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JOB PROFILE

We are currently seeking an experienced and dedicated Director, Research, to lead the research team responsible to study, tracking and responding to educational reforms related issues as well as livelihoods reforms. As a member of the Centre’s senior leadership team, the Director of Research will assume full ownership of the Centre’s research, design and monitor research projects accordance with the objectives of the Educational Reforms Initiative technical area, as well as Jeevika, our livelihoods reform initiative.

The Director, Research will be responsible to ensure that high-quality research, in line with the goals of the Centre, are carried out, across the different areas of interest in the Centre, focusing on education reforms and livelihoods. This will involve working with different teams within the Centre to help develop, capacitate and deliver the research.

Responsibilities

a) Thought leadership

• Develop research goals and themes in conjunction with senior management at the Centre;
• Identify and plan for research needs with School Choice Campaign team and coalition partners; and
• Develop literature for the School Choice Campaign, write and publish regular articles, research papers, commentaries, legislative analysis of acts and bills to be tabled in the Parliament.

b) Research management

• Oversee all activities in the Research vertical, including conducting research in identified thrust areas (education and livelihoods), providing on-call research support, and publishing findings in internal and external publications;
• Analyse the data collected through pilot projects, and report on findings;
• Coordinate and provide resources to the portal on the Right to Education Act in India. http://righttoeducation.in; and
• Plan and design dialogues, workshops, and conferences on the research outputs.

c) Organization building

• Lead the research team: supervise young research associates and interns, continuously improving performance, and producing the outputs that will achieve goals.
• Prepare and deliver lectures/inputs at programs for students, policy makers, professors and general public; and
• Represent CCS at academic and policy institutions.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Formal training and experience

• Master’s/PhD in Economics, Development studies or Public Policy, and 6-8 years of experience in research management.
• Established record of primary and secondary research;
• Relevant experience in public policy research and leading teams for at least 5 years;
• Experience working on education reforms and thorough understanding of the Indian education and developmental sector through published research work;

Skills

• Excellent writing skills for research papers as well as mass publications;
• High degree of comfort in the use of market research tools, statistical packages such as Stata, and data analysis; and
• Strong writing and communication skills in English as well as Hindi, other Indian languages.

Domain expertise

• Background in social sector research is necessary. Economics or education background preferred.

COMPENSATION
CCS recognizes that the right candidate will have a significant impact on the success of the organization and is prepares to offer an attractive compensation package for the non-profit sector, commensurate with experience.

LOCATION
The position will be based in CCS headquarters in Delhi. Frequent travel around India with potential for international travel to partners and conferences will be expected.

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and a resume with two references by email to careers@ccs.in

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

We are currently seeking an experienced and dedicated Director of Advocacy, to work collaboratively with our team based in New Delhi to develop and advocate for education reforms. As leader of advocacy efforts at the Centre, the Director will assume full ownership of our advocacy goals that involve elected representatives, policy makers and media towards educational reforms in India.

The Director of Advocacy will expand the Centre’s work beyond the k-12 segment, into vocational training and skills development, higher education, special education and other areas within the education space. He/she would take the lead in guiding CCS’ Right to Education Coalition, help facilitate the building of an association of budget private schools in the country, and hold government level meetings and workshops at the Central and State level to ensure that policy reforms are inclusive and substantial. He/she would also coordinate with the Director of Research at the Centre to ensure that key learnings from our in-depth studies, pilot projects, and legislative analyses are taken into account when advocating with stakeholders across the board.

Responsibilities

a) Thought leadership

• Understanding, and identifying critical issues & advocating for change of policies affecting education, and expanding to areas beyond the k-12 segment (school education, higher education, vocational education, special education);

b) Program design

• Developing strategies to achieve the goals, tactics for translating the principles of the campaign into sequential, actionable steps;
• Working collaboratively with coalition partners to identify concerns and craft achievable solutions; and
• Creating opportunities to demonstrate proofs of concept.

c) Program management

• Overseeing the School Choice Campaign, our key flagship initiative, including our school voucher pilots;
• Executing multi-faceted campaigns: Supervising public interest litigation, policy advocacy, mass mobilization, strategic outreach and other activities aimed at reforming educational system;
• Growing the national RTE coalition into an active and robust forum to demand systemic change;
• Overseeing a pilot project on skills vouchers for vocational training.

d) Organization building

• Building and organizing a team of committed young associates, managing the budget, developing a network of support, continuously improving performance, and producing the outputs that will achieve goals.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Formal training and experience

• Master’s/PhD and over 8 years of experience in legislative reform campaigns, program management or research;
• Demonstrated success in education reform campaigns in India that have used multi-pronged approaches to achieve concrete, measurable results; and
• Experience in leadership roles in a corporate, government or non-profit environment, with increasing levels of responsibility of 6-8 years.

Skills

• Ability to build relationships with leaders in the government, corporate community, media and public arena; ability to reconcile the diverse needs of various stakeholders;
• Fluency with inter-personal relations, marketing, and strategic communications;
• Strong writing and communication skills in English as well as Hindi, other Indian languages will be an advantage.

Domain expertise

• Background in the fields of governance or legislative change is necessary.

COMPENSATION
CCS recognizes that the right candidate will have a significant impact on the success of the organization and is prepares to offer an attractive compensation package for the non-profit sector, commensurate with experience.

LOCATION
The position will be based in CCS headquarters in Delhi. Frequent travel around India with potential for international travel to partners and conferences will be expected.

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and a resume with two references by email to careers@ccs.in.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

The Research team at CCS design research projects in accordance with the objectives of the Centre and executes them. The Research team is responsible to ensure that high-quality research, in line with the goals of the Centre, are carried out, across the different areas of interest in the Centre, focusing on education reforms and livelihoods. This will involve working with different teams within the Centre to help develop, capacitate, and deliver the research.

We are currently seeking a committed and passionate Research Coordinator to work with the Director of Research to manage our research agenda, focusing on our ‘Education Reforms Initiative’ and the ‘Law, Liberty and Livelihoods campaign.

Responsibilities:

• Identify research goals and themes in conjunction with senior management at the Centre;
• Identify and plan for research needs with School Choice Campaign team and coalition partners;
• Manage the internship program and coordinate the fellowship program.
• 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; and
• Represent CCS at academic and policy institutions.

• MA/MSc/PhD degree in social sciences or public policy with focus and experience in one or preferably more areas of CCS focus: education, governance, and livelihood;
• 5 years relevant experience in research and leading teams;
• 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; and
• Proven communication and networking skills.

Technical Competencies:

• Competence in primary and secondary research methods;
• Skill in econometric and statistical analysis;
• Experience using statistical packages such as Stata and R;
• Knowledge of and skill in word processing, data entry and data analysis, as well as demonstrated computer aptitude and experience;
• and Strong skills in MS Word and Excel.

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind;
• Great team player;
• Ability to generate goodwill with working partners;
• Ability to manage parallel tasks and deliver on time to meet internal and external deadlines, and
• Willingness to commit for a minimum of 3 years.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

For the last couple of years, CCS has built a strong portfolio of research and advocacy in the education space, particularly through its School Choice Campaign, and its pilot projects. The School Choice Campaign is an advocacy initiative to improve the poor’s access to quality education for their children. To know more please visit www.schoolchoice.in.

We are currently seeking committed and passionate Research Associate, to work collaboratively with our team based in New Delhi to help conceptualize and be responsible for the design and implementation of research projects that will strengthen the mandate of the School Choice Campaign at CCS.

Responsibilities:

• Carry out independent primary and secondary research that would help strengthen advocacy initiatives of the school choice team.
• As and when necessary, help select external parties for projects and will also coordinate with them for implementation of time lines and ensuring proper direction of the work.
• Be responsible for producing regular work for dissemination and will be expected to contribute regularly to the school choice blog.
• Work closely with the Associate Director of the School Choice Campaign for strategy, planning and time lines of research activities under the school choice mandate.

• MA Economics/MSc Statistics from a premier institution;
• Previous experience in a research role, both academic and advocacy based;
• Previous experience in the education sector would be an advantage.

Technical Competencies:

• Good working knowledge and proven experience of quantitative and qualitative research with strong analytical skills.

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind;
• Great team player;
• Ability to generate goodwill with working partners; and
• Ability to manage parallel tasks and deliver on time to meet internal and external deadlines.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

The Development team at CCS manages external outreach, fundraising, and public relations activities to sustain and enhance the institutional mission of the Centre. The Development team coordinates and participates in strategic development planning and activities for senior management and project teams.

We are currently seeking a committed and passionate Communications and Public Relations Manager for developing and implementing communication strategies and creative concepts for our projects integrated with fundraising activities and raising the Centre’s profile.

Responsibilities:

• Plan and execute overall communication strategy;
• Develop potential story ideas and communication projects in order to enhance the image of CCS and its campaigns with media and the general public;
• Develop content and editorial operations for publications and websites;
• Develop IEC materials for individual projects and campaigns, as well as for CCS on the whole;
• Manage the design, content, and production of CCS Impact, Student First Quarterly Magazine, and Annual Report;
• Supervise the updating of CCS website and blogs;
• Write proposals, and award applications;
• Supervise brand building and marketing;
• Manage communications for events and programs; and
• Provide advocacy and outreach support.

• Post-graduate degree or equivalent in journalism, communications or public relations;
• At least 5 years professional experience in PR, a press office, agency or other media relations environment;
• Proven track record in campaign-based PR and branding and experience in working in an international environment as well as coordination of rollouts across the country.

Technical Competencies:

• Knowledge of principles, methods and practices of communications, PR, and public education;
• Knowledge of and skill in word processing, data entry and data analysis, as well as demonstrated computer aptitude and experience.
• Strong skills in MS Word and PowerPoint; and
• Skill in designing different kinds of communications collaterals, including policy briefs, marketing materials, program descriptions, proposals and funding applications, and presentations.

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind;
• Great team player;
• Ability to generate goodwill with working partners; and
• Ability to manage parallel tasks and deliver on time to meet internal and external deadlines.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

The Programs team at CCS organizes seminars, workshops, and policy meets, that make you look deeper, find out the root causes of India's problems and their relation to government policies. We offer a wide range of very exciting and diverse programs for a range of audiences including college students, journalists, MPs, bureaucrats, teachers, and professors. The overall objective of all CCS programs to engage the youth with social and economic issues through an understanding of public policy.

We are currently seeking a committed and passionate Associate, Programs to help coordinate and organize student seminars on public policy, competitions (essays/photography/film‐making) on various issues of policy interest in India, and conferences and workshops with a variety of stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Executing programs as per plan and deadlines including media coordination and program evaluation.
• Managing programs like seminars, dialogues, policy meets, documentary festival.
• Improvising constantly and change in methods and content depending on feedback and personal experience.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum 2 years work experience
• Experience in organizing events, workshops, and seminars.

Technical Competencies:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English
• Excellent inter‐personal skills
• Excellent organization skills, leadership skills and attention to detail
• Good knowledge of computers (MS Office, Internet, email)
• Willingness and ability to travel
• Willingness to commit for at least two years

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind;
• Great team player;
• Ability to generate goodwill with working partners; and
• Ability to manage parallel tasks and deliver on time to meet internal and external deadlines

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

The Programs Team at CCS organizes various certificate courses, policy meets, seminars, competitions, festivals and colloquia to engage people with social and economic issues through an understanding of public policy. We offer a wide range of very exciting and diverse programmes for a range of audiences including college students, journalists, MPs, bureaucrats, academicians and filmmakers.

We are currently seeking an outgoing and enthusiastic Marketing Associate to help coordinate, market and publicise our public policy courses, competitions (essays/photography/film-making) on various issues of policy interest in India, and conferences and workshops with a variety of stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Planning and executing an overall marketing strategy;
• Supervising external relations, brand building and marketing of CCS Programs;
• Identifying suitable partners, and building long-term relationships;
• Developing content and editorial operations for publications and websites;
• Managing the design, content, and production marketing materials and collaterals.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in marketing, communications or public relations;
• At least 2 years of professional experience in PR or Marketing agencies/firms;
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.

Technical Competencies:

• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English;
• Excellent inter-personal skills;
• Excellent organization skills, leadership skills and attention to detail;
• Good knowledge of computers (MS Office, Internet, email);
• Willingness and ability to travel;
• Outgoing and optimistic disposition;
• Willingness to commit for at least two years;

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind;
• Great team player;
• Ability to generate goodwill with working partners; and
• Ability to manage parallel tasks and deliver on time to meet internal and external deadlines.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

For the last couple of years, CCS has built a strong portfolio of research and advocacy in the education space, particularly through its School Choice Campaign, and its pilot projects. The School Choice Campaign is an advocacy initiative to improve the poor’s access to quality education for their children. To know more please visit www.schoolchoice.in.

We are currently seeking a committed and passionate Campaign Associate to support the campaign in garnering momentum towards universal education in India.

Responsibilities:

• Build, strengthen and working with networks that will further the goals of advocacy mandated for the school choice team. This will include establishing a wide range of working relationships that can range from the field to the government level and use those networks for information gathering as well as dissemination;
• Work closely with the Associate Director of School choice to identify key stakeholders in the k-12 sector and establish a working network for purposes of gathering anecdotal evidence and dissemination through talks, meetings and workshops;
• Periodically disseminate information through social media;
• Partially update the websites and coordinating blog entries internally and externally; and
• Coordinate conferences and workshops when necessary.

• M.A/MSc Social Work or Development Studies from a premier institution.
• 2 years experience in an advocacy role.
• Some work in the education sector would be an advantage.

Technical Competencies:

• Proven experience in network building, communication strategy and dissemination;
• Must possess the ability to utilize information, research, and analysis and employ sound judgment to disseminate appropriately;
• Prior experience in mobilization and communication is required; and
• Experience in the education sector is highly desirable.

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind;
• Great team player;
• Ability to generate goodwill with working partners; and
• Ability to manage parallel tasks and deliver on time to meet internal and external deadlines.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

JOB PROFILE

The Development team at CCS supports fund-raising, external outreach and development support activities to sustain and enhance the institutional mission of the Centre. The Development team coordinates and participates in strategic development planning and activities for senior management and project teams. We are currently seeking a committed and passionate Development Associate to provide research, communications, and project management support to the Director of Development and Operations.

Responsibilities:

• Fundraising
• Conducts research on prospects, including individuals, corporations, and foundations as potential sources of private funds for specific projects at the Centre.
• Conducts ongoing research in business, philanthropy, and related fields to identify potential donors and sources of donor information.
• Enters data into database on a timely basis for prospect tracking purposes.
• Participates in the formulation of fund-raising strategy for CCS-wide and specific projects through meetings and discussions with different teams.
• Makes recommendations about appropriate contacts or visits for development staff.
• Assists in identifying and marking materials for inclusion in communications/proposals to prospects.
• Communications
• Develops materials on the Centre’s activities, and programs for dissemination.
• Designs and produces collaterals for events, programs and research areas.
• Maintains high standards of quality in documents produced for circulation.
• Prepares written reports, resource materials, and presentations as needed.
• General
• Remains current with events and trends in local, national, and international business, finance, and philanthropy.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge of public activities and internal projects, policies and procedures of the Centre.
• Collaborates with different teams at the Centre in the achievement of goals.

• Post graduate degree in social sciences; and
• 2 years experience in a development and communications role with a large organization.

Technical Competencies:

• Knowledge of principles, methods and practices of development, fundraising, philanthropy and CSR;
• Proven experience in applying this knowledge to develop and carry out research projects such as analysis of different donors, evaluation of the applicability of the Centre’s programs / projects to the guidelines of foundation and other giving programs, and determination of the best means of approaching potential donors;
• Knowledge of and skill in word processing, data entry and data analysis, as well as demonstrated computer aptitude and experience.
• Strong skills in MS Word and Powerpoint; and
• Skill in designing different kinds of communications collaterals, including policy briefs, marketing materials, program descriptions, proposals and funding applications, and presentations.

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind;
• Great team player;
• Ability to generate goodwill with working partners; and
• Ability to manage parallel tasks and deliver on time to meet internal and external deadlines.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012

Asia Centre for Enterprise (ACE) seeks a committed, successful thought leader and experienced project incubator as its Coordinator.

CONTEXT

Atlas Economic Research Foundation and Centre for Civil Society have launched a social change seed fund to identify and support individuals and organisations that promote liberal ideas in Asia. The fund, Asia Centre for Enterprise (ACE) will play the role in Asia that Atlas Foundation plays globally, acting as a mentor and intellectual angel investor. The main objective of ACE is to provide encouragement to young idealists and activists who are able to take or develop projects under their leadership and are able to execute them successfully. Grants will be awarded to promote liberal philosophy as well as solutions to the social and economic problems, including in the fields of Education, Livelihood, Environment and Governance. Through educational support, active mentorship, and seed funding, ACE hopes to build up an army of Intellectual Entrepreneurs in Asia!

JOB PROFILE

We are currently seeking an experienced and dedicated Coordinator to lead ACE. As the head of ACE, the coordinator will be responsible to

• Search for young people who could be candidates for intellectual entrepreneurship, committed liberals who have good ideas and willingness to implement projects;
• Organise programs to develop their understanding, capacity and skills through seminars/ colloquia/ training workshops/ freedom fests; and
• Identify who among them are talented, enterprising and committed and award them ongoing support and bring the successful achievers to the Atlas global network.

Responsibilities:

a) Strategy development

• Develop an overall regional program strategy and identify broad themes for programs;
• Identify high impact interventions such as use of judiciary for policy reform, innovative techniques and tools for dissemination of ideas etc; and
• Plan and design dialogues, workshops, and conferences pertaining to strategic themes and interventions.

b) Grant identification, evaluation and management

• Provide financial as well as non-financial support (like networking and alternative support) to the grantees;
• Design a grant management system including tools, timelines and processes for call for proposals, assessment, monitoring and closure of grants;
• Liaise with donors and supporters; and
• Oversee the programmatic and implementation monitoring of each grant activity.

c) Organization development

• Develop a dynamic peer networking platform among the grantees to enable sharing of ideas, skills and challenges in implementing their grants;
• Build a team of young associates and interns, continuously improving performance, and producing the outputs that will achieve goals;
• Cultivate financial and non-financial support to expand the work of ACE; and
• Prepare and deliver lectures/inputs for various internal programs and represent ACE at relevant public forums.

Qualifications and Skills:

Formal training and experience

• 5-10 years of experience in public policy, social change, social impact investing or project incubation;
• Strong understanding of liberalism/ libertarianism and their real life applications;
• Established record of project incubation, successful partnership development and donor management;
• Experience in grantee identification, mentorship and grant management; and
• Relevant experience in building and leading teams for at least 5 years.

Skills

• Excellent interpersonal skills as well as networking ability;
• Ability to guide, mentor, counsel and nurture liberal intellectual entrepreneurs;
• Excellent writing and communications skills in English, good knowledge of local Indian languages and perhaps other Asian languages would be an advantage; and
• High degree of comfort working with culturally diverse individuals, institutions and contexts.

Remuneration: ACE recognizes that the right candidate will have a significant impact on the success of the organization and is prepared to offer an attractive compensation package for the non-profit sector, commensurate with experience.

Location: The position will be based in Delhi. Frequent travel around India with potential for international travel to partners and conferences will be expected.

How To Apply: Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and a resume with two references by email to careers@ccs.in.

Last date to receive applications: 28 February 2012