About Arghyam
Arghyam is an Indian public charitable foundation set up in 2001 with a personal endowment from Rohini Nilekani with a vision of 'Safe, sustainable water for all'.
About the Position
The Project officer will work with the diverse teams in Arghyam and work towards executing advocacy team’s annual plan. S/he will report to the Advocacy Manager.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Research and extract advocacy material from various partner projects
- Proactively keep abreast of current developments in the sector and assess the impact on Arghyam’s projects
- Analyse past projects and develop project briefs, case studies, presentations and other forms of creative communication either internally or through external vendors
- Coordinate with vendors involved in production of communication materials
- Based on external advocacy interactions, provide inputs to internal understanding and partner projects
- Network to facilitate information exchange and dialogue across different stakeholder groups in the sector
- Organise advocacy events, meetings, conferences etc
Requirements
Qualifications, experience and professional attributes:
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from a reputed educational institution with excellent academic record
- At least 3-4 years experience in the development sector, ideally in an advocacy role
- Should have an understanding of the current governance, policy and legal context which impact the issues and the solutions being planned
- Skills in taking different stakeholders into confidence and build consensus on various issues through effective communication
- Ability to get multiple groups and partners to work towards a common goal
- Ability to represent the organization credibly and confidently
- Demonstrated ability to work with people at all levels and in a non-patronizing manner
- Excellent analytical skills backed by great written and oral communication skills in English
- Good understanding of the WASH sector will be considered as an advantage
- Knowledge on production and dissemination of communication materials will also be considered an advantage
- Willingness to undertake extensive travel
Personal Attributes:
- Interest and understanding of the development sector and commitment to social justice based on reflection, analysis and the role of civil society
- Strong in fundamentals of social development, issues of inequity, gender, vulnerable communities
- Passion, confidence and ability to articulate complex issues in a simple manner to a wide variety of audience
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with an ability to work independently in a multi-disciplinary and fast-paced team environment
Compensation
Competitive and commensurate with experience and abilities.
Location
Bangalore
How to apply:
Please e-mail your updated resume to: jobs@arghyam.org with mandatory subject line “Application for the post of Project Officer- Advocacy".
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