Job opportunity for law Graduates: Policy Researcher-Digital Rights at IT for Change, Bangalore: Apply Now!

IT for Change in Bangalore is seeking to hire an experienced professional for the job role of Policy Researcher, in Digital Rights.

• Steering policy and legal research addressing social justice and equity with respect to the pertinent track.
• Inputting into and supporting policy consultations and other national and global advocacy opportunities in the domain to influence norms development.
• Assisting with organizing sessions and attending/presenting at national and international advocacy events.
• Developing written outputs from research initiatives, including reports, academic articles, media pieces and explainers.
• Supporting organizational grant development and collaboration and M&E activities of projects.

Eligibility

• A PhD/Masters’ degree for the concerned track (including but not limited to, law, public policy, economics, critical media studies, feminist studies and other allied degrees).
• 3+ years of demonstrable research experience.
• Excellent technical and academic writing skills.
• Training and familiarity in research methodologies.
• A strong public policy orientation.
• Experience with managing people, resources and action plans effectively in asynchronous, global arrangements.

Desirable

• Oral/written fluency in Kannada/Hindi.
• Fluency in handling social media platforms for outreach and communications.

Applying Procedure

Interested candidates should apply to jobs-Policy-Researchers[at]itforchange[dot]net, with a CV and a writing sample/portfolio.

The subject line should be ‘Policy Researcher – Digital Rights’.

Remuneration

Designation and remuneration will be commensurate with prior experience and qualifications.

Location

Bangalore (now, Bengaluru), Karnataka

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