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CCS offers challenging opportunities in a
unique and vibrant work environment. Salary will be
commensurate with experience. All positions are available
immediately.
If qualified based on descriptions below
and you can commit atleast one year to CCS, please send a
cover letter and resume to: HR Associate
careers@ccs.in
Senior Research Coordinator
An opportunity to head the CCS Research Centre, design research projects in accordance with the objectives of the Centre and undertake them, supervise research associates and interns, develop literature for the Campaigns of the Centre, write and publish regular articles, research papers, commentaries, legislative analysis of bills to be tabled in the Parliament, plan and design dialogues, workshops, conferences on the research outputs, prepare and deliver lectures at CCS seminars for students, policy makers, professors and general public, represent CCS at academic and policy fora identify and plan for research needs, lead the research team, coordinate the fellowship program.
Qualifications:
- Ph D in economics or public policy with specialisation in one of the following: education, governance, livelihood, environment.
- Relevant experience in research and leading teams of atleast 5 years.
- Excellent writing skills for research papers as well as mass publications (please attach writing samples with the application).
- Keen interest in public policy related research.
- Proven communication and networking skills.
- Time commitment: Minimum 3 years.
Program
Coordinator, Centre for Civil Society
Will lead the delivery of CCSs innovative
seminars, dialogues, workshops, film festivals, internships,
and other programs on public policy ideas, leadership, communication,
and economics. Responsibilities include design, publicity
and organisation of CCS programs, follow-up and tracking of
the participants of the programs, monitoring and evaluation
of impact, content development for resource material, presentations,
program webpages on CCS website, develop growth strategies,
contribute to reports to current and potential donors, personally
direct select programs.
Qualifications:
- Graduate with work experience in corporate or NGO environment
of atleast 2-3 years
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong capacity for multi-tasking, operating under pressure,
and meeting deadlines
- Analytical, creative, and problem-solving skills
- An entrepreneurial spirit, and a strong personal commitment
to excellence and continuous learning
- Proficiency in MS Office, Internet, etc.
- Willingness to travel across India
Manager/
Associate Director/ Director Public Relations & Communications,
Centre for Civil Society
An opportunity to lead CCS’s communication
and PR initiative to build CCS identity and brand image. Responsibilities
include: develop and improve communication strategies to generate
greater media attention for events, publications & CCS,
develop and implement marketing strategies for maximizing
response to programs, ideate and lead content development
for communication materials.
Qualifications:
- Graduate/post graduate with atleast 5-7 years of relevant
experience
- Degree in marketing not required, but experience in marketing,
communication, and/or public relations required
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven capacity for multi-tasking, operating under pressure,
and meeting deadlines
- Strong creativity and attention to detail
- Proficiency in MS Office, etc.
Senior
Publications/Editorial & Marketing Associate
An opportunity to lead quality production
and effective distribution of all CCS publications. Responsibilities
include: plan publications for the year (books, policy reviews,
monographs, research papers, internship papers, annual report),
coordination of making of the publication from manuscript,
editing, to production (print and online), design and execution
of marketing plan for all publications, provide editorial
and design support to team members.
Qualifications:
- College degree in social sciences, with diploma or degree
in the editing or publishing field
- Excellent written command of English and one other Indian
language
- Excellent knowledge of publication software like PageMaker,
Photoshop
- 3-6 years of relevant experience
- Time commitment: Minimum 2 years
Project Manager, School Voucher Program
The objective of this program is to demonstrate the use of vouchers as an administratively
viable option for funding education in India. CCS is committed
to establishing or helping establish school voucher programmes
across the country in urban and rural settings. The program
also envisages the establishment of atleast one randomised trial
of the voucher concept in semi-urban India.
Work Profile
The program manager will be wholly responsible for the management
and successful implementation of these projects and must have
an understanding of and agreement with the idea of school
choice/vouchers as a viable education policy reform. A successful
program manager will have excellent communication, presentation,
decision-making, creativity, teamwork, leadership and problem-solving
skills, as well as a good grasp of education policies across
India.
- This is a senior position that requires considerable experience
in management, advocacy and research. The job involves (but
is not limited to):
- Recruiting and coordinating staff across multiple locations
in India;
- Interacting with senior state and district level government
officials, and;
- Managing relations with a number of different partners
and consultants.
Qualities & Qualifications:
- Advanced university degree in social work, education or
other related technical field is preferred.
- A minimum of five years of professional work experience
at the state and national levels in program planning, implementation,
monitoring, reporting and evaluation, preferably in education
or in a related field.
- Experience in working on large non-profit projects is
a strong advantage.
- Leadership, managerial and organizational experience
working with multi-location field teams is neccessary for
this position. Strong leadership and teamwork abilities.
- Analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills.
- Supervisory, personnel management and financial control
skills.
- Computer skills, including internet navigation and various
office applications.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a and establish harmonious
and effective working relationships, both within and outside
the organization.
- Fluency in English and Hindi required.
IT
& Web administrator
Responsibilities
- Manage all CCS websites (www.ccs.in; www.schoolchoice.in,
www.swaminomics.org; www.gurcharandas.org (regular updates
and designing)
- Manage IT equipment & networking.
- Ensure proper functioning of Server.
Qualities & Qualifications:
- Graduate with additional Degree/Diploma in IT.
- Good written and spoken communication skills in English.
- Excellent attention to details.
- Knowledge in Web Designing (HTML & Photoshop necessary,
ASP, PHP & Flash preferred.
- Proficient in Linux server administration, Web Administration.
Time commitment: Minimum 2 years
Experience: At least 2 years in
web page creation and web administration
WHAT WE OFFER
CCS offers challenging opportunities in a unique and vibrant
work environment. Salary will be commensurate with experience
and annual CTC can be upto 300000 lacs.
Internship Coordinator
About the Research Internship
The Grassroots Research Internship at CCS is geared to provide
an intern with a hands-on experience of public policy in the
spheres of Education, Governance, Environment and Livelihood.
Every year 20 students are selected from all over India and
abroad through a competitive process of a written application
and an interview. They work for 2 months with us and their
work is published in newspapers, college magazines, our books.
Responsibilities
- Interview prospective interns and make logistical arrangements
for the 2 month internship.
- Guide the interns in their projects for 2 months
- Arrange sessions with resource person for value-addition
- Monitor the progress of interns through mid term drafts
and presentations
- Overall coordination of the Internship Programme
- Editing and final papers and getting them published
Qualities & Qualifications:
- Graduate or Post graduate, a background in Economics
is desirable, but not mandatory
- Experience in social sciences research
- Understanding of Liberal approach to public policy issues
- Have attended any CCS programme, preferably Internship
- Strong capacity for multi-tasking, meeting deadlines
and leading a team
- Experience in management and planning programs/sessions/events
- Ability to relate to young people / students
Duration: 3 months
(Mid-April to July) and extended depending on performance
and time commitment
Assistant to the President
An excellent opportunity for someone with an interest in policy issues, developing and nurturing relationships, and attention to detail. Working directly with our president, you will: conduct short research assignments, track news and developments, prepare presentations, support development and maintenance of relationships with donors and partners, perform a wide variety of executive assistant duties, including appointments, internal and external correspondence, documentation etc.
Responsibilities
- Source, extract and compile information from secondary sources (web, news paper, books, etc).
- Manage the schedule, meetings, correspondence, travel for the president
- Generate presentations, memos, charts, tables, and graphs.
- Perform a wide variety of secretarial and administrative duties as required for daily operations
Qualities & Qualifications:
- Excellent analytical, organisational and communication skills
- A can do and whatever it takes attitude with a drive for perfection
- Ability to juggle multiple competing tasks and demands
- Knowledge of a variety of software applications (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
- Proficiency in English
Location: The position will be located in
New Delhi, but will involve substantial travel to project/program
locations across India.
Duration: A commitment of atleast 2 to 3
years to the project will be necessary.
Research Internship Coordinator (Full Time)
The Research Internships at CCS is geared up to provide one with a hands-on experience of public policy in the spheres of Education, Governance, Environment and Livelihood. Every year around 30 students all over India and abroad come to study policy making in theory to policy implementation on ground. They are elected through written application and an interview. Their work is published in leading newspapers, college magazines and our books.
Responsibilities
- Overall coordination of the Annual Internship Program.
- Interview prospective interns and make logistical arrangements for the internship.
- Guide the interns in their projects.
- Arrange sessions with resource person for value-addition.
- Monitor the progress of interns through mid term drafts and presentations.
- Editing final papers and getting them published.
Qualities & Qualifications:
- Graduate or Postgraduate, a background in Economics is desirable, but not mandatory.
- Experience in social sciences research.
- Keen interest in public policy related research.
- Proven communication and networking skills.
- Ability to relate to young people / students.
- Strong capacity for multi-tasking, meeting deadlines and able to work in a team.
Location: The position will be located in
New Delhi, but will involve substantial travel to project/program
locations across India.
Duration: A commitment of atleast 2 years
to the project will be necessary.
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