, research discussions, etc.

● Accompany the CEO and other team members for stakeholder meetings; prepare minutes of the meetings and assist with relevant follow up

Selection Criteria

Education and experience

● Master’s degree with specialisation in quantitative economics methods/ economics and finance

● Keen interest in public policy, governance of markets and technologies, global commons 2 Business experience

● Previous experience of dealing with public and private institutions in and outside India is desirable

Main Skills

● Superior analytical abilities, effective oral and written communication skills

● Comfortable with numbers and ability to make sense out of large data sets

● Ability to analyse information and present in a clear and accurate manner, both verbal and written

● Excited by a multidisciplinary role in close collaboration with the CEO

● Ability to manage time effectively to handle multiple requests at the same time

● Ability and willingness to work in a dynamic and fluid environment and with multicultural teams

● Ability to communicate and coordinate effectively as a team member

● Willingness to show initiative to handle unforeseen challenges and solve problems CEEW operates in a dynamic environment, and the candidate will be required to show flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.

Compensation

CEEW offers a competitive compensation – commensurate to 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 on the basis of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, or caste. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.

Interested candidates may send their CV and cover letter (in one pdf) to jobs@ceew.in with ‘Application: Research Analyst – Foresight Team’ as the subject line. 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