National Policy Researcher

Rakshak Foundation; New Delhi; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Rakshak Foundation is seeking a capable professional to lead research and policy initiatives addressing India's social issues. You will create, edit and publish research papers, reports and presentations for national and international fora, while coordinating with interns and ministries to disseminate findings.

You will oversee internship programs, donor relations, and partnerships, guiding strategy and ensuring timely delivery of program activities in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Masters or MBA with impressive grades from tier one college.
• Strong understanding of Indian culture and governance.
• Proven track record in social research and fundraising.
• Willingness to travel for partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Conduct social and policy research and publish reports.
• Review internship reports and coordinate with ministries.
• Organize high-level national seminars and workshops.
• Prepare memorandums for Parliamentary Committees.
• Oversee Rakshak Foundation's internship program.
• Manage grants, donor relations, and partnerships.
• Develop and monitor program strategy and timelines.

Skills

Policy research

Data analysis

Team leadership

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Education

MBA or MA in Social Sciences

Masters in Humanities/Social Sciences/Social Work

Job description

Qualifications

• Master s degree in Business Administration (with a focus on Business, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or Finance) or Masters degree in Humanities/Social Sciences/Social Work from tier one college with impressive grades.
• The person should have a deep understanding of Indian Culture and governance, the complex social issues that face modern day India, with a good historical perspective.
• Proven track record of successful social research and fund raising activities, public relations, volunteer coordination, donor relations and organizational development functions.
• The role will require some travel in order to work with and forge partnerships with organizations working in similar areas.
• MBA or Masters in Humanities/Social Sciences/Social Work from tier one college with impressive grades
• The ability to clearly articulate the mission, vision and goals of a social service agency
• Ability to analyze complex problems, and visualize operational and program implications in a variety of situations, experience in research and data analysis
• A high level of integrity, energy, initiative, and creativity
• Experience in community outreach programs and previous work with similar non-profit organizations
• Has strong interpersonal and organizational skills with a proven ability to troubleshoot and work in a team and to lead a team.
• Has the ability to make fast decisions and to work in a self-driven fast paced environment.
• Willingness to work also in evenings and weekends as the job may require.
• Native level fluency in Hindi is a plus, but not required

Job Responsibilities

• Policy Researcher s duties include but are not limited to the following:
• Social and Policy Research: Create, edit and publish research papers, develop publications, reports, presentations for international conferences and journals
• Social and Policy Research: Review the social research reports created by our interns, edit them and collaborate with various central ministries to make them available to them
• Social and Policy Research: Work with the management to organize high level national seminars and workshops on social issues
• Social and Policy Research: Work on our Parliamentary bill research and create extremely high quality memorandums to be presented to Parliamentary Committees
• Research Development and Implementation: Work independently to plan, manage, and implement activities in these areas:
• Research Development and Implementation: Involve in the hiring process of interns.
• Research Development and Implementation: Handle all aspects of Rakshak Foundation s prestigious Internship program
• Research Development and Implementation: Handle events organized by the foundation
• Research Development and Implementation: Research and evaluation of social issues
• Research Development and Implementation: Grants and donor management
• Research Development and Implementation: Establishing /maintaining relation with other organizations and corporations.
• Research Development and Implementation: Identifying opportunities for marketing programs and services and implement promotional activities
• Research Development and Implementation: Track relevant activities in social research space done by other organizations
• Research Development and Implementation: Able to think creatively and broadly to conceive, enable and implement a project
• Research Strategy and Planning: Develops and leads the strategy of the organization within the broad context of the local and national landscape to implement strategic and operational decision-making
• Research Strategy and Planning: Takes a leadership role in implementing the development of goals, objectives and operational plans for the organization.
• Research Strategy and Planning: Leads, motivates and develops staff and board so that they are passionate about what Rakshak Foundation has achieved and are committed to working effectively towards continual improvement
• Research Strategy and Planning: Participate in long- and short-term program development and planning.
• Supervise project staff, interns, and consultants who will assist and/or carry out these activities
• Negotiation of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with universities, other non-profits, corporate entities for Raksh s initiatives
• Adhere to the organization s administrative and recordkeeping guidelines to support accurate bookkeeping and documentation of activities
• Develop and effectively manage timelines to ensure timely completion of program deliverables.
• Monitor program activities to ensure quality and accuracy of work outcomes.
• Ensures that organization has the appropriate resources to operate efficiently and effectively
• Identify partnership and funding opportunities and promote relationship-building and manage relationships with other organizations, agencies, and/or individuals
• Develop and disseminate programmatic and marketing materials.
• Candidate must successfully pass a pre-employment background check. To be considered for the Rakshak Foundation team, working positively with other staff and other local professionals and community members is a must.

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