Job Description

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 in Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru.Program Overview for Food, Land and Water:WRI India's Food, Land and Water program aims to inform India's 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 food 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.About the Role:WRI India's Food, Land, and Water team is looking for an Intern-Sustainable Agriculture to support the programme team in field data collection, conducting secondary research, organising information logically and providing meaningful insights from it. You will travel to field sites, when it is safe to do so, for data collection. You are required to read research articles, reports, and policy documents related to agriculture to strengthen the enabling (policy) ecosystem and incentives for sustainable agriculture. You are self-motivated, able to extract and relate the right information, and demonstrate excellent attention to detail with a strong understanding of sustainability concepts. Your work will also involve supporting the programme team in organising online and offline events, attending meetings and taking notes as needed.How your day will unfold:

• Help maintain quantitative datasets related to agriculture policies, sustainable agriculture practices (SAP) and cost of cultivation for specific crops.
• Support analysis and interpret findings to inform ongoing research work on SAP and agriculture policies.
• Develop or/and contribute to high-quality knowledge products (reports, policy briefs, working papers) that encapsulate research findings and communicate these to diverse audiences.
• Participate and support different interactive partner consultations to collate, analyze and interpret the data.

Requirements and skills that we seek:

• Bachelor's degree in agriculture/ economics or a related discipline
• Must have strong analytical skills, along with exposure to policy research in agriculture/forestry/rural development
• 0-1 years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in English and Hindi languages
• Effective time management skills, with the ability to meet deadlines and multitask
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a team.

Stipend: 25,000/monthLocation: New Delhi, India/ RemoteDuration: The position is for 3 months. The start date is as soon as possible.List of Documents to be attached: Cover letter and Resume

• Only shortlisted applicants will be contacted for interview purpose. The shortlisted candidates will be required to undertake a written assignment.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) @WRI IndiaWRI 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.

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