The Senior project associate will oversee a range of responsibilities for the food loss and waste work within the Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration program.

Research (50%)

•     Developing a science-based research framework to understand the different sources and reasons for food waste and loss in India and associated analysis like identifying interventions for a particular sub-sector or value chain to reduce food loss and waste
•     Identify and scope new areas of research and innovation around food loss and waste and strategies to take forward the agenda in India.
•     Research and innovation around the development and implementation of sustainable practices in food supply chains, and achievement of nutrition security, inter alia.
•     Support in developing high-quality knowledge products (reports, policy briefs, working papers) that encapsulate research findings and communicate these to diverse audiences, for influencing initiatives on reducing food loss and waste.

Project Management (10%)

•     Support in the coordination of the programme activities to ensure the timely delivery of deliverables and achievements of milestones.
•     Support in high-quality documentation and timely reporting of the programme.

Communication and Partnerships (40%)

•     Coordinate the Friends of champions 12.3 networks in India, responsible for following up with members, organizing quarterly meetings, setting up the agenda, and exploring potential partners for the network.
•     Support internal and external communications and media relations responsibilities such as brochures and web content development, and writing blogs.
•     Coordinate outreach efforts for Friends of Champions 12.3 in India on behalf of program  and anchor partner engagement activities

Demonstrated ability to work both independently as well as part of an interdisciplinary team

Demonstrated skills of engaging in participatory approaches, and high levels of comfort in working with scientific data as well as local knowledge. Proficiency in quantitative and qualitative data analysis is a requirement.

Excellent/ Strong research, interpersonal/ written/ communication skills

Ability to present complex information in a clear and concise manner

Demonstrated skills in preparing programme documents, reports, etc.

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is a requirement.

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 World Resources Institute (WRI), a global research organization. Currently over 250 researchers are working with WRI India in our offices at Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.

Program Overview: Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration  

WRI India’s Sustainable Landscapes and Restoration (SLR) program aims to inform India’s just transition towards sustainable and resilient food and land use systems focusing on developing interdisciplinary nature-based solutions like landscape restoration, sustainable agriculture to mitigate climate impacts, enhance jobs and livelihoods and improve nutritional security. To catalyze systems change with a focus on circular food systems in India, we also focus on developing equitable strategies to reduce food loss and waste and mitigate climate impacts.

With broader systems change and food systems perspective, we work with diverse stakeholders like governments, businesses, civil society partners and farmer producer organizations to inform and develop land use strategies based on robust evidence and analysis to build the resilience of local communities to mitigate climate impacts, bridge capacity gaps, monitor progress, and inform a pathway to building a restoration economy for people, nature, and climate.