About CCS

Volunteer

Campus Coordinator

JOB CODE: CCS-DR

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. Please mention the job code in the subject line while applying. Applicaitons received without appropriate job code will not be considered.

Last date to receive applications: 30 June 2013

JOB CODE: CCS-SMPR

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 Sr Manager for Public Relations who thrives on being the storyteller and building relationships with journalists, bloggers and policy influencers to generate greater awareness about our work while supporting our efforts to grow our brand.

Responsibilities:

• Media Relations and Outreach
  • Developing and implementing CCS’ public relations outreach
  • Press outreach for education events
  • Identify new media partners and associations
  • Liaise with PR agencies to deliver press news
  • Draft press releases and formulate campaigns
  • Maintain press release schedule for designated programming including writing, routing, distributing
  • Manage the media database
  • Pitch, coordinate and accompany staff on interviews
  • Serve as a liaison for social media
  • Working with colleagues to coordinate documentation of projects needed for press
  • Coordinate panel placement on television media
  • Increase presence on print media through op-eds, interviews, case-studies and quotes
    
• Concept Creation
• Identify story opportunities, develop potential story ideas and communication projects in order to enhance the image of CCS and its campaigns with media and the general public;
• Writing pitches and releases, conducting outreach and follow-up
• Create necessary materials to publicize programming
• Events
• Assist with communications for events and programs;
• Oversee press at designated events throughout the year
• Represent organization at its events and external events.
• Respond to press requests for photos, press kits related to designated programming.
• Coordinate press interviews with team members as they relate to publicity for designated programming
• Update photo gallery for designated events through the season.
• Coordinate with teams for attending to press at events

Qualifications and Experience:

• Post-graduate degree or equivalent in journalism, communications or public relations;
• At least 3-5 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.
• Be an excellent writer and communicator
• Have diverse storytelling technique background
• Show confidence and diplomacy, determination, creativity, grace under pressure and a collaborative spirit
• Demonstrate success in conducting outreach and developing relationships with press and bloggers (extra points for advertising/marketing trade press and influencers)

Technical Competencies:

• Knowledge of principles, methods and practices of communications, PR, and public education;
• Knowledge of and skill in word processing, data entry and 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.

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. Please mention the job code in the subject line while applying. Applicaitons received without appropriate job code will not be considered.

Last date to receive applications: 30 June 2013

JOB CODE: CCS-DFS

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/Fundraising Specialist to provide research, resource and lead generation, and project management support to the Director of Development and Communications. The Development/Fundraising Specialist will manage and grow CCS’ relationships with notable persons & organizations with a thrust on fundraising.

Responsibilities:

• Fundraising Strategy
• Develop and execute innovative strategies in securing funding from individuals, trusts, foundations and institutions;
• Conduct research on prospects and potential donors, including individuals, corporations, and foundations for fundraising through monitoring news and trends in business, philanthropy, and related fields;
• Remain current with events and trends in local, national, and international business, finance, and philanthropy.
• Fundraising Activities
• Plan, direct and co-ordinate the growth of CCS network to seek active support from individuals & institutions towards sponsorship and financing of the activities of CCS
• Identify appropriate opportunities and contacts, and initiate meetings and discussions on collaboration.
• Manage relations with philanthropy consulting firms such as GiveIndia, CAF and Dasra;
• Manage CCS’ payroll giving partners and initiate new corporates into partnerships;
• Identify and target potential CSR and corporate grant giving opportunities for CCS;
• Initiate small-ticket fundraising through mailers and online fundraising;
• Manage alumni relations for CCS;
• Organise fundraising events for specific projects and campaigns.
• Fundraising Communications
• Manage fundraising data through CRM software for prospect tracking purposes and use database for donor retention and communication;
• Identify and prepare materials for inclusion in communications/proposals to prospects
• Design and develop content for fundraising materials,
• Establish contact and follow up on donor communication maintain relations with current donors, and manage reports to current and potential donors.
• Acquire and maintain current knowledge of public activities and internal projects, policies and procedures of the Centre.
• Collaborate with different teams at the Centre in the achievement of goals.

Qualifications and Experience:

• MBA in marketing or sales or CA (preferred) or Post graduate degree in social sciences;
• 5 years experience in a development and fundraising role with a large organization preferably NGO;
• Experience in client servicing or business development in the private sector preferably with a bank or FMCG.

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 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 and presentation as well as demonstrated computer aptitude and experience; and
• Strong skills in MS Word and Powerpoint.

Core Competencies:

• Articulate in written and spoken expression;
• Passionate about education;
• Liberal bent of mind with entrepreneurial spirit;
• 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.

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. Please mention the job code in the subject line while applying. Applicaitons received without appropriate job code will not be considered.

Last date to receive applications: 30 June 2013

JOB CODE: CCS-RA

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 Coordinator, Research of the School Choice Campaign for strategy, planning and time lines of research activities under the school choice mandate.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

• 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.

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 Delhi.

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter and a resume with two references by email to careers@ccs.in. Please mention the job code in the subject line while applying. Applicaitons received without appropriate job code will not be considered.

Last date to receive applications: Ongoing

JOB CODE: CCS-MSVP

Centre for Civil Society (CCS) is calling for committed and experienced project managers to incubate, design and implement a skills education voucher pilot project.

CCS is devising a program that aims to enhance access to quality training and meaningful employment for marginalized youth by providing them with vouchers that will serve as a financial instrument that enables them to obtain training from any institute accredited by CCS. Towards this, CCS will empanel various ministries, training institutes, corporates and non-profits through an online portal. The ministries and non-profits will play the role of creating awareness, distributing vouchers and directing youth to the appropriate institutes and corporates. Once the candidate completes the training, gets certified under the NCVT curriculum and is successfully placed, training institutes can redeem the vouchers for cash from the government.

After several successful campaigns and pilot projects, CCS is recognized as an expert in both voucher design and implementation. As a result, CCS was approached by NSDC to develop the Skill Voucher Pilot. This program will be the first to introduce vouchers for skill development in India, which is a proven model in other countries around the world. The vouchers will significantly increase the amount of candidates who have access to high quality training, and since students have a choice, it will increase the quality of vocational training overall. Once assessed and certified, youth are able to find wage-based employment through their employment exchange portal.

JOB PROFILE

Centre for Civil Society seeks an experienced vocational training project manager to help design, incubate and implement the skills training voucher pilot.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The manager for the Skills/Vocational Training Voucher Pilot Project will be responsible for developing a strong business plan for the project, pitching to investors for investment, coordinating with National Skills Development Council and technical training institutes, designing and executing the voucher pilot, managing training and capacity building activities for government partners. Responsibilities include:

• Overall management of the skill voucher pilot including implementation and monitoring and evaluation;
• Recruiting and coordinating field staff at pilot site;
• Interacting with senior state and district level government officials, private and government skills training institutes, and communities where project is situated;
• Managing relations with a number of different academics, researchers and consultants;
• Organising and managing field visits by national and international researchers, policy makers, activists and CCS supporters;
• Representing the program at various regional and national forums.

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Formal training and experience

• Master’s degree with demonstrated expertise in the field of vocational training.
• Professional experience in technical and vocational education and training;
• 5-8 years of progressively responsible experience in project management activities at the state or the national level covering business plan writing, program design and planning, implementation, monitoring & evaluation, particularly of research oriented field projects;
• Orientation to educational policies and policy reforms across India, understanding of best practices in vocational training implementation;
• Prior experience of working/supervising large field projects;
• Experience providing capacity building support to government counterparts;
• Prior exposure to conducting research, data compilation and analysis
• Prior experience of collaborating with national authorities, NGO’s, various academic educational institutions;
• Track record of implementing innovative ideas and schemes in day to day working; and
• Experience building and leading project teams.

Other requirements

• High degree of comfort with financial management, coordination with various stakeholders and in working with government counterparts; and
• Outstanding strategic planning and management skills;
• Good PR and advocacy skills: government liasoning, community relations and interacting with researchers;
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal capabilities;
• Superior English and Hindi communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed.

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
Mumbai

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter, CV, and two references by email to careers@ccs.in. Please mention the job code in the subject line while applying. Applicaitons received without appropriate job code will not be considered.

Last date to receive applications: 30 June 2013

JOB CODE: CCS-PASVP

Centre for Civil Society (CCS) is calling for committed and experienced associates to  design and implement a skills education voucher pilot project.

CCS is devising a program that aims to enhance access to quality training and meaningful employment for marginalized youth by providing them with vouchers that will serve as a financial instrument that enables them to obtain training from any institute accredited by CCS. Towards this, CCS will empanel various ministries, training institutes, corporates and non-profits through an online portal. The ministries and non-profits will play the role of creating awareness, distributing vouchers and directing youth to the appropriate institutes and corporates. Once the candidate completes the training, gets certified under the NCVT curriculum and is successfully placed,  training institutes can redeem the vouchers for cash from the government.

After several successful campaigns and pilot projects, CCS is recognized as an expert in both voucher design and implementation. As a result, CCS was approached by NSDC to develop the Skill Voucher Pilot. This program will be the first to introduce vouchers for skill development in India, which is a proven model in other countries around the world. The vouchers will significantly increase the amount of candidates who have access to high quality training, and since students have a choice, it will increase the quality of vocational training overall.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Centre for Civil Society is looking for enthusiastic Project Associates who can take ownership for the design and implementation of the  skill voucher pilot.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Project Associate for the Skill Voucher Project will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure delivery against milestones defined in the Project Plan
• Build Implementation toolkit with detailed process manuals, measurement systems and monitoring process; setup process for ongoing updation of the toolkit with learnings from the pilot
• Setup monitoring & evaluation process to track key project metrics; design Program Monitoring Tracker with data on students, courses, institutes, demographic & performance tracking parameters; define process, owners & timelines for ongoing updation
• Organise project workshops with partner organisations for orientation, planning, updates etc.
• Support the Community Mobilisation, Institute empanelment, Voucher management processes
• Support field visits by national and international researchers, policy makers, activists and CCS supporters
• Represent the program at various regional and national fora

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Formal training and experience

• Bachelor’s degree with experience in project management, process mapping or monitoring & evaluation
• 2-3 years of experience in project management activities at the state or the national level covering  program  implementation, monitoring & evaluation, particularly of research oriented field projects
• Necessary skills/experience:
  • Prior experience in building Implementation Manuals, designing process maps, setting up measurement systems;
  • Prior exposure to conducting research, data compilation and analysis
• Desirable skills/experience
  • Orientation to educational policies and policy reforms across India, understanding of best practices in vocational training implementation
  • Experience providing capacity building support to government counterparts
  • Prior experience of collaborating with national authorities, NGO’s, various academic educational institutions

Other requirements

• High degree of comfort with process management, coordination with various stakeholders and in working with government counterparts
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal capabilities
• Superior English and Hindi communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed

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
Mumbai

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter, CV, and two references by email to careers@ccs.in. Please mention the job code in the subject line while applying. Applicaitons received without appropriate job code will not be considered.

Last date to receive applications: 30 June 2013

JOB CODE: CCS-OASVP

Centre for Civil Society (CCS) is calling for committed and experienced associates to  design and implement a skills education voucher pilot project.

CCS is devising a program that aims to enhance access to quality training and meaningful employment for marginalized youth by providing them with vouchers that will serve as a financial instrument that enables them to obtain training from any institute accredited by CCS. Towards this, CCS will empanel various ministries, training institutes, corporates and non-profits through an online portal. The ministries and non-profits will play the role of creating awareness, distributing vouchers and directing youth to the appropriate institutes and corporates. Once the candidate completes the training, gets certified under the NCVT curriculum and is successfully placed,  training institutes can redeem the vouchers for cash from the government.

After several successful campaigns and pilot projects, CCS is recognized as an expert in both voucher design and implementation. As a result, CCS was approached by NSDC to develop the Skill Voucher Pilot. This program will be the first to introduce vouchers for skill development in India, which is a proven model in other countries around the world. The vouchers will significantly increase the amount of candidates who have access to high quality training, and since students have a choice, it will increase the quality of vocational training overall.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Centre for Civil Society is looking for an enthusiastic Operations Associate who can take ownership for community mobilisation & field management of the  skill voucher pilot.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The Operations Associate for the Skill Voucher Project will be responsible for the following:

• Ensure delivery against milestones defined in the Project Plan
• Setup processes for community mobilisation, institute empanelment, voucher management etc. and identify  partner organisations for each of these areas
• Organise project workshops with partner organisations for orientation, planning, updates etc.
• Support the process management and monitoring & evaluation processes as required
• Organise field visits by national and international researchers, policy makers, activists and CCS supporters
• Represent the program at various regional and national fora

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

Formal training and experience

• Bachelor’s degree with experience in field operations of large-scale projects in the development sector
• 2-3 years of experience in field operations at the state or the national level covering  program  implementation and community mobilisation
• Necessary skills/experience:
  • Prior experience in field operations
  • Prior exposure to conducting research, data compilation and analysis
• Desirable skills/experience
  • Orientation to educational policies and policy reforms across India, understanding of best practices in vocational training implementation
  • Experience providing capacity building support to government counterparts
  • Prior experience of collaborating with national authorities, NGO’s, various academic educational institutions

Other requirements

• High degree of comfort with coordination with various stakeholders from the development and government sector
• Strong teamwork and interpersonal capabilities
• Superior English and Hindi communication skills, both written and verbal
• Ability and willingness to travel as needed

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
Mumbai

TO APPLY
Qualified candidates should send a cover letter, CV, and two references by email to careers@ccs.in. Please mention the job code in the subject line while applying. Applicaitons received without appropriate job code will not be considered.

Last date to receive applications: 30 June 2013