FYI. wil -----Original Message----- From: World Resources Institute [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2007 8:33 AM Cc: recipient list not shown: Subject: Job Employment.
Our Mission and Goals World Resources Institute (WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives.Our mission The World Resources Institute's mission is to move human society to live in ways that protect Earth's environment and its capacity to provide for the needs and aspirations of current and future generations. Because people are inspired by ideas, empowered by knowledge, and moved to change by greater understanding, WRI provides and helps other institutions provide objective information and practical proposals for policy and institutional change that will foster environmentally sound, socially equitable development. Our goals Every project undertaken by WRI seeks to contribute to one or more of the following goals: People & Ecosystems. WRI's goal is to reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services. Climate, Energy & Transport. WRI's goal is to protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change. Markets & Enterprise. WRI's goal is to harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment. Governance & Access. WRI's goal is to guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.Institutional excellence. Support and enhance WRI's ability to achieve results. The World Resources Institute (WRI) seeks a dynamic individual with expertise in renewable nergy to lead WRI initiatives to make renewable energy mainstream and thereby help address the challenge of climate change. Initiatives include:Expanding WRI work in advancing renewable energy policies in the United States.Leveraging WRI Green Power Market Development Group to build corporate markets for renewable energy.Expanding both WRI renewable energy policy work and corporate engagement to countries outside the United States and Europe. 1. Senior Associate, Green Power Market Development Group, Climate, Energy and Pollution Program Climate and Energy Program World Resources Institute Salary and benefits:$60,000 $73,000, commensurate with experience. Position is full-time with benefits. The Climate, Energy and Pollution (CEP) program at WRI is seeking an Associate to work on issues related to China and its role in global climate change. The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of the political dynamics surrounding energy and the environment in China. Under the direction of the Objective Leader for International Climate Policy, the Associate will help WRI develop internal capacity to expand on a major new clean energy effort there. He/She will undertake research, policy analysis, project management and fundraising on Chinese energy and environment issues. The Associate will work with a team of WRI staff dedicated to finding ways to both mitigate climate change and help the most vulnerable to adapt to it. 2.Associate/Senior Associate - China Climate and Energy Program World Resources Institute Salary and benefits:Commensurate with experience, excellent benefits. The World Resources Institute (WRI) is seeking an Associate to play a leading role in WRIs work in the area of climate change and finance. WRI is a leading non-profit institution providing analysis, tools and climate change solutions including research and analysis to the capital markets environmental and financial performance. The program seeks to build capacity and tools within the industry to assess and integrate climate risk and opportunities into financial valuation and investment strategy. Through a major new initiative, WRI now aims to grow its activities to advance capital formation around low-carbon technologies. 3.Associate, Capital Markets Research Climate and Energy Program World Resources Institute Salary and benefits:Salary is negotiable depending upon experience and skills. WRI offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package. EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport is seeking a Deputy Director whose principal responsibilities would be to lead the development of new products and projects that support EMBARQ strategic objectives and strengthen its long term financial sustainability. This will serve as a senior management position within EMBARQ and the successful candidate will thus have demonstrated leadership capacity in an international environment, as well as strong technical and managerial experience. 4.Deputy Director, EMBARQ, The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport EMBARQ-The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport World Resources Institute Location:Washington, DC. Frequent overseas travel required. Salary and benefits:Depending on qualifications and experience, plus full WRI benefits. EMBARQ is seeking an experienced director for its growing presence in Asia. The Asia program includes India, Turkey, Vietnam and China, however, India and Turkey will be the region primary focus for the 2007 to 2011 time frame. The Asia programs director must have both the technical skills identified below, as well the experience and access to develop and sustain partnerships with public and private sector leaders in the region who will be critical to the adoption of sustainable urban transport strategies. 5.Director Asia Region, EMBARQ, The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport EMBARQ-The WRI Center for Sustainable Transport. Location:Home location either Washington, DC, with frequent travel to Asia or India (Mumbai or Bangalore) with frequent travel to other cities in Asia and to Washington, DC. Salary and benefits:Competitive based on applicant experience. The World Resources Institute is seeking a Corporate Relations Manager to expand the private sector collaboration in and financial support of WRI's mission and program objectives. The manager will identify areas of mutual interest between WRI and individual companies, solicit and steward corporate donors, and develop creative ways to effectively engage WRI's Corporate Council members in our work on an ongoing basis. The manager will also support the Vice President for Institutional Strategy & Development in her efforts to work with WRIs Chairman and President to establish a number of key institutional strategic relationships with corporate partners. The manager will report to this Vice President and work closely with program staff across the institute. 6.Corporate Relations Manager Development. Location:Washington, DC Salary and benefits:Salary is negotiable depending upon experience and skills. WRI offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package. The People and Ecosystems program at WRI is seeking a Senior Associate to work on eutrophication and water quality trading programs in the Chesapeake Bay, as well as the development of broader performance-based initiatives that improve environmental quality. Primarily, the Senior Associate will lead an effort to convene Chesapeake Bay stakeholders around water quality with the aim of developing a process to harmonize trading programs in the Chesapeake Bay. In addition, the incumbent will develop new areas of work related to agriculture and ecosystem services in the U.S. and abroad. The successful candidate will have a broad understanding of environmental market-based approaches, water quality trading, and agriculture that allows them to contribute to a team of WRI staff dedicated to promoting performance-based initiatives to improve water quality and other ecosystem services. 7.Senior Associate, Water Quality Trading/Environmental Markets People and Ecosystems. Salary and benefits:Salary is commensurate with experience and skills. WRI offers a generous, comprehensive benefits package. WRI is 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 only accepts resumes for current vacancies. Qualified applicants only: Candidates please send cover letter and curriculum vitae/resume to:Fax 1-206-202-1376 or [EMAIL PROTECTED] World Resources Institute Attn: Mr. Fredrick Branosky 10 G Street, NE (Suite 800) Washington, DC 20002 Please, no phone calls.
