Venue: Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad campus TSIRD, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030

TISS is a centrally funded ublic university which operates from four campuseslocated in Mumbai and Tuljaur in Maharashtra, Guwahati and Hyderabad.

TISSs off-campus at Hyderabad is the knowledge partner of the State ResourceCentre for Women (SRCW) with the Department of Women and Child Development,Government of Telangana set up under the scheme of the National Mission forEmpowerment of Women (NMEW). The SCRW aims to prepare state action plans onissues related to women, and to ensure implementation of gender sensitiveprogrammes, laws and schemes. It is mandated to work on inter-sectoral issuesaffecti women by undertaking research, maintaining gender related data, andengagiin training and capacity building programmes for enhanced understandingon womens issues and issues related to women from vulnerable and marginalizedcommunities in particular.

Applications are invited from highly committed and motivated individuals withexperience of working on womens issues for the following positions in the StateResource Centre for Women, located in the Directorate, Women Development and Child Welfare, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.

These positions are to be filled in initially for a period of one year and may beextended further on yearly basis (for two more years) based on the performance ofthe candidates and continued relevance of the position to the project.The details of the positions, qualifications required and the job responsibilities aregiven below.

1. State Project Coordinator: One position Remuneration: Rs 50,000 p.m.

Essential Qualifications: Masters Degree in Social Work/Economics/WomensStudies/Law/Governance/any other related field. Excellent understanding andknowledge of womens issues and policies and programmes of the government, atthe National and State level. Minimum experience of 5 years of working on womensissues, with at least 3 years spent in managing and leading projects and teams. Good

o e ge of computers and ability to work in MS Office packages. Workingoege of spread sheet and presentation packages. Desirable: Ph.D. in the relevant field. Previous experience of working with thegovernment on policy issues. Previous publications, articles and articles and paperson the area of expertise, with particular emphasis on women.

Job responsibilities:

Overall responsibility for effective implementation of the mission in the Stateincluding ensuring that the SRCW delivers on the objectives of NMEW. Prepare the annual work plans for SRCW in consultation with NMEW and nodaldepartment in the State; prepare and submit quarterly, annual progress reports.

Anchor mechanisms for on-field convergence between different activity areas(social, economic, political and legal) and identify opportunities for convergencewith government programmes and schemes.

Coordinate with various thematic experts in NMEW to implement interventionsincluding IEC, training and capacity building, research studies including impactassessments, midterm reviews, exploratory research etc.

Organizing meetings of the State Mission Authority (SMA) at least twice a year,putting up agendas, preparations of minutes, follow up on actions taken.

2. Specialist (Gender): One position Remuneration: Rs 35,000 p.m. Essential Qualifications: Masters Degree in Social Work/Economics/WomensStudies/Law/Governance/any other related field; Minimum experience of 3 years ofworking on womens issues; Good knowledge of computers and ability to work inMS Office packages. Working knowledge of spread sheet and presentation packages.Desirable: Previous experience of working with the government.

Job responsibilities:

Coordinate with NMEW for research & knowledge base on critical issuesimpacting women/ irl child including building common mandates with theStates to address ender concerns on priority and all activities concerninggovernment schemes and programmes.

Coordinate and monitor the commissioned studies. Undertake any other activity as may be required to further the aims andobjectives of SRCW.

Application fee:

The application must be accompanied by a bank draft for Rs. 500/-as processingfees, drawn in favour of Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad campus,payable at Hyderabad. The SC/ST/PWD candidates will be waived from the app cat on fee if they attach the required certificate to the application form. Theappcaton will be valid only on receipt of the application fee for those who arerequired to pay. Fees once paid shall not be refunded under any circumstances.

Written test and Personal Interview: The interview will be preceded by a writtentest of 30 minutes duration.

Other Conditions:

The Institute reserves the right to relax qualification of the candidate based onthe work ex erience and to relax age in the case of persons already holdingcomparable ositions in a University/Research Institution of repute.

The Institute reserves the right to invite persons for interview who may not haveapplied for as per the above procedure and not fill up the vacancy advertised.

Since applications received may be short listed, merely possessing theprescribed qualifications and the requisite experience would not entitle a personto be called for interview.

The post is unreserved, but candidates belongi to reserved category can apply.

No queries or correspondence regardiissue of call letter forinterview/selection of candidates for the post will be entertained at any stageand canvassing in any form is strictly prohibited and will lead to the candidatebeing debarred from consideration for the post.

The candidate under employment must bring 'No Objection Certificate' from

their employer to appear for presentation/interview. No TA/DA is payable for appearing for the interview. In case of any inadvertent error in the advertisement and in the process of

recruitment, which may be detected at any stage, even after issue ofappointment order, the Institute reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancelany communication made to the candidate(s).

The selected candidates are expected to join within 15 days from the date ofreceiving the appointment letter.

of. U. Vindhyaoject LeaderTata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad campusTSIRD, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030.