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Founded in 1982, WRI marries bold long term vision to concrete action. It is staffed by pragmatic idealists who provide cutting edge thinking on a broad range of environmental and global sustainability issues. Currently a $40 million organization with an international staff of approximately 250 working with more than 400 partners in 50 countries, WRI provides objective information and practical proposals for policy and institutional change that will foster environmentally sound, socially equitable development.
WRI has a unique portfolio of environmental projects in China. In the following five years, WRI China will focus more on designing an integrated approach to tackling urbanization and industrialization. This is a cross cutting initiative and will require an economics leader to focus on key macro economics issues of urban development. WRI China Office was established in 2008 as the first country office of the World Resources Institute (WRI), aiming to help China seek an environmentally smart pathway for its urbanization and industrialization. This initiative is to promote sustainable and livable cities in China, India, and Brazil.
WRI China Office is seeking a full-time Research Assistant to support research and project management on Greenhouse Gas Protocol and industrial energy efficiency in China. The position will provide analytical, research, writing, communication, and administrative support to Sustainable and Livable Initiatives Program Energy Team.
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Highly preferred
- Experience in the industry sector and working with ESCOs and industry companies
- Knowledge of international and Chinese industrial energy-water efficiency and climate policies
- Knowledge of GHG emissions accounting and measurement protocols
- Experience on programming and strong Excel skills
- International experience, including working or studying aboard, or with multinational corporations and international NGOs
Location: Beijing, China
Position reports to: Energy Pillar Lead
Compensation: Competitive compensation will be offered commensurate with qualifications and experiences.
Start Date: End of June, 2012
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 preference, parental 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.
About WRI
The World Resources Institute is a global environmental think tank that goes beyond research to put ideas into action. We work with governments, companies, and civil society to build solutions to urgent environmental challenges. WRI’s transformative ideas protect the earth and promote development because sustainability is essential to meeting human needs and fulfilling human aspirations in the future.
Established in 1982, WRI is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization respected globally by policymakers, NGOs, and corporate leaders because of the rigorous quality, balance, and independence of its work. With its think-tank roots, WRI values innovative ideas, working collaboratively, and thinking independently. WRI employees see the results of their hard work and have the satisfaction of making a significant difference in the world.
Currently a $45 million organization with an international staff of approximately 200, WRI works with more than 400 partners in 50 countries. WRI provides objective information and practical proposals for policy and institutional change that foster environmentally sound, socially equitable development.
Values
In its day to day work, WRI is guided by several core institutional values:
Innovation: To lead change for a sustainable world, WRI is creative, forward thinking, entrepreneurial, and adaptive.
Independence: WRI’s effectiveness depends on work that is uncompromised by partisan politics, institutional or personal allegiances, or sources of financial support.
Urgency: WRI believes that change in human behavior is urgently needed to halt the accelerating rate of environmental deterioration.
Independence: Our effectiveness depends on work that is uncompromised by partisan politics, institutional or personal allegiances, or sources of financial support.
Respect: Our relationships are based on the belief that all people deserve respect.
Approach
Everything WRI does is built on four key elements:
Focus on Results: WRI organizes all of its work to produce powerful and practical solutions, strategies and tools, policies and partnerships.
Analytical Excellence: WRI identifies problems, drivers of change, economic incentives, and consequences to arrive at comprehensive, incentive-based, practical solutions.
Partnerships: WRI works with scientists, governments, businesses, NGOs, and international institutions worldwide to create incentives and pressure for change.
Communications: WRI fosters change by disseminating their solutions and ideas to targeted audiences.
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