Consultant - MobiliseHER

About us

WRI India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative solutions to protect the earth, promote livelihoods, and enhance human well-being.

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Program Overview for Sustainable Cities and Transport

At WRI India Ross Center we focus on 10 integrated solutions to urban challenges. Through applied research, tools, hands-on advice, and by tapping our network of global experts, we accelerate transformative urban initiatives that have the power to change Indian cities into thriving, equitable and low-carbon places that are good for people and the planet.

Working at WRI India Ross Center offers you the unique opportunity to learn and grow as you collaborate with a diverse set of change agents across Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. As India’s biggest urban focused think and do tank, we seek thoughtful, enterprise-minded and sensitive individuals who can help us support this transformation and make a positive difference to citizens’ everyday lives.

Job Highlight:

Mobilise

HER is a project in WRI India. The Project aims at making cities more inclusive by addressing everyday mobility challenges and developing replicable solutions starting from focus cities of Ahmedabad, Bangalore and Kochi. Mobilise

HER combines participatory planning approaches with data-driven research and analysis to generate evidence on mobility patterns and experiences of diverse user groups.

This consultancy is required to support the project through high-quality research and evidence-based writing that translates field and research insights into actionable knowledge products for diverse stakeholders.

One of the key objectives of this consultancy is to analyse and synthesise the gender-disaggregated household mobility data collected under the Mobilise

HER project across three cities, and to make this evidence accessible to the wider urban mobility ecosystem, including policymakers and domain experts etc. Leveraging the unique availability of comparable, multi-city gender-disaggregated data, the consultancy will focus on contributing to the a Working Paper that demonstrates the relevance, analytical value, and policy importance of such data in shaping inclusive and gender-responsive urban transport planning and decision-making.

What will you do:

The consultant will be responsible for the following tasks:

Research Analysis and Data Synthesis

• Analyse primary and secondary datasets related to gender and mobility into concise insights

• Conduct and support literature reviews on gender responsive mobility

Knowledge Product Development and Writing

• Draft technical sections of research products.

• Translate complex technical and research findings into clear, accessible, and actionable content for diverse audiences.

Coordination and Review

• Work closely with internal research teams and subject experts

• Incorporate feedback from internal and external reviewers to ensure accuracy, clarity, and relevance of outputs

Project Milestones & Timeline

1. Preliminary Analysis and Paper Outline – April 2026, Conduct literature review

& Develop preliminary findings

2. Interim Draft Submission – June 2026, Submit preliminary spatial analysis findings, submit detailed draft outline & Complete sections on secondary literature

3. Full Manuscript Submission – August 2026, Submit complete manuscript, Include all proposed sections, Include full data analysis & Include interpretation of findings

4. Revised Draft Submission – October 2026, Address comments from internal review & Submit revised draft

5. Final Submission to RI Team – January 2027, Address comments from external review & Submit final version of manuscript

Please note for engaging an individual as consultant fee is decided by HR based on internal parity.

Duration and Location

• Contract Duration: 10 months

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Work Location:

Any

• Expected Hours or Days:
Consultant should be available to coordinate with the WRI India team during regular…