Janaagraha - Manager - Advocacy & Reforms

About Janaagraha :

Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy (Janaagraha) is a Bangalore based not for profit having the mission of transforming quality of life in India's cities and towns. It defines quality of life as comprising quality of infrastructure and services and quality of citizenship. Janaagraha, along with its sister organisation Jana Urban Space foundation operates programs all of which are based on a robust City-Systems framework. To achieve its mission, Janaagraha works with both citizens and governments in advocating policy, creating platforms for citizen engagement and forging partnerships to attain scale.

Over its ten year existence, Janaagraha has built a proven track-record in systemic change in city-systems and in catalyzing citizen engagement.

Janaagraha was founded by Swati and Ramesh Ramanathan and has a team comprising engineers, management graduates, public policy professionals, urban planners and designers, social science researchers and a military veteran driven by a passion for transformative change. Its staff strength is in excess of one hundred and fifty.

Janaagraha leadership comprises a Management Committee that oversees day to day operations, a stellar Governing Board comprising leaders across business, social sector and community engagement, management consulting and government and a Board of Trustees.

Job Description :

Janaagraha is looking to on-board a Manager to work in the ARC (Advocacy, Research and Capacity Building) department. The position will be based in Bangalore. The position will report to Senior Manager-Advocacy.

As Manager - Advocacy, your role would comprise :

- Full Ownership and responsibility for planning and execution of ASICS program and advocacy products including Policy Primers and Policy Briefs on matters related to urban governance.

- End to end execution of projects relating to the below comprising concept, ideation, consultations with stakeholders and vendors, project management and delivery.

- Focused research on contemporaneous/emerging themes in urban governance resulting in tangible outcomes such as content for websites, articles/research for publications

- Researching for data and information arising out of the survey questions for ASICS cities (Indian and Global)

- Anchoring a team including interns / volunteers including periodic review of their work

- Analyzing data from the survey and drawing trends/ conclusions from it

- Generating recommendations for City governance based on the analyses

- Liaise with variety of stakeholders and build relationships that augment the cause of the program and institution

- Identifying fresh advocacy opportunities in areas of work requiring changes to laws and rules

- Support program manager on program and organisational priorities that emerge from time to time

- Manage a small team of staff/medium sized team of volunteers

Qualifications and Experience :

- A PhD or post graduate degree in the fields of urban development, economics, development/social studies or law;

- At least 8 to 10 years of professional work experience;

- Candidates from alternative academic backgrounds with outstanding academic and career accomplishments, a passion for urban transformation and social change and willingness and ability to work hard and learn quickly would also be considered.

What we look for in Manager-Advocacy?

- High levels of self-motivation, passion and perseverance required for social change at a systemic level

- Excellent communication skills- written and verbal and interpersonal skills

- Working knowledge of urban development issues and contemporary trends in urban law and policy

- Excellent project management skills

- Willingness to extend oneself to accomplish work objectives, simultaneously pursuing excellence

- Positive attitude, flexibility and openness to adapt to organizational ideas, approaches and a dynamic work environment

- Ability to learn quickly on the job

What's in it for you?

- Utilize your skills, abilities and performance and be a part of change that is working towards India's greatest opportunity and its biggest challenge: Urbanisation

- An opportunity to work for one of a kind organization undertaking innovative solutions on urban governance

- Work with a diverse, competent and professional workforce creating individual impact.

- Immense scope for personal and professional transformation

- An opportunity to take risks, innovate and work with a wide network of urban experts and thinkers