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Job Description: Program Coordinator - Research and Analysis,Mumbai

Position

Program Coordinator, Research and Analysis

Experience

4 - 5 years (preferably from the social sector)

Reporting To

Senior Manager - Research and Analysis, Praja Foundation

Location

Mumbai

About Praja

Over the last 25 years, Praja Foundation has been working towards enabling accountable governance. In the past we have partnered with the Mumbai Corporation to come up with its first Citizen Charter to revamp their Citizens’ Complaint Grievances Mechanism (GRM). The complaint number 1916 is still functional with some enhancements.

Praja conducted an Urban Governance Reforms Study to map the implementation status of 74th Constitution Amendment Act. The first of its kind study, led to developing an ‘Urban Governance Index’ (UGI) with the larger goal of forging a network of key influencers, thought leaders and local government bodies to democratize city governments and improve delivery of services. The data and information from the UGI are regularly used by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) and NITI Aayog.

Currently, Praja has multiple partnerships with state governments for initiatives such as capacity building of elected representatives, advisory support on enhancing municipal finances, etc. We have worked with the Urban Development Department, Jammu & Kashmir to give advisory support on policies and programs such as Aspirational Town Planning Program, implementation of Property Tax, etc.

Praja has also partnered with the National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) on multiple projects and programs including a pan India study on Fiscal Empowerment of City Governments which covers 44 cities across 28 states and 2 UTs and Prajatantra, a National Youth Festival of Democracy where more than 1000 youth from across the country come together and function as a model city government, deliberating on policies and vision for the city.

The Role

The Program Coordinator will be responsible for managing the research and analysis around Praja’s existing body of work to build the evidence on urban governance reforms in different states and cities. The role will include conducting in-depth research, writing research papers and reports and presenting the complex information in simple terms to various stakeholders and ministries.

The ideal candidate for this role should have prior knowledge of public policy and urban governance, with a clear understanding of the functioning of urban local governments in India. We are looking for someone who has a natural story telling ability and the skill to analyse complex data sets to create research oriented papers and reports.

 

Main Responsibilities

  • Participate in designing and planning of organisation and program strategies, ensuring smooth execution of programs.
  • Manage the research and publications on urban governance and thematic issues for advocacy.
  • Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns from complex data sets, drawing valid inferences and presenting them successfully in the simplest form.
  • Interpret the data and correlating to existing acts and policies, converting them into the theories of change.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams for effective outreach, stakeholders’ capacity building

and advocacy.

  • Provide guidance and support to the program, data and analysis team, ensuring data quality and adherence of timelines.

Qualification, Experience and Competencies

  • Graduate or Postgraduate, preferably, in Public Administration/Social Work/Political Science.
  • Understanding of Urban Governance concepts, issues, public policies, and the Right to Information Act.
  • Ability to understand, read and interpret documents such as Municipal Corporation Act, Municipal Budget documents etc.
  • Hands-on experience in writing research papers and reports.
  • Comfortable in interacting with the ministries, administrative officials and elected representatives.
  • Disseminating significant amounts of information with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Demonstrate strong analytical skills, collecting, organising, analysing, and disseminating significant amounts of information with meticulous attention to detail and accuracy.
  • Good knowledge of Microsoft Word/Excel/ PowerPoint and Internet/social media.

 

Please send your resume to hr@praja.org