Council on
Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW), New Delhi
Research Intern – Green Finance Centre
Terms of Reference
At CEEW, we are deliberate about what we stand for (and what we
don’t stand for!) as an employer. So, if the description below strikes a chord,
we would love to hear from you!
At CEEW, we build careers in public policy
• We offer
strong visionary leadership – with emphasis on research and impact at scale.
• We actively
promote leadership through initiative
• We celebrate talent
and ambition
• You will be
surrounded by smart people who will challenge you and help you grow
• You will
learn faster than your peers in other organisations
• Curiosity and
irreverence, as well as responsibility, come together at CEEW
• You will get
above-market remuneration
• We provide a
safe space for all
• At CEEW, your
life is your example for others
Designation
offered: Research
Intern
Reporting to: Research Associate/Consultant, Green Finance Centre
Team/Focus
Area: Green
Finance Centre
Duration: 3-4 Months
Location: Delhi
Purpose
Launched
in 2019, CEEW-Green Finance Centre (CEEW-GFC) aims to facilitate mobilisation
of the vast amount of capital needed for the green economy. Under this broad
mandate, its work spans renewable energy, mobility, industrial decarbonisation,
climate adaptation, nature, instruments and regulations as well as cross
cutting levers such as carbon markets, disclosures and taxonomies. The Centre
has a particular focus on designing financial solutions which will unlock
finance at scale.
To support its work, particularly around corporate sustainability disclosures,
CEEW-GFC seeks to hire a Research Intern. The intern will support data
assembly, quality checks and analysis of company filings, and the synthesis of
findings into policy-facing outputs.
At
the same time, the intern will have opportunities to contribute to other research
areas within the Centre, including sustainable finance instruments, transition
finance for hard-to-abate sectors, and international climate finance and
transparency, depending on team needs and the candidate's interests.
Primary Responsibilities
The
intern will support allocated workstreams for quantitative and qualitative
research on corporate disclosures and sustainable finance.
• Conducting
systematic data quality checks on datasets for corporate disclosures:
identifying anomalies, unit and scaling errors, internal inconsistencies within
a filing, and implausible year-on-year movements; maintaining clear issue logs
with traceable references back to source filings.
• Supporting
qualitative analysis of disclosure text, including assessment of disclosure
quality, and assessment of specificity, verifiability and forward-looking
content in company narratives.
• Supporting
quantitative analysis using Excel and tools such as R or STATA: descriptive
statistics, sectoral and peer-group comparisons, intensity metrics, data
visualisation, and basic statistical analysis where relevant.
• Contributing
to other workstreams within CEEW-GFC based on project needs and the candidate's
interests.
Selection Criteria Qualification
• Preferably
a Master’s degree with a specialisation in finance, economics, or a related
field.
• Familiarity
with sustainability disclosure or ESG frameworks, sustainable finance, corporate
governance, or climate policy.
• 0-1 years of
experience. Candidates pursuing their Master’s can apply.
Key skills
• Working
knowledge of Excel is essential, including the ability to work confidently with
large datasets, lookups, pivot tables, trackers and summary tables.
• Strong
quantitative orientation, including familiarity with data cleaning, data
structuring and basic statistical methods. Familiarity with Python, R, STATA or
similar data analysis tools preferred.
• Strong
written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to synthesise
evidence and communicate findings clearly.
• Willingness
to learn new skills.
CEEW
operates in a dynamic environment and the candidate will be required to show
flexibility in undertaking a variety of tasks.
Competitive
compensation – commensurate to the experience and matching the best of
standards adopted by industry or other similar organisations for similar roles.
CEEW
is an equal opportunity employer and the selection process does not
discriminate on the basis of age, gender, caste, ethnicity, religion, or
sexuality. Female candidates are encouraged to apply.
Applications
will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interested applicants are advised to apply
at the earliest possible.
Only
shortlisted candidates will be notified by us. We appreciate your interest.
