Public Affairs Centre, Bangalore

Public Affairs Centre is a reputed not-for-profit institution, based in Bangalore, dedicated to improving the quality of governance in India, by strengthening civil society in its interface with government. It is best known for its work on Citizen Report Cards, Electoral Transparency Campaigns and Civic Clubs in schools, carried out in association with civil society and international agencies, in India and abroad. Visit www.pacindia.org for more information.

The Centre seeks applications from highly motivated persons for the following positions:

1.        Field Coordinator: The selected candidate will be required to manage fieldwork-related activities of the Centre, including formation of efficient field teams and selection of appropriate investigators, implementation of the sampling design, training and launch of fieldwork, quality monitoring, supervision of quality of data collected. A basic understanding about research and ability to work with the different groups of the Centre, identify and select motivated field supervisors and investigators through strong drive for action would be necessary to succeed in this role. Candidates are expected to have at least Master’s degree from reputed institution, 5 years of fieldwork and 2 years of field supervision experience and fluency in English and Kannada. Starting salary will be in the range of Rs 22,000 to Rs 25,000 per month.

2.        Programme Associate (2): The selected candidates will be required to work with the Participatory Governance Research Group (PGRG) of the Centre, in the following areas:

-          Implementing highly participatory civic awareness projects with maternity health care users of government facilities in Bangalore. Strong interest in working with low-income communities, and interacting with NGOs working in this field, and the relevant government departments, would be necessary to succeed in this role.

-          Working on field level citizen action projects against corruption in PDS, NREGS and other public services by networking with partner organizations in 3 countries, monitoring, evaluation and contributing to learning exercises

Other work of the PGRG will also be handled by the Programme Associates in addition to these areas. Candidates are expected to have at least Masters degree (preferably in social work, political science or management) from a reputed institution with total command over Kannada for the first postion, and a good working knowledge of English; three years of relevant work experience would be an advantage. Starting salary will be in the range of Rs. 15,000/- to Rs. 17,000/- per month.

3.        Project Head: The selected candidate will be required to head the Citizen Action Support Group (CASG) of the Centre to manage the action research/advocacy activities of the Centre, including programme design, linkages with research, and efficient implementation of current projects through proper team management. Strong drive for action, good public relations and familiarity with civil society groups across the country would be necessary to succeed in this role. Candidates are expected to have at least a Master’s degree from reputed institution, with 10 years of work experience. Candidates from government and private sector are encouraged to apply. Total emoluments will be in the range of Rs.38,000/- to Rs. 40,000/- per month.

4.        Development Interns: We encourage short term work (up to one year) with the Centre to engage with or develop themes and activities of interest to the Centre. Task definition is flexible and can accommodate personal qualities and interests. Apply with a short concept note on the theme you might want to work on.

The Centre’s website is www.pacindia.org. Applications may be sent with detailed bio data by December 1, 2009, to careers@pacindia.org addressed to the Director, Public Affairs Centre, No. 15, KIADB Industrial Area, Bommasandra-Jigani Link Road, Hennagara Post, Anekal Taluk, Bangalore 562 106, along with a short note (around 200 words) on your particular strengths in relation to the Centre’s work, and 3 references.