Jobs

Location: Bangalore, India

Job Profile:

IT for Change is looking for young feminist thinker-activists to join our research and advocacy team. We are in the process of building our strategic directions for the next 3 years in the area of gender, development and technology, and would like to expand our team to include young feminist researchers who have the skill to combine research, project management and advocacy. The field of gender and information society studies is evolving rapidly and impacting the development arena and women's rights and citizenship in various ways. The position offers an opportunity to be associated with an emerging field that has much potential for leadership and innovative work.

 

The role involves working with the Director from concept design to coordination and execution of research projects and advocacy activities. Areas of work include e-governance and women's citizenship; new media and local transformation; women's movements and techno-social architectures; knowledge and technology politics; public health and new technologies. The candidate must be able to think strategically, work independently and author outputs of very high quality. The candidate will be expected to take on programmatic responsibilities in the organisation, prepare policy briefs and communication material, undertake dissemination of research findings for influencing change, organise national and international meetings and workshops, and continuously endeavour to broaden the organisation's network of allies.

 

Who we are looking for:

We are looking for researcher-activists with a drive for institution-building, familiar with the challenges and opportunities that NGOs in the South that straddle multiple spaces of influence from global to local offer. A commitment to team work and collaborative knowledge processes is imperative. Applicants should have an appropriate qualification in social sciences/development studies/gender studies with at least a post graduate degree and about 4 to 8 years of relevant experience in independent research and project management, and a demonstrated passion for feminist research and advocacy. The position requires a solid theoretical grounding in feminist frameworks on gender and development, and strong methodological, analytical and writing skills. Some acquaintance with ICTs for development and information society issues is preferable, but not absolutely necessary for candidates with a keen interest in learning about and building competencies in the area. Oral and written skills in one or more Indian languages is mandatory. Depending on the background, the candidate will be considered for the positions either of research assistant or research associate.

  

 

To Apply:

Please send your complete CV along with a writing sample (preferably published work) to [email protected] This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Decisions about suitability for the position and remuneration depend on appropriate experience and competencies.

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