National Researcher- Climate Change Policy and Adaptation – International Water Management Institute (IWMI)

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is seeking a National Researcher for Climate Change Policy and Adaptation in New Delhi, India. The role involves supporting a CGIAR Research Initiative focused on building resilience in South Asia's agri-food systems. Responsibilities include conducting literature reviews, designing surveys, qualitative data analysis, and collaborating with partners. Candidates should have a Master's degree and relevant experience in climate change adaptation and natural resources management.
Closing date July 18, 2022

The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit, scientific research organization focusing on the sustainable use of water and land resources in developing countries. IWMI works in partnership with governments, civil society and the private sector to develop scalable agricultural water management solutions that have a real impact on poverty reduction, food security and ecosystem health. Headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka, with regional offices across Asia and Africa, IWMI is a CGIAR Research Center and leads the CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems (WLE).

Description

The National Researcher – Climate Change Policy and Adaptation will be part of a new one CGIAR Research Initiative on TAFSSA: Transforming Agri-Food Systems in South Asia. The researcher will play a key supporting role in the TAFSSA activities, particularly Work Package 5 (Building resilience and mitigating environmental impact in South Asia’s Agri-food systems). The successful candidate will be familiar with the climate change and policy landscape related to water-energy-food in South Asia, have advanced knowledge of conducting scoping reviews, qualitative and quantitative research on climate change adaptation, mitigation and policies thereof. Working with the project leadership as well as with other CGIAR colleagues and national and international partners, the researcher will be part of a multi-national and multidisciplinary team that is contributing towards building resilience and mitigating environmental impacts in South Asia’s agri-food systems.

Duties and Responsibilities:
• In-depth literature reviews, including historical scoping reviews on topics related to agri-food systems
• Help in designing survey instruments and protocols for qualitative in-depth surveys; including training survey supervisors and enumerators
• Support to qualitative data analysis, literature reviews, including policy and program reviews
• Assist in preparation of reports and journal manuscripts
• Support activities related to communications and knowledge mobilization
• Co-ordinate with national and international partners and collaborators involved in the projects
• Support reporting for progress monitoring of activities

Requirements

Essential:
• Masters degree in Human Geography, Economics, Development Studies, Public Policy, with a good understanding of climate change adaptation and natural resources management, including water management in South Asia with 2-5 years of experience.
• Experience of conducting qualitative in-depth surveys and literature reviews including scoping and systematic reviews
• Experience of handling secondary data from various government sources, e.g., Census data, large scale national survey data etc.
• Some experience of helping with design and conduct of socio-economic surveys and analyzing survey data survey data, both qualitative and quantitative data
• Experience using statistical and/or qualitative software packages (e.g. STATA/R and/or Atlas Ti, Nvivo)
• Experience of working with research organizations in South Asia
• Excellent spoken and written English
• Ability to work efficiently, independently, and pay close attention to detail.
• Willingness and ability to travel across South Asia, including to rural areas to conduct fieldwork, supervise primary data collection, and internationally
• Track record of publishing in good quality journals, and in topics related to the position (e.g., climate change adaptation, water management etc.)

Desirable:
• Experience working with international and national researchers
• Experience of managing administrative aspects of project management

Benefits

What we are offering:

This is a nationally recruited position and only candidates who are eligible to work in India will be considered. IWMI offers a competitive salary and benefits package, inclusive of health insurance, life insurance, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance, and long-term disability coverage. The duration of the contract will initially be for a period of three years with the possibility of extension.

HOW TO APPLY: Apply for the position by following the application instructions at www.iwmi.org/jobs. Include the names of 3 referees who may be contacted if you are shortlisted. We will be accepting applications through 24:00 (IST) July 18, 2022 but applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Receipt of all applications will be acknowledged, but only short-listed candidates will be contacted.

IWMI believes that diversity powers our innovation, contributes to our excellence, and is critical for our mission. We offer a multi-cultural, multi-color, multi-generational and multi-disciplinary working environment. We are consciously creating an inclusive organization that reflects our global character and our commitment to gender equity. We, therefore, encourage applicants from all cultures, races, ethnicities, religions, sexes, national or regional origins, ages, disability status, sexual orientations, and gender identities.