Policy Advocacy Officer & Research Officer Vacancy At The Centre For Science, Technology & Society Of TISS, Mumbai

The Centre for Science, Technology & Society of TISS, Mumbai invites applications for the post of Policy Advocacy Officer & Research Officer on a contractual basis.

Name of the Post: Policy Advocacy Officer & Research Officer

No. of Post: 01 (One) each

Essential Qualification and Experience

Policy Advocacy Officers

• Applicants must have a master’s degree in social sciences or law with adequate knowledge of forest, land and wildlife laws, policy, and institutions, and a minimum of one year of rural field experience.

• Ability to analyze and document policy, and case laws, and write case studies from field insights.

• Conduct fieldwork in rural areas independently.

• Ability to coordinate with government and civil society groups across India, and organize training and capacity-building programs independently.

• Basic skills in Excel, SPSS, GPS and GIS

• Must be well-versed in English, Hindi and any one regional language.

Research Officer

• Applicants must have a master’s degree in social sciences or law with adequate knowledge of the forest rights act, forest laws, policy, and institutions, and a minimum of one year of rural field experience.

• Ability to coordinate with government and civil society groups at the district and local levels in Maharashtra, and organise training and capacity-building programs on forest rights and policies for government officers and Gram Sabha members independently.

• Conduct fieldwork in rural areas independently.

• Good in analysis, documentation on policy, case laws, write case studies from field insights.

• Basic skills in Excel, SPSS, GPS and GIS

• Must be speaking and writing Marathi.

How to apply?

• Interested candidates are required to submit their CVs and two reference letters to email id: tissforestrights@gmail.com on or before 15.04.2023

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