Senior Program Associate - IRP

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Skills you'll use

What you'll do

• Support and co-lead the state-specific IRP work of WRI India, including overseeing the modelling and simulation, designing of scenarios and interpretation of results to draw insights that can help inform regulatory and policy decision-making at the state level, etc.
• Manage the IRP work in terms of timely project execution and ensuring completion of all deliverables.
• Communicate with various stakeholders, especially with the state electricity utilities, regulators, RE nodal agencies, donors, partners, and other state-level agencies, for effective collaboration to ensure a comprehensive IRP process.
• Support and co-lead the effort of developing course content for capacity building on resource adequacy and IRP-related processes in collaboration with partner organisations.
• Be proactive in understanding the relevant policy and regulatory processes at the state and national levels, as well as in researching and pitching ideas.
• Conduct capacity-building sessions at various research and training institutes to present the developed course material to various stakeholders.
• Participate in research projects to produce knowledge products, reports, articles and communication products.

Who can apply

• A keen interest in policy and regulatory research and strong analytical skills, supported by professional experience, preferably in the power sector. Contributions to technical papers or research reports will be a plus.
• Excellent project management skills with an ability to track, monitor and ensure compliance with timelines, milestones and due completion of project deliverables.
• Good understanding of the basic institutional framework of the Indian electricity sector with an ability to analyse, interpret and summarise relevant policy, legal and regulatory documents.
• Exposure to or familiarity with power sector modelling tools and software (e.g., PLEXOS, GridPath, PSS®E) is desirable, and a willingness to learn new tools and modelling techniques relevant to the work is crucial.
• Excellent communication skills in presenting/sharing WRI’s research findings – both orally and through op-eds, blogs, and research publications – with a wide set of stakeholders.
• Strong ability to brainstorm and think creatively about all elements of the project in diverse group settings, especially when collaborating with partners and external agencies.
• A willingness to travel and an ability to work flexibly and cooperatively with all team members to achieve the project goals are essential.

Perks & benefits

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