Research and policy nonprofit driving climate, forest, and urban sustainability across Brazil and globally
WRI Brasil is a research-driven nonprofit operating within the World Resources Institute network, structuring work around climate change, forest restoration, and sustainable urbanization. The tech stack—Excel, Power BI, Monday.com, Asana, Workday—reflects a research and operations organization managing complex cross-sector partnerships rather than building software. Hiring is mid-to-senior research-focused (3 open research roles) with operational support in finance and HR, suggesting scaling of project delivery capacity in response to policy and implementation demand.
WRI Brasil, founded in 2005 and headquartered in São Paulo, is a nonprofit research institution that develops solutions for climate, forests, and sustainable cities in partnership with governments, companies, academia, and civil society. The organization is part of the World Resources Institute, a global research network with ~700 staff across Brazil, China, the United States, Europe, Mexico, India, Indonesia, and Africa. Core focus areas include sustainable urban mobility, climate change mitigation, road safety, urban development, and forest restoration. Active projects span city planning, land-use management, resilient housing, and forest tenure in Indonesia, with particular emphasis on policy development and implementation across the Brazilian context.
WRI Brasil works on climate change, forest restoration, and sustainable urbanization. Active projects include city planning programs, land-use management, resilient housing solutions, and the One Map Initiative for forest and land-use transparency.
Yes. WRI Brasil has 3 open research positions among 11 total active roles, with hiring also ongoing in finance, HR, and operations. Velocity is decelerating. Recruitment is based in Brazil and the British Virgin Islands.
Key pain points include project budget monitoring and cost variance reduction, LGPD (Brazilian data protection) compliance, complex contractual negotiations, and third-sector regulatory compliance—typical of research nonprofits managing multi-stakeholder partnerships.
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