Consultant - Produce, Food Land & Water

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About the Organization

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.

Job Description/Responsibilities

The candidate for this role must have strong statistical and analytical skills, along with professional experience of research in agriculture/forestry/rural development.  The Consultant is expected to contribute to high-quality knowledge products scheduled to be completed by September 2025 to strengthen the ecosystem and incentives for sustainable agriculture and to determine pathways to enable circularity of agriculture waste. You will be someone who has a specialized degree in agriculture economics/statistics/data science/finance and has a passion for working in the sustainable production systems in India. Within a short-term consultancy period the candidate is expected to deliver -

• Quantitative data gathering and analysis of scheme/program-wise budget allocation, budget utilization, market trends, agriculture waste generation, etc. to inform ongoing research work on agriculture policies and acircular economy at national and sub-national levels.  
• Contribute to literature review, developing methodologies, scripting and editing of knowledge products.

Education Qualification/Required Skills & Experience

• Master’s degree in economics, statistics, finance, econometrics, agriculture economics, data science, a related discipline with exposure to the subject area of agriculture, forestry, rural development, etc. 
• Minimum 7-10 years of relevant experience in large data handling, coding, analysis, and scripting. 
• Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze economic data related to agriculture. Prior experience with budget analysis and policy research will be plus.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and part of an interdisciplinary team. 
• You are expected to bring research and communication skills and be comfortable with interdisciplinary, inter-programmatic, geographically dispersed teams. 
• Ability to present complex information
• Fluency in written English is essential.

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