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Title | Director of Strategic Integration |
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Overview
WRI is seeking a creative and multi-talented candidate to fill the role of Director of Strategic Integration within the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities (WRI Sustainable Cities). The Director will report to the Sustainable Cities Deputy Director and s/he will be a core member of the management team of WRI Sustainable Cities.
Across our network, 200 experts and staff, mostly in country offices, help cities find sustainable solutions. This position provides the exciting opportunity to build on and scale up over ten years of on-the-ground change in sustainability, transportation, and urban development in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and Turkey through capturing, analyzing, and packaging knowledge for different audiences in the fast-changing and increasingly important context of cities. Our work at all levels of government allows for unparalleled impact both on the ground and upstream on policy. This new position provides the chance for the imaginative and dynamic candidate to shape this new research team into a globally prominent research division, crafting synthesis of knowledge and desirable research products across work streams and geographies, and taking advantage of rapidly evolving technology to create opportunities for recording, generating, and sharing knowledge. Creating and nurturing this team offers an opportunity to impact our global urban landscape with game-changing solutions, and offers a chance for a leading thinker to make a mark in the real world.
WRI Sustainable Cities aims to develop and scale solutions for sustainable urban growth. WRI Sustainable Cities was established in June 2014 and builds on a decade of global experience in urban transport through EMBARQ. WRI Sustainable Cities helps cities in developing countries, at risk of becoming unsustainable hubs of intense resource consumption and concentrated poverty, move towards more accessible, healthy, equitable, and environmentally-friendly urban settlements. WRI Sustainable Cities integrates expertise in urban planning, transport, climate & energy, building efficiency, water, and governance to provide holistic solutions that cut across sector boundaries. The program collaborates with local and national decision-makers in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, and Turkey to implement sustainable solutions. The program aspires over several years to become a leading source of technical expertise, urban performance and diagnostic/decision making tools, and convening power among key stakeholders, to advance the vision of sustainable cities. The program currently includes 200 staff in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, Turkey, and the US, with an annual budget of approximately $25 million. The Director may need to travel internationally up to 20% of his/her time and will mentor junior research staff across the network of the program.
Responsibilities
Qualifications
Final candidate will be required to take a writing test.
Reports To: Deputy Director of WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
Salary and Benefits: Salary is commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package
Duration: Permanent, full-time regular
Location: Washington, DC, or international office in Brazil, China, India, Mexico, or Turkey
Qualified applicants should apply online at www.wri.org/careers. All applications must be submitted online through this career portal in order to be formally considered.
The World Resources Institute (http://www.wri.org/wri) is an environmental and development research and policy organization that creates solutions to protect the Earth and improve people’s lives. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, it is WRI’s policy to recruit, hire, and provide opportunities for advancement in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, parental status, protected veteran status, or disability. WRI’s global agenda requires a staff that is diverse – with respect to race, gender, cultural, and international background. Diverse perspectives and experience enhance the way WRI selects and approaches issues, as well as the creativity and applicability of WRI's policy research and analysis. WRI, therefore, encourages applications from U.S. minorities, persons from other countries (especially developing nations), and from women of all backgrounds.
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