Janaagraha is a non-profit trust, established in 2001, working towards the mission of transforming quality of life in India's cities and towns. We work with citizens to catalyse active citizenship in city neighbourhoods and with governments to institute reforms to city governance (what we call - City-Systems- ). Janaagraha is part of the JANA Group - one of India's best-known groups of not-for-profit institutions working towards the mission of fixing India's cities. Swati Ramanathan and Ramesh Ramanathan co-founded Jana Group in 2001 and it presently works across citizen participation and city governance reforms (through Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy), city planning and design (through Jana Urban Space Foundation), banking and financial services for the urban poor (through Jana Small Finance Bank) and affordable housing for the urban poor (through Janaadhar). We are looking for a highly passionate and competent individual to be based out of Odisha to lead a policy and research project on affordable housing. This project aims to lay the foundations for creation of an affordable housing policy in the state of Odisha. The project will entail policy and social research including extensive stakeholder engagement, government advisory and supervision of a team. This is a limited tenure position of 1 year with a possibility for further extension into other projects, based on candidate's performance and availability of donor funding. What will the Project Manager - Affordable Housing Policy do? The project manager will deliver strongly on government and donor expectations by doing the following: 1. Landscape and review the status quo of relevant housing policies and initiatives in Odisha, nationally and in peer economies across the world. 2. Review and analyse market shaping indicators that impact the affordable housing market in Bhubaneswar/Odisha and elsewhere where relevant (data collection is a separate exercise already being undertaken). 3. Undertake key stakeholder consultations with government, developers, experts, citizens and other stakeholders. 4. Landscape and review best practise examples in affordable housing policy- nationally and internationally. 5. Using 1-4, create affordable housing policy recommendations for Odisha. 6. Blue-print aspects of affordable housing policy relevant beyond Odisha. 7. Disseminate the approach and detail of the affordable housing policy recommendations. 8. Create a comprehensive project governance and management framework and own and execute the same. This includes project incubation and set up, budget management, management of other team members, streamlining work with other deliverables related to the larger project framework being undertaken by other colleagues. 9. Undertake such other activities as may be assigned from time to time. Qualifications and Experience : - A Post Graduate in economics/public policy/urban planning; Graduates in these fields with good work experience are encouraged to apply. - At least 8 years of professional work experience in Government Advisory, Public policy or Business/Management Consulting, Social Research: a. Within this at least 2 years- experience in affordable housing or allied sectors and 2 years- experience working with senior functionaries, including at the level of principal secretaries. - Candidates from alternative academic backgrounds with outstanding academic and career accomplishments and relevant work experience would also be considered. - Advantageous: a. Excellent written and spoken command of the Oria language. b. Work experience on projects with governments on affordable housing. What we look for in a Project Manager - Affordable Housing Policy - Ability to coordinate with and manage a high-stakes project in partnership with external stakeholders especially the government. - Persuasive skills to engage with government functionaries and deliver on program objectives. - Strong project management skills with a sharp focus on high-quality, timely execution and delivering high-quality outputs to government stakeholders. - Ability and willingness to grasp concepts quickly. - Ability to work with ambiguity. - Ability to work across teams and collect/gather data from various (internal) team members as well as external stakeholders including state/local government officers. - Strong problem-solving, research, quantitative and analytical capabilities with a good working knowledge of MS excel and Powerpoint tools. - Good communication skills- both written and verbal. - Willingness to extend oneself to accomplish work objectives with tight deadlines, simultaneously pursuing excellence. - Positive attitude, flexibility and ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment. What Janaagraha Offers At Janaagraha, you will be part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals and passionate citizens who apply cutting-edge technologies and practices aimed at social change in India's cities. We offer a dynamic, driven, remunerative and vibrant work environment for professionals who are passionate about investing their time, skill sets and energy to transform quality of life in India's cities. At work, you will be exposed to a unique combination of policy, practice and platforms and will have abundant opportunities to learn and apply professional skills to complex social challenges.

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Janaagraha - Project Manager - Affordable Housing Policy 

Janaagraha - Project Manager - Affordable Housing Policy  ,Job Description for Janaagraha - Project Manager - Affordable Housing Policy  in Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship & Democracy in  Bhubaneshwar for (8-10) years of experience. Apply Now!

Job Description for Janaagraha - Project Manager - Affordable Housing Policy  in Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship & Democracy in  Bhubaneshwar for (8-10) years of experience. Apply Now!