Intern - Private Sector Engagements - Clean Energy Research

About us WRI India, an independent knowledge organisation registered as India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. Know more: wri-india.org Overview of Energy Program: The objective of the WRI India energy program is to inform and guide India’s transition to cleaner energy. The program focuses on three inter-related aspects of this energy transition: enhancing energy access, scaling renewables among specific consumer categories, and achieving higher levels of energy and buildings efficiency. Our Energy for Equitable Development pillar is specifically aimed at ensuring access to affordable and clean energy so as to improve socio-economic development in rural and remote regions of India. Through strong research, ground-level implementation experience, partnerships with key stakeholders and communicating our work, we seek to achieve impact at scale. Job Highlight: WRI India is seeking for a Research Intern to support its work in Energy Program. This internship focuses on enabling the corporate and industrial engagements by doing a sectoral analysis and mapping of stakeholders in the energy transition value chains. What you will do: Review sectoral actions and commitments of corporates and industries in India to achieve net-zero, decarbonisation, RE and circularity targets Establishing a value proposition for engagements with different stakeholder types Support the private sector team in building the database of stakeholders for engagements, mapping the current engagements and the Wishlist of stakeholders from and for the Energy Program. Focus on exploring opportunities with PSU sector companies and their engagement models to help build public-private sector collaborations. Review case studies and models (national and global) from various networks / alliances and establish a positioning of WRI India to engage with industries and corporates that will support pillar / project specific objectives. Creating relevant collateral materials for private sector engagements What you will need: Currently pursuing a degree in Environmental Science, Energy Policy, Sustainability, Engineering, or a related field. Foundational knowledge of renewable energy and clean energy transition sectors (industries, corporates and MSMEs) and role of public and private sector partners. Strong research, analytical, and data-gathering skills, with a demonstrated ability to synthesize complex technical and stakeholder database information. Familiarity with the Indian renewable energy landscape and relevant environmental/e-waste regulations is highly desirable. Please Note: The internship is an unpaid (no stipend) internship. The Applicant should be able to borne his/her expenses. Location: Bangalore (preferred), Mumbai or Delhi at one of WRI India’s office locations. Duration: 6 Weeks Start date: As soon as possible List of Documents to be attached: Cover Letter Resume Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose. How to Apply Qualified applicants should apply online at www.wri.org/careers. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered. Only select applicants will be contacted for interview. There will be a writing test conducted with final candidates. Please do not contact program staff directly for this position. Kindly note that WRI India’s recruitment process does not involve any payment at any stage. Applicants will never be asked to share bank account or financial information as part of the application. All official communication and offer letters are issued only through authorised WRI India email IDs. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI India WRI India values and promotes diversity, equity and inclusion across all areas of our work and workforce. Integrating these values into our actions fosters a progressive and collaborative culture and can also enhance our impact. It is our responsibility to create a welcoming working environment for people of diverse cultures, backgrounds and experience to learn together. We are responsible for fostering a safe and inclusive workplace where questions, concerns and information about diversity, equity and inclusion are part of our ongoing dialogue and development. Learn more about WRI India’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Click Here WRI India, an independent knowledge organization registered as India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being. Know more: wri-india.org