ABOUT PCI
Founded in 2020, People’s Courage International (PCI) is a US-based nonprofit that empowers community-led organizations across South and Southeast Asia. Its focus is on building resilience for internal migrants, strengthening grassroots organizations, and preventing sexual violence against women and children. PCI invests in initiatives that create lasting impact for those often excluded. It has a strong legacy of collaborating with grassroots, community-led partners serving marginalized communities. Its belief is simple: scaling its mission requires collaboration across nonprofits, philanthropy, and public-private partnerships.
ABOUT GCRC
The Global Climate Resilience Collective (GCRC) is PCI’s new initiative to ensure climate-affected informal workers and internal migrants have access to effective social protection and adaptation supports to build their resilience. It builds on the mission and strategy of the Migrants Resilience Collaborative, with a particular focus on those most vulnerable to climate impacts. Through scaling direct support for communities, policy advocacy based on grounded research and program innovations, and public campaigning, we aim to bring greater public and private investment into protecting vulnerable communities.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Lead/Assistant Lead will join the innovation vertical of GCRC, focusing on evidence gathering, analysis, and designing pilot programs with actionable recommendations. Key responsibilities include conducting field and desk research to assess climate adaptation and social protection measures, delivering data-driven insights for program and policy design, and contributing to innovative pilot projects and impact measurement frameworks. The role also involves supporting policy advocacy through recommendations and consultations and collaborating with partners during pilot implementation.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 3-5 years of experience in research (qualitative and quantitative) /developmental project design or/ and implementation.
- Engaged on the ground in ‘labour’/ ‘entitlements’/ social protection/ migration/ ‘climate’ related components
- English proficiency with good written and verbal communication skills is required Strong field orientation and empathy towards the needs of migrants/ vulnerable communities
- Masters-level degree (or higher) in environmental sciences, climate change, just transition or related streams
Location:
Bangalore (preferred)/Delhi; with extensive fieldwork and travel