Work With Us
Position |
Program Officer Outreach, Transforming Urban Governance (TUG) |
Experience |
2-3 years (preferably from the social sector) |
Reporting To |
Program Coordinator – Outreach, TUG |
Organisation |
Praja Foundation |
Location |
Delhi |
About Praja
Founded in 1998, Praja is a non-partisan organization enabling accountability in governance. Praja empowers citizens to participate in governance by providing knowledge and perspective so that they can become politically active and involved beyond the ballot box. It undertakes extensive research and highlights civic issues to build the awareness of and mobilize action by the government and elected representatives. Praja conducts research on functions, powers and capacity of municipal corporations. It works closely with elected representatives, administration, civil society organisations and youth towards empowerment and strengthening of the grassroots democracy. It does this by collecting, analysing, and presenting data on the state of various municipal services – civic services, health, education, crime and policing, housing & transport. Over the years, Praja has expanded to publish report cards on the performance of councillors and MLAs, conducting capacity building workshops for elected representatives and launching initiatives to engage with citizens.
The Role
Under the Citizen Engagement initiatives on Urban Governance, Praja Foundation continuously engages with the Youth (through Internships, Fellowships, College Workshops and Prajatantra – Praja’s National Youth Festival); Academic Institutions (capacity building workshops, projects) and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).
The Program Officer will provide support on youth engagement, outreach with academic institutions and CSO engagement PAN India. The Program Officer will also be responsible to provide support on outreach and capacity building of stakeholders such as elected representatives, administration, on issues related to urban governance and also help the research team to carrying out research and analysis to help build the case for introducing a coherent package of reforms to transform the way urban governments function to make them more accountable, transparent and responsive to the needs of the citizens. The role will involve field work and travel to different cities on a short notice.
Key Responsibilities
Educational Qualifications and Required Skills
Mindset
Compensation
Please send your resume to hr@praja.org