Program Associate - Green Hydrogen
Note: This position is open across New Delhi and Mumbai
About Us
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. 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: https://wri-india.org/
About The Project
India's green hydrogen ecosystem is at an inflection point. Spanning production, storage, transportation, and end-use applications, from industrial decarbonisation to e-fuels to maritime transition, it is one of the most complex and consequential energy transition challenges India faces in this decade.
Job Highlight
This role is for someone who can help build the analytical and policy foundations for that transition. The person will work across the green hydrogen value chain, with a current and growing focus on e-fuels and their applications, such as green methanol, green ammonia, and maritime decarbonisation as a significant use case. They will produce the research, modelling, and written outputs that enable leadership to engage credibly with government, industry, and international bodies on these themes.
This is an independent, ownership-oriented role. The successful candidate will be expected to define the right questions, design the right frameworks, and deliver high-quality outputs with strategic direction but without close supervision.
What You Will Do
What We Are Looking For
Salary shall be commensurate with experience, skills and internal parity. WRI India offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.
Location: New Delhi / Mumbai (with travel)
Duration: 1 year (Extendable based on performance and project requirements)
Start date: As soon as Possible
List Of Documents To Be Attached
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
People-centric To The Core
We keep our people at the center 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 orientation, parental status, or disability.
About Us
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. 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: https://wri-india.org/
About The Project
India's green hydrogen ecosystem is at an inflection point. Spanning production, storage, transportation, and end-use applications, from industrial decarbonisation to e-fuels to maritime transition, it is one of the most complex and consequential energy transition challenges India faces in this decade.
Job Highlight
This role is for someone who can help build the analytical and policy foundations for that transition. The person will work across the green hydrogen value chain, with a current and growing focus on e-fuels and their applications, such as green methanol, green ammonia, and maritime decarbonisation as a significant use case. They will produce the research, modelling, and written outputs that enable leadership to engage credibly with government, industry, and international bodies on these themes.
This is an independent, ownership-oriented role. The successful candidate will be expected to define the right questions, design the right frameworks, and deliver high-quality outputs with strategic direction but without close supervision.
What You Will Do
- Build and maintain the organisation's knowledge base on the green hydrogen ecosystem — covering production pathways, storage and transportation, demand sectors, and the emerging e-fuels economy (green methanol, green ammonia, e-kerosene, and derivatives)
- Develop and own quantitative models, including techno-economic analyses, cost trajectory assessments, scenario models, and demand-supply frameworks across different segments of the green hydrogen value chain
- Conduct deep-dive analysis on specific end-use sectors where green hydrogen and its derivatives are most consequential
- Track and interpret global cost curves, technology readiness levels, and infrastructure developments relevant to green hydrogen scaling
- Analyse the Indian policy landscape for green hydrogen, the National Green Hydrogen Mission, production-linked incentives, sectoral demand mandates, and financing instruments and identify gaps between ambition and implementation
- Track and assess international regulatory developments that create demand signals or compliance pressures for green hydrogen derivatives
- Develop policy briefs, regulatory analysis notes, and position papers that translate complex regulatory environments into clear implications for the Indian industry and government
- Translate modelling outputs and regulatory analysis into clear, compelling narratives for varied audiences: ministry officials, port and industry leadership, financing institutions, and international organisations
- Produce publication-ready research reports, working papers, policy briefs, and presentation decks
- Maintain and advance ongoing research documents, resolving open analytical questions, integrating inputs, and ensuring outputs are internally consistent and externally credible
What We Are Looking For
- Minimum 3 years of professional experience spanning green hydrogen or low-carbon fuels, climate or infrastructure economics, maritime or industrial decarbonisation, or regulatory analysis
- Demonstrated ability to build structured quantitative models; the specific domain is less important than analytical rigour; someone who has built serious financial, scenario, or techno-economic models in any sector will adapt
- Strong working knowledge of India's energy and climate policy landscape
- The ability to produce reports and briefs that are precise, well-argued, and accessible to non-specialist readers
- A degree in a relevant field: engineering, technology policy, economics, or an MBA with an energy or sustainability focus, preferably from a Tier -1 academic institution
- Enough grounding in how green hydrogen technologies work to engage credibly with technical material, combined with the analytical fluency to translate that understanding into modelling and policy-relevant outputs
- Familiarity with international regulations or other sectoral decarbonisation regulatory frameworks
- Experience producing outputs for or engaging with government ministries, regulatory bodies, or multilateral organisations
- Background in a consultancy, think tank, policy research institution, or development finance organisation
Salary shall be commensurate with experience, skills and internal parity. WRI India offers a generous and comprehensive benefits package.
Location: New Delhi / Mumbai (with travel)
Duration: 1 year (Extendable based on performance and project requirements)
Start date: As soon as Possible
List Of Documents To Be Attached
- Cover Letter
- Resume
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
People-centric To The Core
We keep our people at the center 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 orientation, parental status, or disability.