Junior Program Associate - Freight

Overview

WRI India is seeking a Junior Program Associate for the Sustainable Cities and Transport Program to support the e-FAST India initiative under its Freight Electrification program, which works to accelerate the adoption of electric medium- and heavy-duty trucks (e-MHDTs).

What you'll do

• Conduct desk research on freight decarbonisation, e-MHDTs, freight operations, charging infrastructure, fleet transition pathways, financing, and relevant policy and market developments.
• Support e-FAST India platform activities, including stakeholder outreach, partner coordination, onboarding, consultations, meetings, workshops, and events.
• Assist in engaging with government agencies, shippers, logistics service providers, vehicle manufacturers, charging-point operators, financiers, and other ecosystem stakeholders to gather inputs and understand their priorities.
• Collect, organise, clean, and analyse quantitative and qualitative data related to freight movement, fleet operations, e-MHDT pilots, route and corridor electrification, vehicle performance, charging requirements, and techno-economic feasibility.
• Support the development and implementation of data-collection tools such as surveys, interview guides, and partner information templates; identify alternative data sources and assist with field-level data collection where required.
• Contribute to mapping freight routes and corridors, e-MHDT pilots, charging infrastructure, and other relevant ecosystem information to inform research and project activities.
• Translate research and stakeholder inputs into clear findings, charts, and actionable insights; prepare presentations, reports, policy briefs, technical notes, meeting summaries, and other project collaterals.
• Support the planning, documentation, and follow-up of project activities, including maintaining records of stakeholder interactions, tracking action points, and coordinating inputs and deliverables with internal and external teams.
• Contribute to communications and knowledge-sharing materials that explain e-FAST India's work and developments in freight electrification to technical and non-technical audiences.

What you'll need

• Master's degree in transport planning, transport engineering, urban planning, public policy, energy, logistics, economics, or a related discipline; candidates with 0–2 years of relevant experience are encouraged to apply.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative research skills, including the ability to collect, organise, interpret, and synthesise information from multiple sources.
• Proficiency in MS Office, particularly Excel and PowerPoint, is essential.
• Strong writing, analytical, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate complex information clearly and concisely.
• Strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a multidisciplinary team and engage professionally with stakeholders from government, industry, research, and civil society.
• Willingness to support stakeholder consultations, workshops, and field-based data collection, including occasional travel, as required.

Nice to have

• An understanding of freight transport, logistics, electric mobility, charging infrastructure, or transport decarbonisation.
• Experience with data analysis or visualisation tools such as advanced Excel, Power BI, R, Python, or Stata.

Details

• Location: Delhi
• Duration: 1 Year (extendable based on performance and project requirements)
• Start date: As soon as possible
• Salary: INR 7,50,000 to 9,00,000 per annum, commensurate with experience, skills, and internal parity
• Documents to attach: Cover letter, resume