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Job Description: Senior Manager - Research and Analysis

Position

Senior Manager - Research and Analysis

Experience

10-12 years

Reporting To

CEO, 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 Senior Manager – Research and Analysis will be responsible for leading and managing a variety of analytical and research initiatives around Praja’s existing body of work to build the evidence on urban governance reforms in different states and cities. The role will require to manage, strengthen and supervise the function of conducting in-depth research, writing research papers and reports and presenting the complex information in simple terms to various stakeholders and ministries.

This role requires having prior knowledge of public policy and urban governance, with a clear understanding of the functioning of urban local governments in India. It will also include reaching out to the relevant stakeholders, deepening relationships and strategically building the evidence for the reforms required to improve the functioning of the Indian cities. The role will involve field work and travel to different cities on a short notice.

 

Main Responsibilities

  • Identify, define, design  and implement the research program strategies, aligning to the

organisation’s goals.

  • Define the metrics for the program success, coordinate, evaluate and track progress ensuring the quality and timelines.
  • Identify, analyse, and interpret trends or patterns from complex data sets, drawing valid inferences and presenting them successfully in the simplest form.
  • Support the leadership team in advocacy and outreach of program outputs, aiming towards governance reforms.
  • Collaborate and coordinate with internal and external resources for the successful execution of the programs
  • Provide guidance and support to the data and analysis team, ensuring data quality and adherence to timelines.

 

Qualification, Education, Competencies

  • Minimum 10 years of primary research experience; managing projects from inception to delivery of final presentations.
  • Understanding of Urban Governance concepts, issues, public policies, and the Right to Information Act.
  • Experience in managing quantitative and qualitative research with strong writing skills
  • Knowledge of developing, delivering, and evaluating evidence-based reports.
  • Experience of overseeing projects and ensuring they deliver on time and to budget.
  • Should be data obsessed. Derive insights from data and use the same for product improvements and iterations. Also, educate cross-functional teams with actionable derived from deep data insight.
  • Excellent writing, communication, and presentation skills.

 

Please send your resume to hr@praja.org