SENIOR PROGRAM ASSOCIATE – COMMUNICATIONS, URBAN DEVELOPMENT

Data Analysis & Technical Research New Delhi, India Bengaluru, India, India

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Who we are and what we do?  
   
World Resources Institute (WRI) India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. WRI India’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. 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. We are inspired by and associated with WRI, a global research organization. Currently over 300 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.  
  
  
About your role:  
  
The Senior Associate – Communications, Urban Development will work closely with WRI India’s Sustainable Cities communications team, WRI India’s core communications team and global communications team to support the Thriving Eco City-regions Project. The role entails developing and managing communication and outreach initiatives, liaising with partners, and supervising communication and outreach material and elements for on ground and digital initiatives. The selected candidate will report to Program Manager – Urban Development.  
  
We would like a technical communication specialist with major interest in urban ecology/water sensitive planning/ urban planning/ climate change issues to apply for this position. A candidate with background in climate resilient development and ecologically sensitive urban planning would be preferable. The candidate will be expected to support ongoing research and writing and if required author/co-author communication, training and outreach material (such as blogs/ stories/ infographics/ vlogs/ training modules).  
   
How your day will unfold:   
  
Editorial -   
·       Provide writing, editing and proof-reading support.   
·       Help team members write blogs and proof/edit to meet WRI India’s standards.   
·       Write press releases, newsletters, and social media content along with ideating, facilitating, and editing op-eds for external publication. Check for length, language, flow, spelling and grammar.   
·       Document on-ground activities – challenges, opportunities and influence.   
·       Prepare narrative reports and communication collaterals for institutional and donor reporting   
·       Serve as liaison between WRI India communications and program staff to develop program-related communications.   
·       Manage quality control and ensure dissemination of emailers and newsletters.   
    
Website & Social Media -   
  
·       Perform quality control checks on all new and revised content for websites and social media.   
·       Work with WRI India communications staff to ensure that any media coverage is promptly and systematically shared on our social media platforms, websites and in any newsletters, recap mailers or for external media outreach.   
·       Ability to create/supervise simple social media infographics/visuals and disseminate research data in a visually appealing format. Visual communication knowledge of photo editing software's preferred.   
  • Facilitate online events and webinars that involve digital planning, internal and external coordination and social media coverage in collaboration with the social media team.   
·       Contribute to website projects and manage backend updates.   
    
Technical Responsibilities -   
·       Support design to understand urban ecology/water sensitive planning/ urban planning/ climate change issues in Indian city-regions   
·       Support internal communication and team coordination for running initiatives on ecology, economy, and social development.   
·       Engage in communication and outreach activities of large city-level forums comprising of multiple partner groups.   
·       Skills to support the team in ongoing projects, research, content generation, reports, proposals.   
·       Ability to simplify complex ideas, including creating visualizations for easy interpretation of the data for different audiences   
·       Communicating and coordinating with partners and other partners and liaising with relevant organizations/ platforms/ initiatives to further project goals.   
·       Ensuring that all WRI India content disbursed to the media is precise, factual, and legally sound. Also, ensuring WRI India’s branding and style guides are adhered to in all outreach materials.   
·       Mapping media to specific work and pitching relevant stories in collaboration with the Media lead.   
·       Identifying main messages and packaging and pitching stories for dissemination.   
·       On-ground support for events and workshops and coordinating with local vendors.   
    
Qualifications and Requirements we seek:  
  • Minimum 4 - 7 years of full-time experience working as media communicator/preferably with experience in the non-profit/ development sector.   
  • Excellent writing and editing skills in English.   
  • Write in Hindi will be an added plus.   
  • Have broad understanding on urban ecology and urban planning/ urban planning/ climate change issues.   
  • Understanding of how websites are developed and basic troubleshooting.   
  • Basic familiarity with design software (Canva, PPT,  InDesign, and other video editing software) is an added benefit.   
Salary and Benefits: INR 11,00,000 to INR 13,00,000 CTC   
Salary shall be commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.  
Duration: 2 year (extendable based on performance and project requirements)

Location: New Delhi, Bangalore India  
Start Date: At the earliest

List of Documents to be attached:  
  • Cover Letter (outlining your interest and suitability for the position)
  • Resume
Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for an interview.   
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  

People-centric to the core:

We keep our people at the centre of everything we do - from a welcoming work environment to benefits and a culture that encourages staff to stay healthy, happy, engaged, and growing.  
Some of the non-monetary benefits that our staff get:

Health benefits: We cover health insurance for you and your loved ones for up to INR 8 lakhs  
Term Insurance: Our term insurance policy covers life coverage of 50 lakhs per staff member  
Employee Assistance program: Promoting mental well-being and supporting staff in achieving a satisfying work-life balance  
Health & Nutrition: Personalized diet recommendation from a certified dietitian based on the physical health condition and lifestyle  
Flexible work schedule:  Alternative work arrangements for all who are eligible by nature of their job  
Learning culture: Workshops and trainings to empower staff, encourage new learning opportunities  
Rest and Recharge weeks: We encourage staff to take time off to rest, rejuvenate, upskill, and pursue their interests.  
Our leave policy: Avail personal time off at 36 per year, along with public holidays, maternity, paternity, and adoption leaves.  
Click here to know more about our benefits Careers | WRI INDIA (wri-india.org)  
Equal employment @WRI India  
We believe in equal employment, it is our policy to recruit, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to caste, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual preference, parental status, or disability.  

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