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Social Sciences
JOBS@NACS
Vacancy: Executive Director
National Centre for Advocacy Studies (NCAS) is looking for a dynamic and motivated person committed to rights, equity and justice with specific experience in working with the marginalised sections for the post of Executive Director, to be based in its HQ in Pune.
NCAS is a membership based social change resource centre that aims at strengthening rights-based and people-centred advocacy, to empower people for the creation of a just and humane society. NCAS works with activists, social action groups, professionals, legislators as well as public spirited citizens. NCAS is also recognised as a premier centre for rights based and people-centred advocacy organisation in the Global South.
Eligibility: The applicant should be a committed and experienced social activist/development
professional/scholar with a clear people-centred perspective on issues like just governance, social exclusion and livelihood rights. The applicant should have; the ability to lead a committed multi-disciplinary team, proven networking skills, ability to influence policy makers and an ability to work in collaboration with partner organisations. The candidate must have a postgraduate degree in Social Sciences/Human Rights/Law or other related field, with significant and credible experience of advocacy, capacity building, campaign initiatives, networking, research and working with the media. Preferred age will be below 60 years with good track record of fund raising. All things being equal positive gender discrimination will be exercised as a matter of policy in the final selection.
professional/scholar with a clear people-centred perspective on issues like just governance, social exclusion and livelihood rights. The applicant should have; the ability to lead a committed multi-disciplinary team, proven networking skills, ability to influence policy makers and an ability to work in collaboration with partner organisations. The candidate must have a postgraduate degree in Social Sciences/Human Rights/Law or other related field, with significant and credible experience of advocacy, capacity building, campaign initiatives, networking, research and working with the media. Preferred age will be below 60 years with good track record of fund raising. All things being equal positive gender discrimination will be exercised as a matter of policy in the final selection.
Job Profile and Responsibilities: The Executive Director will be the Chief Functionary of
NCAS. She/he will have autonomy in functioning and the responsibility of leading the organisation, build its public profile, develop programme framework, raise resources, and ensure institutional sustainability with a futuristic perspective of taking the organisation into the next decade. She/he would play a crucial role in translating the vision of the organisation into programmes and activities by instilling confidence in donors as well as communities NCAS works with. Compensation would be comparable to the Associate Professor's scale of the UGC along with the usual PF, Gratuity, Health Insurance etc.
NCAS. She/he will have autonomy in functioning and the responsibility of leading the organisation, build its public profile, develop programme framework, raise resources, and ensure institutional sustainability with a futuristic perspective of taking the organisation into the next decade. She/he would play a crucial role in translating the vision of the organisation into programmes and activities by instilling confidence in donors as well as communities NCAS works with. Compensation would be comparable to the Associate Professor's scale of the UGC along with the usual PF, Gratuity, Health Insurance etc.
Interested candidates are requested to send their detailed CV in confidence, with a covering note articulating their interest and suitability for the position and a one-page note on "the Significance of People-Centred Advocacy" to [email protected] by October 31, 2011.
For more details about NCAS please visit www.ncasindia.org
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