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About the Organization

Established as a Charitable Trust on 27 November, 1969, WWF India set out with the aim of reducing the degradation of Earth’s natural environment and building a future in which humans live in harmony with nature. In 1987, the organization changed it's name from the World Wildlife Fund to World Wide Fund for Nature India. With five decades of extensive work in the sector, WWF India today is one of the leading conservation organizations in the country.

Job Description

The Expert-Circular Economy – Coimbatore will lead the on-ground execution of WWF-India’s circular economy and plastic waste management initiatives under the SAIM (Sustainable Approach to Integrated Waste Management) project. This role involves coordinating with diverse stakeholders including Panchayats, informal sector actors, private recyclers, SHGs, and municipal authorities, while ensuring timely delivery of project outcomes, community engagement, MRF (Material Recovery Facility) operations, compliance facilitation, and documentation.

Job Responsibilities

• Overseeing day-to-day implementation of SAIM project activities across all work streams.
• Coordinating with local partners, consultants, government officials, waste workers, and private stakeholders to ensure delivery project milestones.
• Coordinating with on-ground implementation partner to manage compliance and regulatory engagement with local bodies as well as support in site identification for waste management plant/ MRF
• Identifying and building relationships with key stakeholders, including Panchayat leaders, informal sector actors, scrap dealers, and recyclers.
• Facilitating stakeholder mapping, value chain mapping consultations, and convergence meetings.
• Overseeing IEC activities to drive waste ecosystem shift towards circularity.
• Identifying gaps and facilitating capacity building for various ecosystem stakeholders like waste management agencies, local MRFs, kabadiwalas, SHG leaders, RWAs and local officials on circularity models, purposeful segregation, supply-chain linkage, and statutory-compliant practices.
• Monitoring and documenting progress against baseline, midline, and endline indicators, including volume collected, CO2e saved, recycling rate, and blackspot reduction.
• Creating reports, case studies, and infographics in English and Tamil for dissemination.
• Assisting preparation of white papers and memos on plastic waste regulations, local policy gaps, and EPR/ service fee models.
• Conducting primary and secondary research to gather, filter, synthesize, package, and deliver insights

Working Relationships:

• Internal: This position is cross-cutting. It must work closely with staff members from different teams and experts in the Delhi office of WWF India.
• External: Interacts regularly with consultants and implementation partners.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Environmental Science, Waste Management, Urban Planning, Engineering, Public Policy, or related field.
• 4-6 years of experience in implementing environmental, circular economy, or waste management projects at the ground level, or closely related field would be an advantage.
• Deep understanding of the plastics production, use, value chain, existing regulatory frameworks, municipal solid waste and recovery ecosystem, globally and in India
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-sectoral projects and lead community-level interventions.
• Experience working with Gram Panchayats, ULBs, or SHGs in Tamil Nadu preferred.
• Strong project management, coordination, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate ability to synthesise complex information, regulations, and policies and translate into impactful advice, research, and communications.
• Excellent analytical and conceptual understanding, along with strong written & verbal communication skills
• Fluency in Tamil and English is required. Strong documentation and communication skills are a must.
• Knowledge of waste-to-value enterprise models and MRF operations.
• Experience working with local NGOs, CSOs, or development agencies.
• Ability to work independently in the absence of supervision
• Comfortable with digital tools for reporting (Excel, PowerPoint, Google Suite, etc.).
• Willingness to travel based on requirements frequently.

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