India Clean Air Connect aims to help unlock barriers to air quality action in India at scale
Our goal is to support greater coordination, & collaboration across people working on air quality from diverse expertise and geographies
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India Clean Air Connect is a response to air quality convenings hosted by the India Climate Collaborative, Clean Air Fund, ClimateWorks Foundation and Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation in 2019 and 2020.
India's air pollution is not limited to one city or one source
Solving for India's air pollution crisis means:
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Aligning efforts across different disciplines to address multiple sources of pollution
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Improving air quality in all 124 non-attainment cities, 73 polluted industrial clusters and more
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Amplifying and strengthening existing efforts and networks
124 Non-attainment cities
73 Critically polluted industrial clusters
If your work seeks to improve India’s air quality through communication, advocacy, research, policy change, planning, litigation, community engagement or market-based solutions, join #IndiaCleanAirConnect
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Job description
The job responsibilities include-
- To track industrial pollution scenario, environmental performances, pollution norms, monitoring & reporting and compliance status and solutions in India vis-a vis global best practices
- Research and report on industrial pollution policy/ regulations/norms in India vis-à-vis global standards and exploring a way forward
- Research on real-time pollution monitoring (CEMS and CAAQMS)- assessment, challenges and solutions and working with the relevant stakeholders to assist in successful implementation
- Survey (environmental/regulatory/industrial)- design, questionnaire development, execution, assessment and report preparation
- Training and capacity building of stakeholders- regulators, industries and others on topics including environmental regulations, performance, pollution monitoring and reporting, compliance and best practices.
- To provide research content for the organisation's web pages, blogs, issue briefs, etc
- To help younger staff members build capacity on working with big data sets
- To engage with relevant stakeholders from industries, policy experts, academicians
- To participate in relevant conferences, workshops, training programmes for a comprehensive understanding on the subject in India and globally.
Eligibility
Qualification
- BTech/ BE/ MTech/ ME or Masters/ Ph.D in Engineering/Environment field
- Project Associate: minimum - 5 years of experience
- Project Lead: minimum - 10 years of experience
Work experience
- Research experience and knowledge of industrial operations, best technology and practices, India’s environmental regime, policy & regulations, mandates, compliance check and governance system especially related to the industries is a must
- Must have understanding of industrial pollution monitoring especially real-time monitoring systems- CEMS, CEQMS and CAAQMS and reporting mandates in India and overseas. Experience of environmental monitoring for industries and laboratory-based monitoring is a plus.
- Experience of working with regulatory government agencies such as CPCB, SPCB, MoEFCC and relevant agencies is a plus
- Writing and publishing (reports, articles, whitepapers and briefs etc.) experience is preferable.
Key skills
- Strong research and analytical skills including quantitative and qualitative
- Analysis skills for policy and regulations
- Experience of survey design and execution
- Ability to handle large datasets
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Excellent project management skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent eye for detail
- Creative thinker with eye for detail
- Strong drive and initiative, a self-starter and a team player
- The candidate should be willing to travel
About the organisation
The Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) is one of Asia’s leading not-for-profit policy research institutions. The Council uses data, integrated analysis, and strategic outreach to explain – and change – the use, reuse, and misuse of resources. The Council addresses pressing global challenges through an integrated and internationally focused approach. It prides itself on the independence of its high-quality research, develops partnerships with public and private institutions, and engages with the wider public.
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