Applications invited for Project Positions at the TISS Hyderabad off-Campus: TISS HYD/PROJECT

TISS is a centrally funded public university which operates from four campuses located in Mumbai and Tuljapur in Maharashtra, Guwahati and Hyderabad.

TISSs off-campus at Hyderabad is the knowledge partner of the Sakhi One Stop Centres (OSC) Project with the Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Telangana to provide integrated support and assistance to women and children affected by gender-based violence, both in private and public spaces. A Project Management Unit was set up in 2017 for implementation of the Sakhi OSCs in 9 districts of Telangana and is located in the Directorate, Women Development and Child Welfare, Government of Telangana, Hyderabad.

Applications are invited from highly committed and motivated individuals with experience of working on womens issues and on gender-based violence (GBV) for the following positions in the Project Management Unit for the implementation of One Stop Centers (OSCs) in additional districts of Telangana.

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

1. Programme Manager: One position Remuneration: Rs. 50,000/- pm Essential qualification: Masters Degree in Social Work/Economics/Womens Studies/Law/Governance/any other related field; Excellent understanding and knowledge of womens issues and policies and programmes of the government, at the National and State level, and laws and policies related to gender-based violence in particular; Previous experience of 5 years of working with the government on womens issues, with at least 3 years spent in managing and leading projects and teams; The applicant is expected to possess strong research, monitoring and evaluation, writing and computer skills with demonstrated capability in data analysis.
   
   
2. Programme Officer (Research, Training and Capacity Building): One
   
   

position Remuneration: Rs. 40000/- p.m. Essential Qualification: Masters Degree in Anthropology / Economics / Law / Political Science / Social Work / Sociology / Womens Studies and a minimum 2-3 years of experience working on protection, welfare and development of women are required. Good understanding of womens issues, policies and programs and laws and regulations related to gender-based violence is needed. Job Responsibilities: To work with and assist the State Project Manager in planning, designing and conducting research studies based on the data generated from the OSC centres, and in holding training and capacity building workshops for the centre staff.

1. Programme Officer (Monitoring, Evaluation, and Outreach): One position Remuneration: Rs. 40000/- p.m. Essential Qualification: Masters Degree in Anthropology / Economics / Law / Political Science / Social Work / Sociology / Womens Studies and a minimum 2-3 years of experience working on protection, welfare and development of women are required. Good understanding of womens issues, policies and programs and laws and regulations related to gender-based violence is needed. Job Responsibilities: To work with and assist the State Project Manager in monitoring and evaluation of the activities of the OSC centres, and in overseeing the outreach programmes of the centres.
   
   
2. Administrative Assistant (Finance): One position Remuneration: Rs. 25,000/- p.m. Essential qualification: Masters Degree in Commerce/Business Management with good understanding of finance and accounts including financial software packages; and a minimum 3 years of experience in related position. Job Responsibilities: To maintain book keeping and accounts; monitoring disbursement of project funds; verification of records; preparing statements of expenditure in compliance with auditors guidelines.
   
   

Application fee: The candidates are requested to express their interest in any of the above positions with detailed resume stating education, employment, skills and three references.

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

The application be sent by post/courier to the following address so as to reach on or

before May 31, 2018.

Prof. U. Vindhya Project Leader, School of Gender Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad campus TSIPARD, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad -500030.

Candidates are encouraged to email an advance copy of application, CV and DD to u.vindhya@tiss.edu .

Other Conditions:

The Institute reserves the right to relax qualification of the candidate based on the work experience and to relax age in the case of persons already holding comparable positions in a University/Research Institution of repute.

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

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

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

No queries or correspondence regarding issue of call letter for interview/selection of candidates for the post will be entertained at any stage and canvassing in any form is strictly prohibited and will lead to the candidate being 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 of appointment order, the Institute reserves the right to modify/withdraw/cancel any communication made to the candidate(s).

Interview: The eligible candidates will be communicated by e-mail and phone to appear for the interview to be conducted at the office of the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Hyderabad, TSIPARD Campus, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad - 500030.

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

Project Leader