The Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. (CHAI) is a global health organization committed to our mission of saving lives and reducing the burden of disease in low-and middle-income countries. We work at the invitation of governments to support them and the private sector to create and sustain high-quality health systems.
CHAI was founded in 2002 in response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic with the goal of dramatically reducing the price of life-saving drugs and increasing access to these medicines in the countries with the highest burden of the disease. Over the following two decades, CHAI has expanded its focus. Today, along with HIV, we work in conjunction with our partners to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as COVID-19, malaria, tuberculosis, and hepatitis. Our work has also expanded into cancer, diabetes, hypertension, and other non-communicable diseases, and we work to accelerate the rollout of lifesaving vaccines, reduce maternal and child mortality, combat chronic malnutrition, and increase access to assistive technology. We are investing in horizontal approaches to strengthen health systems through programs in human resources for health, digital health, and health financing. With each new and innovative program, our strategy is grounded in maximizing sustainable impact at scale, ensuring that governments lead the solutions, that programs are designed to scale nationally, and learnings are shared globally.
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WJCF is an Indian not-for-profit entity, registered under Section 8 of the Indian Companies Act 2013, and has an affiliation agreement with the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI). Our mission is to save lives and improve health outcomes in the country by enabling the government and private sector to strengthen and sustain quality health systems. WJCF has partnered with the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare and state health departments since 2007, providing technical and operational support across key health priorities, including infectious diseases (COVID-19, hepatitis, HIV, TB, vector-borne diseases), non-communicable diseases (cervical cancer, diabetes, sickle cell disease), maternal and child health (anaemia, immunisation, diarrhoea, pneumonia), sexual and reproductive health, health insurance and digital health (AB PM-JAY, ABDM), oxygen and hypoxemia management, safe drinking water, and climate and health.
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About the project:
WJCF, in partnership with its affiliate CHAI, is leading an initiative to transform India's air conditioning marketโa climate impact opportunity addressing one of the fastest-growing sources of global emissions. Driven by worsening heat, rising incomes, and urbanization, the world will buy 3 billion additional room air conditioners by 2050โmore than 1 billion in India alone, where currently less than 10% of households own an AC unit.
India's AC market is caught in a clear trap preventing efficient cooling adoption. Price-sensitive consumers typically purchase less energy-efficient units due to the $80 upfront price gap between 3-Star and 5-Star ACs. Consequently, high-efficiency units account for just 20% of sales, slowing energy standard upgrades and discouraging innovation. Existing users often operate ACs well beyond the recommended 8-year lifespan, keeping outdated units in use long after standards improve.
A business-as-usual trajectory will create severe impacts. Inefficient AC usage, already contributing to urban grid vulnerability, will drive 20-fold electricity growth and 4 Gigatons of cumulative COโ emissions by 2050โnearly twice India's current total emissions. With AC demand rising 15% annually, there's a limited window to act before millions more inefficient units are locked into homes for another generation.
WJCF has successfully addressed similar market inefficiencies in global health by acting as a strategic convenor to align stakeholders, inform markets, and unlock access through innovative financing. We are adapting this proven market-driven approach to India's cooling sector, where scaling high-efficiency adoption offers gigaton-level climate impact and significant peak energy demand reduction.
Position Summary:
We seek a highly motivated individual with outstanding credentials and demonstrated experience for the role of Analyst/Senior Analyst โ Climate & Cooling for WJCFโs strategic initiative in climate change. The candidate will report to the Lead โ Climate & Cooling and, as an integral member of the country team, work closely with representatives of different internal country and global teams. The Analyst will play a powerful role in crafting the climate and cooling strategy and implementation approach for WJCF. The candidate must be able to function independently, be comfortable working and coordinating the operations of cross-functional teams, be flexible, and have a strong commitment to excellence. WJCF places great value on relevant personal qualities: resourcefulness, responsibility, tenacity, independence, energy, and work ethic.
Responsibilities
Provide specialised inputs for informing WJCFโs strategy in the cooling sectorConstruct approaches and frameworks for designing and implementing initiatives and forging alliances aimed at positively impacting the cooling sector Conduct primary research and literature review and track developments related to technological, policy, regulatory, trade, and commercial aspects of climate change, particularly cooling related drivers in India and outsideDevelop insights for constructing interventions across the cooling value chain for market shaping in the direction of energy efficient and lower emission technologiesDevelop and leverage networks with key entities in the climate and cooling ecosystem in IndiaIdentify and scope complementary opportunities in climate technology and at the intersection of climate and healthSignificantly contribute to thought pieces and research collaterals for WJCFSupport the crafting of internal and external facing collaterals and reportsPlay the representation role for WJCF at appropriate fora such as symposiums and workshopsUndertake any other responsibilities as assigned by programme leadershipQualifications
Minimum 2 years of experience in analytical roles, such as consulting, research, etc., preferably with a focus on climate-related topicsBachelorโs or masterโs degree in social sciences, environment, engineering, policy, economics/finance Track record of developing research and outreach collaterals commiserate with the requirements for consulting firms, research entities, and think tanksAbility to thrive in uncertainty and develop bottom-up hypotheses which can be testedProven ability to deliver high quality outputs under time sensitive and complex requirementsStrong analytical skills and in-depth working knowledge of digital analytical and visualization toolsStrong written and verbal communication skillsAbility to work in a matrix and multi-cultural team across geographiesGenuine passion and curiosity for climate, sustainability and climate-health related topics with an ambition to drive program developmentLast Date to Apply: 29th August 2025