Procurement Chain Mapping and Buyer Engagement

• Map the full procurement chain in each target sector: who procures, pays, uses, and bears replacement costs determining which intervention levers are viable.
• Validate sectoral focus and market segmentation of LAB users across institutional buyer categories including telecom, railways, government fleets, and public utilities.
• Assess regulatory and procurement standards landscape governing LAB procurement in target sectors.
• Begin structured engagement with large institutional buyers to assess battery specifications, procurement cycles, switching openness, and buyer-user alignment.
• Identify alternative levers where direct buyer-user alignment is absent.
• Apply a structured evaluation framework (unit economics, feasibility, cost–benefit, risk, scenario analysis, scalability) to assess and prioritize intervention ideas.

TCO and Supplier Analysis

• Complete TCO analysis incorporating local pricing, import dynamics, non-price barriers, and landed cost data.
• Conduct supplier mapping of domestic and global manufacturers of longer-lasting LABs

End-of-Life and Recycler Flow Assessment

• Map ULAB flows from high-volume institutional sectors to understand current end-of-life practices.
• Assess whether a credible pathway exists to redirect a meaningful share of ULABs toward higher-standard CPCB-registered recyclers.
• Integrate end-of-life findings with procurement assessment to identify bundled intervention opportunities.

Transition to Lead-Free Paints

• Support the scoping and implementation of targeted pilot interventions to enable industry transition to lead-free paints, including addressing SME barriers to transition, supply chain solutions, and related market-shaping measures.

Pilot Planning & Design

• Develop detailed pilot blueprints for selected interventions: implementation plans, resource requirements, partnerships, budgets, timelines, risk assessments, and mitigation strategies.
• Design outcomes-based measurement & evaluation framework for each pilot: define metrics, data collection plans, monitoring and evaluation (M&E) tools.
• Prepare implementation toolkits and support materials for roll-out as needed.

Donor Engagement and Reporting

• Prepare progress reports, concept notes, and funding documentation.
• Maintain programme tracking tools and contribute to cross-programme milestone monitoring.
• Support proposal development as needed (concept notes, funding proposals, progress reports).

Qualifications

• Postgraduate degree in environmental management, business administration, economics, or a related field.
• Minimum 6-8 years of relevant experience with a strong analytical core doing market assessment, supply chain analysis, commercial strategy, or policy analysis.
• Demonstrated experience in primary research: stakeholder interviews, value chain mapping, or market assessments in complex, multi-stakeholder environments.
• Familiarity with India's regulatory environment for waste management, environment, or related sectors.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills; comfort building unit economics or financial models.
• Exceptional strategic development skills with the ability to identify and pursue high-impact strategies in complex, uncertain and evolving environments
• Excellent communication skills with ability to produce high-quality reports, briefings, and presentations for government, donor, and technical audiences.
• Entrepreneurial mindset, ability to work independently, and propose and implement new initiatives.

Preferred

• Experience in environmental health, hazardous waste management, or circular economy sectors in India.
• Prior exposure to EPR frameworks, battery sector value chains, battery recycling or CPCB/SPCB regulatory processes.
• Background in market shaping or supply chain interventions.
• Familiarity with donor-funded programme management.

To Apply

Please send your CV and a cover note of not more than one page. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. WJCF is an equal opportunity employer.

Last date to Apply: 8 November, 2026